The US gears up to launch a counter-attack in response to Russian hacking of SolarWinds

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The United States is planning to take action against Russia after reaching the conclusion that it was involved in a major cyberattack that affected government…

Outlook users’ hacked globally as four hacking groups launch offensive against Microsoft

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft Outlook users were hacked recently by “a Chinese government-backed hacking group” as per Microsoft It was further reported that a cybersecurity company was collaborating…

Undeterred Chinese hackers continue to challenge America. Warning issued after Microsoft’s mail server program hacked

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The US government has issued an official warning after Microsoft announced through a blog post that it has caught China hacking into its mail and…

Chinese group, APT10 comprising of world’s elite hackers, carries out cyberattacks against Indian vaccine manufacturers

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a security firm, a Chinese hacking group has attacked two Indian vaccine manufacturers. Cyfirma, which is based in Singapore and Tokyo, has found…

Major software company SolarWinds got hacked because an intern used “solarwinds123” as a password

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is still investigating the SolarWinds hack that was also termed the digital version of the famous Pearl Harbor. The precise vulnerability that led…

The rising threat of Indian hacking groups to Pakistan among other South Asian countries

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan continues to be the biggest target of Indian cyber-espionage, and China, with its cyber-espionage groups soliciting information on the Pakistani government, military, and other…

When hackers get hacked. China hijacked and used an American hacking tool for years

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A security firm, Check point has uncovered evidence that a Chinese group of hackers called APT31 was successful in gaining access to a Windows hacking…

Clubhouse chats suffer data breach, security concerns raised

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to Reema Bahnasy, a spokeswoman for Clubhouse, an unidentified user was able to stream feeds from the app’s multiple rooms into third-party websites. The…

Your baby monitor could be spying on you. Security research uncovers vulnerabilities

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a recent finding by SecurityDetectives – an independent review site for antiviruses and other security products, a security flaw present in the baby…

Ministry of IT and Telecom advises to move websites to NTC to prevent cyber attacks

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of IT and Telecom, in a recent letter to all federal secretaries, advised shifting the websites of all respective ministries and departments to…

Indian hacker group has been spying on political figures, military officials and more

By TechJuice ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

An India hacker group, dubbed as Confucius, having certain relations with the Indian military has been spying on important Pakistani political figures, atomic personnel, military…

Hackers publicly leak over a billion emails and passwords in the greatest compilation since 2017

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a world where global connectivity and accessibility is on everyone’s fingertips, it’s no surprise that there is always a loophole for hackers to manipulate…

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Etizaz Mohsin becomes the first Pakistani to receive the most difficult OSEE cybersecurity certification in the world

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Etizaz Mohsin is an information security researcher and enthusiast from Pakistan. He received his bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from Riphah International University with a…

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