The European Commission has ordered its staff to remove the popular social media app TikTok from their corporate devices and personal phones over cybersecurity concerns. The commission, which has around 32,000 permanent and contract employees, said the move was aimed at protecting data and increasing cybersecurity in the face ofContinue Reading

Recently, Check Point Research (CPR) discovered a malicious campaign targeting Armenian-based targets, including private companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and government entities. The campaign, dubbed “Operation Armenium,” involves a sophisticated multi-stage attack that employs various methods to evade detection. The first stage of the attack involves phishing emails that use socialContinue Reading

Moscow, the capital of Russia, is currently developing and implementing a facial recognition system called “Moscow Safe City.” The system is said to be one of the world’s largest facial recognition systems, with a database of over 20 million faces, connected to over 100,000 cameras in key public places inContinue Reading

Microsoft has been working on retiring Internet Explorer for some time, and it is now ready to move on. Internet Explorer was first released in 1995, and it has been the default browser for Windows operating systems ever since. However, it has been largely replaced by Microsoft Edge, which isContinue Reading

Louisiana passed a law that requires websites hosting adult content to require verification of the user’s age before they can access the content. This verification is done by providing a special digitized identity card, which is a more stringent requirement than simply clicking a button to confirm age. The mainContinue Reading

Hackers targeted the website of Bahrain’s international airport, adding a message in support of the country’s pro-democracy movement. The attack was claimed by a group calling themselves the “Bahraini Fallaga Team,” who have previously targeted other Middle Eastern governments. In their message, the group expressed solidarity with the Bahraini peopleContinue Reading