Sephora App and Online Store Hacked, Australasia Customers Affected
Do you happen to be a Sephora cosmetics online customer these past few weeks? If yes, and you are living in Australasia (Australia, New Zealand and the rest of...
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Microsoft Hesitates About Machine Learning, Can Also Be Used By Hackers
Imagine if the exact computer you are using is “conscious” enough to determine that it is infected with malware on its own, without the use of antimalware software. That...
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Google’s Leaked Recordings Violates Data Security Policies
A report, based on the Belgium-based NWT VRT revealed that Google employees routinely listened to audio files recorded by Google Home Smart Home speaker, and Google Assistant smartphones. As...
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New Hacking Technique Using Bluetooth Exposed
Bluetooth makes it easy to transfer files, photos, and documents to devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops in a short distance. This wireless communication protocol was developed...
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GitHub Account of Canonical Hacked, PII Source Code Safe
On 6th July Canonical owned account on GitHub was hacked and credentials were compromised and used to create repositories and issues among other activities. Canonical removes the compromised GitHub...
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Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability Warns America
The recent increase in state-sponsored cyber campaigns have not diminished in the short term. US Cyber Command has reported that non-state actors were exploiting the long-non-patched Outlook 2017 vulnerability, to escape...
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Chinese Hacking Team APT10, Still Actively Operating
In a previous article here in Hackercombat.com, we have featured the story of Iran’s APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) team, which is not at all surprising given the country’s continued...
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Second US City Pays Hackers For Ransomware
A city in Florida paid $ 500,000 to the hackers after a ransomware attack. The total amount the city of Florida has paid for ransomware in the past two...
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Vulnerability in EA Origin Game Exposed Players to Hackers
Electronic Arts fixes security vulnerabilities in its Origin online gaming platform after security researchers found that they could trick gamers to remotely execute malicious code on their computers The...
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A Hacker Nabbed After He Accidentally Drops A USB Drive
An independent investigation by the Belgian police found the suspect in a bank explosion, was linked to multiple cyber-attack charges against the same bank. Even worse, they also discovered...
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