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Google Reports Rise in Extortion Emails Targeting Business Executives
Google has warned that a wave of extortion emails is targeting company executives, with attackers claiming they stole sensitive data from Oracle’s E-Business Suite and…
NCERT Issues Alert on Major Cyberattack Targeting Software Tools
The National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a critical alert following a large-scale cyberattack that compromised widely used software packages. The incident, reported…
Hackers Deploy DarkCloud Malware via Spear-Phishing to Steal Credentials
A newly uncovered spear-phishing campaign is deploying DarkCloud, a sophisticated modular malware suite, in an effort to harvest keystrokes, FTP credentials, and system metadata from…
Research Suggests Gen Z Ironically Tops the List for Falling for Phishing Attacks
A new global survey from Yubico reveals a troubling cybersecurity trend: 62% of Gen Z respondents said they had engaged with a phishing message in…
Authorities Alert Public Over Fake E-Challan Messages
Authorities in Karachi and Punjab have issued strong warnings to the public after several reports emerged of citizens receiving fake e-challan messages demanding immediate payment…
Pakistan Still Struggles to Stop Illegal Sale of Citizens’ Data on the Dark Web
Pakistan is facing a growing data privacy crisis as websites continue to sell citizens’ personal information without restriction. While the government formed an inquiry team…
Hackers Threaten KP Govt & RAW with 500 Bitcoin Demand
Hackers have issued a chilling warning on the dark web, threatening to leak sensitive data from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government and India’s intelligence agency…
UK Report Reveals Pakistan Lost Over Rs 832 Billion in 2023 Due to Piracy & Counterfeiting
A newly published report by the UK Government, via the British High Commission, has revealed that copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting cost Pakistan’s economy an…
NCERT Warns of Trojanized AppSuite PDF Editor That Spreads Malware Globally
Security researchers have issued a major cybersecurity alert following the discovery of a malicious campaign dubbed TamperedChef, which uses a trojanized version of the legitimate…
MalTerminal: The First Malware That Writes Its Own Ransomware On Demand
Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled MalTerminal, a new malware tool powered by GPT-4 that can dynamically generate ransomware or reverse shell code on demand. Researchers have…
What is Dark Web and Why Pakistani Data Keeps Leaking Into It?
A recent Senate committee meeting has brought to light a critical and ongoing data privacy crisis in Pakistan, with lawmakers challenging the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority…
Data Leak Saga, Privacy Concerns Cast Shadow Over Jazz-NADRA Collab
Jazz and NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on digital services, identity verification, and customer facilitation.…
