Tag: hackers

France’s cyber unit preps for cyberattacks targeting Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics organizers are expecting a wave of cyberattacks to target the Games when the sporting extravaganza kicks off in earnest this weekend.

Firms hit by huge IT outage warned to be wary of scammers

Firms impacted by the recent global IT outage are being warned to be wary of scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of the situation.

Whatever you do, don’t click this error if you see it pop up

Hackers are showing users fake error messages from Chrome, OneDrive and Microsoft Word and a fake fix to get them to install malware.

Your PC’s security is being attacked on two new fronts

Hackers are taking a different approach when accessing computers with a low level approach.

Does your Mac need antivirus software in 2024? We asked the experts

Apple’s Macs are seen as more secure than Windows PCs, but they can still get viruses. Should you protect yours with an antivirus app? We asked the experts.

This ‘unpatchable’ Mac flaw is keeping me up at night

A newly discovered vulnerability could leave Apple Silicon Macs wide open to malicious hacker attacks -- and it looks like the flaw can’t even be patched.

Bing Chat just beat a CAPTCHA used to stop hackers and spammers

CAPTCHA challenges are designed to thwart hackers and spam bots, but someone has just shown that ChatGPT can beat them. That’s worrying news for cybersecurity.

Bing Chat’s ads are sending users to dangerous malware sites

The Bing Chat AI chatbot often serves up adverts to its users, but it turns out these ads can be hijacked by malicious websites containing dangerous malware.