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Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group. After a recent dip, ransomware attacks are back on the rise. According to data ...
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Lazarus Targets Job-Seeking Engineers with Malicious Documents
Notorious North Korean APT impersonates Airbus, General Motors and Rheinmetall to lure potential victims into downloading malware. The notorious Lazarus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has ...
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Phishing Attacks Skyrocket with Microsoft and Facebook as Most Abused Brands
Instances of phishing attacks leveraging the Microsoft brand increased 266 percent in Q1 compared to the year prior. The bloom is back on phishing attacks with criminals doubling down on fake ...
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A Practical Guide to Zero-Trust Security
There are five different pillars to implement when moving to a modern, zero-trust security model. Employees are demanding that employers enable flexible workstyles. Apps are moving to the cloud.
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20K WordPress Sites Exposed by Insecure Plugin REST-API
The WordPress WP HTML Mail plugin for personalized emails is vulnerable to code injection and phishing due to XSS. More than 20,000 WordPress sites are vulnerable to malicious code injection ...
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Messaging Apps Tapped as Platform for Cybercriminal Activity
Built-in Telegram and Discord services are fertile ground for storing stolen data, hosting malware and using bots for nefarious purposes. Cybercriminals are tapping the built-in services of ...
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Exploit Fully Breaks SHA-1, Lowers the Attack Bar
Users of GnuPG, OpenSSL and Git could be in danger from an attack that’s practical for ordinary attackers to carry out. A proof-of-concept attack has been pioneered that “fully and practically ...
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Smart Doorbell Disaster: Many Brands Vulnerable to Attack
Investigation reveals device sector is problem plagued when it comes to security bugs. Smart doorbells, designed to allow homeowners to keep an eye on unwanted and wanted visitors, can often cause ...
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Fortnite Ransomware Masquerades as an Aimbot Game Hack
Attackers are taking aim at Fortnite’s global community of 250 million gamers. A ransomware that calls itself “Syrk” is targeting gaming juggernaut Fortnite’s enormous user base ...
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Apple Denies FBI Request to Unlock Shooter’s iPhone—Again
Refusal to unlock the phones of a Florida shooter could set up another legal battle between Apple and the Feds over data privacy in the case of criminal investigations. Apple once again is drawing ...
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Misery of Ransomware Hits Hospitals the Hardest
Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have exacted a human cost as well as financial. Despite hospitals being on the front lines during the pandemic, bad actors have continued to target them with ...
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Targeted With High-Risk Phish, Ransomware Attacks
SharePoint servers are being picked at with high-risk, legitimate-looking, branded phish messages and preyed on by a ransomware gang using an old bug. A phishing campaign, discovered by ...