Alleged hacker puts up Tokopedia’s user details for sale on darknet

Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platform, Tokopedia said, it is investigating an attempted cyber attack and claims that details of millions of its users had been leaked online. “We found that there had been an attempt to steal data from Tokopedia users,” said Tokopedia’s spokesman. “However, Tokopedia ensures that crucial information such as passwords remains successfully protected…

ZecOps discovers working remote exploit against fully patched Apple iOS devices

A computer bug, discovered by San Francisco-based ZecOps, a mobile security forensics company while it was investigating a sophisticated cyberattack against a client that took place in late 2019, has left 500M iphone and iPad users vulnerable to cyberattacks. Zuk Avraham, ZecOps’ CEO said, he found evidence that the vulnerability has been exploited in at…

Thallium hacking group stole nuclear related info: Microsoft

In a statement, Microsoft Corp disclosed, a hacking group called “Thallium” has taken control of web domains to steal nuclear related data. In a blog post, Microsoft stated, Thallium, believed to be operating from North Korea, targeted government employees, university staff members, think tanks, and individuals working on nuclear proliferation issues, among others. Most of…

Microsoft issues security update for Intel buggy patch for Meltdown and Spectre

Affected users should manually download the security update from the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Software giant, Microsoft Corp has issued an emergency security update that plugs bugs in Intel Corp’s buggy Spectre firmware patch. Microsoft’s update comes nearly after a month following Intel’s confirmation that its chips had exploitable vulnerabilities, now known as Meltdown and…