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"The Dangers of Sharing Personal Information on Social Media"According to Joseph Turow, a Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, sharing photos and other personal information on social media creates more opportunities for hackers to gain access to accounts. Photos posted on social… -
"Fraudulent Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief Claims Earn BEC Gang Millions"An infamous business email compromise (BEC) gang called Scattered Canary has submitted hundreds of fraudulent claims with state-level U.S. unemployment websites and coronavirus relief funds. The cybercriminals may have made millions so far from…
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"Lend Me an Ear"The continued advancement of the Internet of Things will expand the use of biometrics. Fingerprint sensing, iris scanning, and facial recognition are biometrics commonly implemented in smartphones for authentication. Retina scanning, vein recognition,…
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"Bluetooth Flaw Exposes Countless Devices to BIAS Attacks"Researchers discovered a new vulnerability in the Bluetooth wireless communication protocol that exposes a wide range of devices, such as smartphones, laptops, and smart-home devices, to the so-called Bluetooth Impersonation Attacks (BIAS). The…
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"Hackers Target Air-Gapped Military Networks"Hackers believed to be operating in China are targeting air-gapped military networks located in Taiwan and the Philippines. The hacking group, known as Tropic Trooper or KeyBoy, has been active since 2011, targeting government, military, healthcare,…
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"NTT Report Demonstrates Changing Approaches of Cybercriminals"NTT's 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) highlights advancements in cybercriminals' attack methods, which are presenting significant challenges for organizations. According to the global technology service company, remote code execution and…
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"Money Is Still the Main Motivating Factor for Hackers, Verizon Report Finds"Verizon recently released its annual Data Breach Investigation Report, which is based on the assessment of 157,000 security incidents faced by Verizon clients across different industries. According to the report, financially motivated data breaches grew…
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"Clever Phishing Attack Bypasses MFA to Nab Microsoft Office 365 Credentials"Researchers at Cofense have discovered a new phishing campaign that can bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) on Office 365 to access victims' data stored on the cloud and use it to extort a Bitcoin ransom and to find new victims to target. The…
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"EasyJet Hack: 9 Million Customers Hit And 2,000 Credit Cards Exposed"UK budget airline easyJet recently disclosed a massive data breach affecting 9 million of its customers. The airline did not disclose when the breach occurred or how it happened. The adversaries gained access to 9 million customers' email addresses and…
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"API Attacks Increase During Lockdown"The Calfornia-based cybersecurity software company Cequence has published new threat research that reveals a recent surge in the targeting of API endpoints in cyberattacks during the COVID-19 lockdown. Cequence researchers observed an increase in…
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"Open-Sourcing New COVID-19 Threat Intelligence"Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to attack individuals and companies. Recent reports have highlighted the rise in ransomware and phishing attacks based on COVID-19 information. In response to the increased…
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Android Spyware Hidden in Apps for 4 Years: Report"Researchers at a security firm called Bitdefender discovered a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign using spyware called Mandrake that has been targeting Android users for at least four years, with the malware hiding in apps available on the…