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  • "Scammers Are Masquerading as Smart TV Owners to Fleece Advertisers, Researchers Say"
    Security researchers from White Ops, have discovered an ongoing scheme in which fraudsters are charging advertising companies for ad space on smart TVs, and then not delivering on their promise.  The scammers are disguising bot activity which,…
  • "Phishing Campaign Tries to Fool WebEx Users With Bogus IT Security Warnings"
    The Cofence Phishing Defense Center released a report detailing a new phishing campaign that targets users of the video conferencing platform WebEx. According to the report, remote workers who have been using the platform are receiving IT security email…
  • "Hospital Hackers Seize Upon Coronavirus Pandemic"
    The COVID-19 pandemic has impelled hackers to execute more cyberattacks against hospitals, healthcare systems, clinical labs, and research centers. Security professionals have observed an increase in ransomware attacks and phishing attacks targeting…
  • "Phishing Kit Prices Skyrocketed in 2019 by 149%"
    Group-IB's analysis of advertisements posted on known cybercrime markets and hacking forums revealed a rise in the average price of a phishing kit. The average price for a phishing kit had risen from $122 in 2018 to $304 in 2019 despite the increase in…
  • "Are we Doing Enough to Protect Connected Cars?"
    Cars are becoming more connected and should meet the highest level of security, safety, and performance. However, that is not always the case.  As cars have become more connected and have more autonomous features, cars are extremely susceptible to…
  • "WordPress WooCommerce Sites Targeted by Card Swiper Attacks"
    Credit card swipers found a new hard-to-detect way to target WordPress websites using the WooCommerce plugin.  Researchers at Securi, have discovered that credit card swipers are hiding malicious JavaScript code inside system files.  Most…
  • "MSC Data Center Closes Following Suspected Cyber-Attack"
    The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently reported a network outage at one of its data centers, which took down its website msc.com and myMSC portal. According to a message posted on Twitter by MSC, there is a chance that malware caused the…
  • "TikTok Flaw Allows Threat Actors to Plant Forged Videos in User Feeds"
    Researchers have discovered a security weakness in the popular TikTok video-sharing service, which could allow a local attacker to hijack any video content streamed to a user's TikTok feed and swap it out with hacker-generated content.  The flaw is…
  • "Check Point Reveals Cyber Security Impact of COVID-19"
    Dimensional Research conducted a survey for Check Point to which 411 IT and security professionals from companies with more than 500 employees responded. The purpose of this study was to explore how the coronavirus outbreak has impacted enterprise…
  • "Google Removes Android VPN With ‘Critical Vulnerability’ From Play Store"
    Google has removed an Android VPN program from the Google Play Store called SuperVPN after researchers notified Google of a critical vulnerability in the application.  The app SuperVPN was downloaded over 100 million times.   Researchers at…
  • "Going Phishing: The Most Imitated Big Name Brands"
    Attackers often masquerade as popular brands in the execution of phishing attacks. A new report released by the cybersecurity firm Check Point reveals which brands were the most imitated for phishing attacks launched in Q1 2020 and the top phishing…
  • "New Wiper Malware Impersonates Security Researchers as Prank"
    Attackers are distributing MBRLocker malware to prevent a victim's computer from starting. The malware displays a message stating that two respected, well-known security researchers by the names of Vitali Kremez and MalwareHunterTeam executed…