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  • "More Attackers Have Begun Using Zero-Day Exploits"

    Research conducted by FireEye revealed that cyberattackers exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities in 2019 than in previous years. While sophisticated advanced persistent threat groups made up a large portion of zero-day attacks, other groups were…

  • "WhatsApp Introduces New Limit on Message Forwards to Fight Spread of Misinformation"

    WhatsApp has been used by many adversaries to spread misinformation.  WhatsApp imposed a rule last year that limited the users from forwarding a message to more than five users at once.  This rule reduced the volume of message forwards globally…

  • "Zoom: Every Security Issue Uncovered in the Video Chat App"

    Social distancing orders to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak has forced millions of people to work from home, causing a significant surge in the use of the video-conferencing platform Zoom. The increased use of this platform has drawn further attention…

  • "Threat Group Lures Victims with Teddy Bears"

    The financially-motivated hacking group, FIN7, also known as the Navigator Group and the Carbanak Group, is performing a new physical phishing campaign involving the use of gift cards, teddy bears, and the U.S. Postal Service. Following the discovery of…

  • "Small Business Owners Applying For COVID-19 Relief May Have Had PII Exposed, Agency Says"

    Individuals who filled out the application to receive an Economic Injury Disaster Loan may have had personal identifiable information exposed to other applicants on the loan application website.  Once this was discovered, the impacted portion…

  • "COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: 8 Privacy Questions Governments Should Ask"

    Governments, research institutions, and industry are developing contact tracing apps in efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus. A contact tracing app records when its users have shared the same space. If one of the users is then diagnosed with…

  • "Safari Bug Let Hackers Access Cameras on iPhones and Macs"

    A security researcher has released details about their discovery of security flaws in the Safari browser. According to the researcher, these flaws could have been exploited by hackers to take control of the camera and microphone on iOS and macOS devices…

  • "Saving the IoT From Botnets"

    Researchers at the Department of Information Engineering at the University of L'Aquila, Italy, have shared their research on IoT (Internet of Things) insecurity with a focus on the execution of botnet attacks on these devices. A botnet is a network of…

  • Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims"

    Researchers have discovered a new Windows wiper malware, which has been called Coronavirus. The malware can be delivered through malicious email attachments, file downloads, and fake applications. This malware is also a destructive trojan. The malware…

  • "Ransomware Strikes Biotech Firm Researching Possible COVID-19 Treatments"

    10x Genomics Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, recently revealed in a financial disclosure form filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was targeted by an attempted ransomware attack that also resulted in the theft…

  • "Hackers Are Taking Over Twitter Accounts to Advertise Face Masks"

    Many Twitter accounts were recently hacked to advertise a website, called "Masks 2 U", claiming to sell face masks, toilet paper, respirators, and thermometers, further highlighting the different ways in which hackers and scammers are leveraging the…

  • "Online Credit Card Skimmers Are Thriving During the Pandemic"

    The coronavirus outbreak has caused a surge in online shopping, and digital skimmers will take advantage of it. According to researchers at RiskIQ, web-based card-skimming attacks increased by 20% in March. Web skimming refers to the injection of…