The term “bluebugging” refers to a type of Bluetooth-based attack that enables hackers to access every feature of your phone. If you leave your Bluetooth on and the phone is discoverable, it may serve as a gateway for anyone within ten metres of you to access your personal information. 

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become an ongoing threat for organisations. Using a variety of techniques, a wide range of threat actors from lone hackers, criminal gangs and hacktivists to nation-states are using DDoS attacks to disrupt or disable the performance of target systems.

Intercontinental Hotels Group, a British hotel chain, was hacked by a Vietnamese hacker couple who deleted their data. After deleting the data, the couple reached out to BBC boasting and explaining that they initially planned to do a ransomware attack but couldn’t achieve that so they ended up deleting the data from the company’s server.

Uber, the ride hailing app, recently gave out a statement naming the infamous hacker group Lapsus$ for the breach its network faced. Uber has explained in a detailed account how their network was breached and if any sensitive data was taken. According to Uber, the hack was initiated when one of the Uber EXT contractor account was compromised by the attackers. They believe that they got the account information and login for the contractor from the dark web. the hack was initiated when one of the Uber EXT contractor account was compromised by the attackers.

The Department of Government Support, represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), announced the launch of a Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the Cyber Security Council, as part of its efforts to promote a cybersecurity culture among Abu Dhabi Government employees and members of society in general. This campaign is one of several initiatives being worked on by ADDA as part of the pillars and objectives of the Abu Dhabi Government cybersecurity strategy