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Volo Freezes Funds, Limits Damage After $3.5 Million Sui Blockchain Exploit
Sui-based DeFi protocol Volo reported a $3.5 million breach affecting select vaults. The team has frozen a portion of the stolen funds and said unaffected vaults remain secure. The protocol also plans to absorb losses as concerns around DeFi security continue to grow.
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Gallium: Chinese Spy Network That Operated In 42 Countries Exposed By Google
Google prevented a Chinese-linked hacking group attempting to infiltrate telecom and government organisations across at least 42 countries, the tech giant claimed Wednesday.
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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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Kannada Actor Upendra And Wife Priyanka's Phones Hacked, Scamsters Demand Rs 55,000
Both Priyanka and Upendra attempted to call from their phones, after which their devices were compromised
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ChatGPT Provides Answers to Harmful Prompts When Tricked With Persuasion Tactics, Researchers Say
ChatGPT might be vulnerable to principles of persuasion, a group of researchers has claimed. During the experiment, the group used a range of prompts with different persuasion tactics such as flattery, peer pressure, and more, to GPT-4o mini, and found varying success rates. The experiment also highlights that breaking down the system hierarchy of ...
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Samsung Introduces New Security Features in One UI 8 to Protect On-Device AI Tools and Future-Proof Devices
Samsung is upgrading its on-device and cross-device security in Galaxy devices running One UI 8 to better protect user data and the artificial intelligence (AI) apps that contain sensitive data, such as user preferences and routines. The company is also looking towards the future and improving its Secure Wi-Fi to ensure quantum hacking attempts can...
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Thailand Using Hacking Accusations To Damage Our Reputation: Cambodia
Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of a "malicious attempt" to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber-attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers.
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"Was Hacked": Tej Pratap Yadav After His Facebook Page Claims He Was "In Relationship"
Tej Pratap Yadav, whose Facebook post has since been deleted, wrote on X that there was an attempt to "defame and harass" him and his family members.
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Pak-Based Hackers Target Army Public Schools, Other Indian Sites
The provocation continues. Attempts to hack Indian websites by Pakistan-based cyber actors are on the rise since last week's Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the deadliest attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in decades.
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Karnataka Man Attempts To Rape Daughter, Wife Hacks Him To Death: Cops
A woman in Belagavi district of Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband. She claimed it was to protect their daughter from an attempted sexual assault from her husband, the police said here on Thursday.
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Company Hacked After Accidentally Hiring North Korean Cyber Criminal For Remote Job
A company recently found itself in a difficult situation after it accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker, who later stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.
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Trump Campaign Hacked: How Iran, China, Russia Are Targeting US Elections
Federal prosecutors in the United States have today filed criminal charges in the case. The hackers had allegedly targeted members of former president Donald Trump's campaign.
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This Viral Masala Storage Hack Has Over 12 Million Views, But Internet Is Divided
Masala Boxes Storage Hack: A content creator shared a video of his attempt at following a hack to store common Indian spice boxes after they are opened. However, only some Instagram users seem convinced.
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CoinSwitch Sues WazirX in Attempt to Recover $9.65 Million of Its Own Funds
In a detailed post published on X, CoinSwitch disclosed that two percent of its total funds — worth Rs. 810 crore (roughly Rs. 9.65 million) — were saved with WazirX, that are now stuck.
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WazirX Hack: Crypto Exchange Contacts Projects Associated with Stolen Tokens in Ongoing Recovery Attempts
WazirX has reached out to projects connected with stolen tokens asking for support during the recovery process. The crypto exchange, which was recently hacked, has confirmed that its ability to maintain 1:1 collateral with assets has been left deeply impacted in the aftermath of the hack.
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Volo Freezes Funds, Limits Damage After $3.5 Million Sui Blockchain Exploit
Sui-based DeFi protocol Volo reported a $3.5 million breach affecting select vaults. The team has frozen a portion of the stolen funds and said unaffected vaults remain secure. The protocol also plans to absorb losses as concerns around DeFi security continue to grow.
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Gallium: Chinese Spy Network That Operated In 42 Countries Exposed By Google
Google prevented a Chinese-linked hacking group attempting to infiltrate telecom and government organisations across at least 42 countries, the tech giant claimed Wednesday.
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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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Kannada Actor Upendra And Wife Priyanka's Phones Hacked, Scamsters Demand Rs 55,000
Both Priyanka and Upendra attempted to call from their phones, after which their devices were compromised
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ChatGPT Provides Answers to Harmful Prompts When Tricked With Persuasion Tactics, Researchers Say
ChatGPT might be vulnerable to principles of persuasion, a group of researchers has claimed. During the experiment, the group used a range of prompts with different persuasion tactics such as flattery, peer pressure, and more, to GPT-4o mini, and found varying success rates. The experiment also highlights that breaking down the system hierarchy of ...
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Samsung Introduces New Security Features in One UI 8 to Protect On-Device AI Tools and Future-Proof Devices
Samsung is upgrading its on-device and cross-device security in Galaxy devices running One UI 8 to better protect user data and the artificial intelligence (AI) apps that contain sensitive data, such as user preferences and routines. The company is also looking towards the future and improving its Secure Wi-Fi to ensure quantum hacking attempts can...
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Thailand Using Hacking Accusations To Damage Our Reputation: Cambodia
Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of a "malicious attempt" to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber-attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers.
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"Was Hacked": Tej Pratap Yadav After His Facebook Page Claims He Was "In Relationship"
Tej Pratap Yadav, whose Facebook post has since been deleted, wrote on X that there was an attempt to "defame and harass" him and his family members.
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Pak-Based Hackers Target Army Public Schools, Other Indian Sites
The provocation continues. Attempts to hack Indian websites by Pakistan-based cyber actors are on the rise since last week's Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the deadliest attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in decades.
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Karnataka Man Attempts To Rape Daughter, Wife Hacks Him To Death: Cops
A woman in Belagavi district of Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband. She claimed it was to protect their daughter from an attempted sexual assault from her husband, the police said here on Thursday.
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Company Hacked After Accidentally Hiring North Korean Cyber Criminal For Remote Job
A company recently found itself in a difficult situation after it accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker, who later stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.
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Trump Campaign Hacked: How Iran, China, Russia Are Targeting US Elections
Federal prosecutors in the United States have today filed criminal charges in the case. The hackers had allegedly targeted members of former president Donald Trump's campaign.
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This Viral Masala Storage Hack Has Over 12 Million Views, But Internet Is Divided
Masala Boxes Storage Hack: A content creator shared a video of his attempt at following a hack to store common Indian spice boxes after they are opened. However, only some Instagram users seem convinced.
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CoinSwitch Sues WazirX in Attempt to Recover $9.65 Million of Its Own Funds
In a detailed post published on X, CoinSwitch disclosed that two percent of its total funds — worth Rs. 810 crore (roughly Rs. 9.65 million) — were saved with WazirX, that are now stuck.
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WazirX Hack: Crypto Exchange Contacts Projects Associated with Stolen Tokens in Ongoing Recovery Attempts
WazirX has reached out to projects connected with stolen tokens asking for support during the recovery process. The crypto exchange, which was recently hacked, has confirmed that its ability to maintain 1:1 collateral with assets has been left deeply impacted in the aftermath of the hack.
