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Almost 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that in a bizarre turn of events the secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication.

Hackers steal nearly $100 million from a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage after it was hacked

Distribution and digital influence

Niranjan Gidwani, the consulting director and member for UAE Superbrands council explores the consumer durables industry, and the impact of digital influence on the market.

Watch out for scams targeting Amazon customers

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.

Most exploited vulnerabilities for past 2 years revealed

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that there are 30 vulnerabilities listed in total; organizations would do well to patch their systems if they haven’t done so yet

Cybercriminals may target Tokyo Olympics

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that cybercriminals may target the popular event with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money.

Global police operation pulls down DoubleVPN

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that recently a global operation successfully takes down the infrastructure of DoubleVPN and seizes all the data of its customers

Most health apps engage in unhealthy tracking capabilities

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent

700 million LinkedIn users data up for grabs on a hacking forum

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET discusses the latest breach at LinkedIn, where all the information was scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone n...