Victims Of Exploitation

As per blockchain security firm SlowMist, the TON blockchain is facing high risk of phishing attacks. In phishing attacks, the actor entices potential victims into sharing their private information – personal as well as financial – in order to exploit the information and steal funds.

More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the first global estimate of the scale of the problem published on Monday.

SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force int...

Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards, and keep stolen funds for itself. According to a filing on Wednesday in federal court in San Jose, California, Apple and the plaintiffs have agreed on material settlement terms after working with a mediator.

The Twitter handle of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams was hacked earlier, exposing over 254,000 of his followers to financial risks. Notorious cyber actors who targeted Adams’ account, tweeted that Uniswap’s Permit2 contract was anonymously exploited, bringing users’ tokens at risk. The scammers were trying to get Uniswap users to click on an in...

A 15-year-old girl, an alleged victim of sexual exploitation, delivered a girl at her home in Nagpur city of Maharashtra after watching YouTube videos and killed the newborn, police said on Sunday.

Magic Eden has become the latest victim of an exploit, leading to the listing and sale of fake NFTs via the platform. Magic Eden recently updated some features on its platform. Scammers managed to breach the platform after the update and listed these fake NFTs alongside genuine ones on the platform. A total of 25 fake NFTs were sold in 24 hours.

Private spyware victim Carine Kanimba, daughter of 'Hotel Rwanda' real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, has testified that she was spied on using NSO's Pegasus. Kanimba and technology experts urged Congress to oppose the use of commercial spyware in the US. She warned no one is safe against the spyware, not even the US.

An Indian-origin chartered accountant (CA) has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years of imprisonment by a UK court after being convicted for exploiting a vulnerable victim out of money and assets worth 331,858 pounds.

Developers of the Terra blockchain are concerned that the network could be victim of a governance attack. The LUNA token, that fell in value by nearly 99 percent over the week, serves as the governance token of Terra. If one entity purchases over 50 percent of this LUNA token’s supply, this entity will be able to alter the protocol. To avoid this...

Beanstalk stablecoin protocol lost $182 million (roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) in ETH and native BEAN crypto tokens after hackers exploited a security flaw in its new code upgrades. The protocol’s reimbursement plans for the victims of this attack remain unclear. A chunk of the stolen funds have been donated by the holder to a Ukrainian relief wallet.

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Hathras incident, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the constant exploitation of victims at the hands of the Uttar Pradesh government is unbearable.

Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with "armoured hearts" who exploit their plight for political gain.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur has found a human skeleton, believed to be remains of one of the victims, at a cremation ground in the district's Sikandarpur area.

A potential vulnerability found in the latest version of iOS mobile operating system can give anyone access to the Photos folder on your iPhone, according to a widely circulated video on YouTube.

As per blockchain security firm SlowMist, the TON blockchain is facing high risk of phishing attacks. In phishing attacks, the actor entices potential victims into sharing their private information – personal as well as financial – in order to exploit the information and steal funds.

More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the first global estimate of the scale of the problem published on Monday.

SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force int...

Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards, and keep stolen funds for itself. According to a filing on Wednesday in federal court in San Jose, California, Apple and the plaintiffs have agreed on material settlement terms after working with a mediator.

The Twitter handle of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams was hacked earlier, exposing over 254,000 of his followers to financial risks. Notorious cyber actors who targeted Adams’ account, tweeted that Uniswap’s Permit2 contract was anonymously exploited, bringing users’ tokens at risk. The scammers were trying to get Uniswap users to click on an in...

A 15-year-old girl, an alleged victim of sexual exploitation, delivered a girl at her home in Nagpur city of Maharashtra after watching YouTube videos and killed the newborn, police said on Sunday.

Magic Eden has become the latest victim of an exploit, leading to the listing and sale of fake NFTs via the platform. Magic Eden recently updated some features on its platform. Scammers managed to breach the platform after the update and listed these fake NFTs alongside genuine ones on the platform. A total of 25 fake NFTs were sold in 24 hours.

Private spyware victim Carine Kanimba, daughter of 'Hotel Rwanda' real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, has testified that she was spied on using NSO's Pegasus. Kanimba and technology experts urged Congress to oppose the use of commercial spyware in the US. She warned no one is safe against the spyware, not even the US.

An Indian-origin chartered accountant (CA) has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years of imprisonment by a UK court after being convicted for exploiting a vulnerable victim out of money and assets worth 331,858 pounds.

Developers of the Terra blockchain are concerned that the network could be victim of a governance attack. The LUNA token, that fell in value by nearly 99 percent over the week, serves as the governance token of Terra. If one entity purchases over 50 percent of this LUNA token’s supply, this entity will be able to alter the protocol. To avoid this...

Beanstalk stablecoin protocol lost $182 million (roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) in ETH and native BEAN crypto tokens after hackers exploited a security flaw in its new code upgrades. The protocol’s reimbursement plans for the victims of this attack remain unclear. A chunk of the stolen funds have been donated by the holder to a Ukrainian relief wallet.

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Hathras incident, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the constant exploitation of victims at the hands of the Uttar Pradesh government is unbearable.

Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with "armoured hearts" who exploit their plight for political gain.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur has found a human skeleton, believed to be remains of one of the victims, at a cremation ground in the district's Sikandarpur area.

A potential vulnerability found in the latest version of iOS mobile operating system can give anyone access to the Photos folder on your iPhone, according to a widely circulated video on YouTube.