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Cybercriminals increasingly use phishing, and no industry is spared

Phishing has increased significantly since the start of the pandemic. Even though phishing messages sometimes are short and written in...
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ULA email leak: internal emails allege smear campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk

Six internal emails, allegedly involving correspondence between a union lobbyist and a senior official of American spacecraft launch service provider...
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On the prowl for nudes, California man steals 620,000 iCloud photos

A Southern California man social-engineered his way into thousands of Apple iCloud accounts searching for nude pictures of young women. ...
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AT&T database of 70 million users sold on hacker forum

Only days after the T-Mobile data breach, the same threat actor is selling 70 million AT and T users’ records....
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Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the 'metaverse'

Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company's Oculus...
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Crypto platform to hacker who stole $600 million: please, become our chief security advisor

In a surprising turn of events, the hacker behind the enormous $600 million crypto heist has been offered a senior...
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40M T-Mobile customers’ data leaked: expect social engineering and identity theft

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T-Mobile suffered from a "highly sophisticated" attack, which compromised 7.8M current customers and over 40 million records of former or...
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Major flaw in BlackBerry software may affect car safety, hospitals

BlackBerry, a software design company, announced it had discovered a critical vulnerability (CVSS score 9.0) in its QNX real-time operating...
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T-Mobile says it found unauthorized access to data

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T-Mobile US Inc on Monday acknowledged a data breach but said it was yet to find if any customer information...
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Fraudsters target governments with a vaccine scam - Interpol

Organized crime groups attempt to defraud governments, offering fake COVID-19 vaccine deals, Interpol warned on Monday. The warning was issued...
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AMD and Intel confidential data leaked online after GIGABYTE ransomware attack

We recently discovered that a 7 GB archive of confidential data that purportedly belongs to Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer GIGABYTE...
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One-click Microsoft Outlook button makes it a breeze for workers to report phishing emails

For employees across the UK, reporting suspicious emails to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has never been easier.  In...
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Britons targeted by a Flubot malware scam

Malicious hackers are impersonating delivery services and sending phishing text messages to Britons to trick them into downloading Flubot malware....
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The cost of unwanted bot traffic - up to $250M a year

During the pandemic, online presence has become crucial for a retail business to survive. It has also introduced an additional...
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Retail became a top target for ransomware and data-theft

Retail organizations became a prime target for ransomware during the COVID-19 pandemic as many retailers started trading online. Retail organizations...
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How do people end up working for cybercriminals?

There are thousands if not millions within the modern cybercrime ecosystem. Few masterminds and a vast army of workers who...
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Google’s own antivirus app fails to detect 70% of spyware

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It’s a bad rating for Google Play Protect.One of the earliest maxims about staying safe online is one of the...
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An engineer fell victim to a gift card scam. His colleagues discovered the whole fraud scheme

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Can’t think of anything to buy for a special day, and a gift card looks like an excellent last-minute solution?...
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We need your help – the head of DHS addresses hackers during the Black Hat speech

Speaking at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, the secretary of the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, invited hackers...
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New CISA director Jen Easterly: we cannot allow avoidable cyber disruption to cost human lives

Jen Easterly, the new director of  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), believes a greater collaboration between the private and...
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