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Howard University suffers cyberattack and defers online classes

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.

How to block the abusive behavior on Twitter

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights the latest feature announced by Twitter that is dubbed as Safety Mode, the feature will temporarily block authors of offensive tweets from being able to...

Millions of records exposed due to Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that the caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers were exposed due to misconfiguration.

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.

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.

How to avoid the cybersecurity blues during holidays

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that from securing your devices to avoiding public Wi-Fi hotspots for logging into apps we look at, are the measures you need to take to remain safe while...

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