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  • "Nearly Half of Organizations Experienced a Vishing or Social Engineering Attack in the Last Year"
    Mutare reported that 47 percent of organizations had experienced a voice phishing (vishing) or social engineering attack in 2021. Most organizations have been found to be unaware of the volume of unwanted voice traffic crossing their networks, as well as…
  • "LinkedIn And Microsoft Are The Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks"
    Security researchers at Check Point Research discovered that LinkedIn and Microsoft took top spots as the most exploited brands in phishing attacks last quarter.  For the quarter, LinkedIn was seen in 45% of all phishing attempts, while Microsoft…
  • "Sharkbot Malware Found in Apps Posing as Antivirus Solutions"
    Sharkbot Android malware has been discovered hiding in Google's Play Store under the guise of antivirus solutions. Google recently removed at least six fraudulent antivirus apps from the Play Store. According to a recent report, attackers used these…
  • "Anonymous Mental Health App Feelyou Accidentally Exposed 70,000 Personal Emails"
    Mental health app Feelyou patched a vulnerability recently that saw the email addresses of its nearly 80,000 users exposed online.  Owned by the Japan-based company Bajji, Feelyou is self-described as the first journaling and social mood tracking…
  • "Sharkbot Malware Found in Apps Posing as Antivirus Solutions"
    Sharkbot Android malware has been discovered hiding in Google's Play Store under the guise of antivirus solutions. Google recently removed at least six fraudulent antivirus apps from the Play Store. According to a recent report, attackers used these…
  • "Romanian Man Accused of Distributing Gozi Virus Extradited to US"
    A Romanian man accused of distributing a computer virus that hit over 1 million computers has recently been extradited to the US.  The suspect, 37-year-old Mihai Paunescu, allegedly ran a hosting service that helped distribute the Gozi virus, which…
  • "Russian Hackers Target Ukrainians Via Copycat DoS App"
    Researchers at Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have discovered what they believe is the first recorded instance of Android malware distributed by prolific state-sponsored Russian hacking group Turla also known as Venomous Bear.  The APT group…
  • "Popular Business Web Apps Fail to Implement Critical Password Requirements"
    Specops Software published new research on cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered in business web apps such as Shopify, Zendesk, Trello, and Stack Overflow. According to the new research, several popular business web applications have failed to…
  • "Microsoft Resolves Padding Oracle Vulnerability in Azure Storage SDK"
    Microsoft has recently released an update for the Azure Storage SDK to address a padding oracle vulnerability in client-side encryption.  The Azure Storage SDK includes all of the necessary resources that Python, .NET, or Java developers need to…
  • "New Luna Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems"
    Luna, a new ransomware family, can encrypt devices running various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Researchers discovered it through a dark web ransomware forum ad. Luna ransomware appears to be designed specifically for…
  • "New Luna Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems"
    Luna, a new ransomware family, can encrypt devices running various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Researchers discovered it through a dark web ransomware forum ad. Luna ransomware appears to be designed specifically for…
  • "Belgium Says Chinese APTs Targeted Interior, Defense Ministries"
    Belgium recently accused Chinese state-sponsored hackers of launching cyberattacks against its interior and defense ministries.  Belgium, in a statement, noted that it had detected cyber intrusions from hacking groups tracked as APT27, APT30, APT31…