Security
With the Maze cartel gone, ransomware remains a painful issue for organizations
The Maze ransomware cartel may have retired, but the ransomware problem is not going anywhere. The early retirement of the...
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Your IoT device is one of your biggest cybersecurity risks
The tech revolution means that we’re more connected to the internet in more ways than ever. It’s not just smart...
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7,500 educational organizations hacked, access being sold on Russian hacker forums
Network access to 7,500 organizations is being sold by a threat actor on multiple Russian hacker forums. According to the...
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What are insider threats and how can you protect against them?
The biggest risks sometimes come from inside your organisation.Cybercrime is big business. Hackers and bad actors are always eager to...
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How botnets are evolving: from IoT botnets to Hivenets
A botnet is a collection of infected internet-connected devices dubbed bots that are controlled by a threat actor and used...
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We helped a retiree win back her money from a PayPal-UPS scam - and uncovered a network of 39 scam sites
Retiree Isabelle Taylor, who is on a fixed income, unknowingly fell for a scam when she tried to buy vitamins...
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Top 5 industries that fall victim to phishing scams
As it turns out, industries and departments that hold the most sensitive data are also most vulnerable to phishing scams....
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Why consumer IoT devices are the biggest threat to corporate networks
The consumerization of IT promised to empower workforces. Many believed that by enabling employees to access corporate data on their...
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The 8 biggest botnets of all time
Botnets have now become mainstream cyberattack tools. These malicious networks of enslaved devices are behind assaults that run the gamut...
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Taiwan government targeted by multiple cyberattacks in April 2020
Part 1: Waterbear Malware In April 2020, highly malicious cyber activity was detected in several Taiwan government agencies. In one...
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MMO game Street Mobster leaking data of 1.9 million users due to critical vulnerability
Attackers could exploit the SQL Injection flaw to compromise the game’s database and steal user data. The CyberNews.com Investigation team...
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The Crimeware-as-a-Service model is sweeping over the cybercrime world. Here’s why
Crimeware-as-a-Service (or Cybercrime-as-a-Service) has increasingly enabled both technically inexperienced criminals and advanced threat actors to rapidly arrange sophisticated attacks. The term...
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Social media app leaks data of 172,000 users, including location coordinates
The CyberNews investigations team discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to Panion, a Swedish software company. The unprotected bucket...
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Marketing agency for NFL, Mastercard, MLB and Soundcloud exposes clients’ sensitive data
CyberNews recently discovered that the digital marketing agency teamDigital was exposing multiple environment config files which contain sensitive data. By...
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Miami-based tech company suffers massive 1TB customer and business data leak
The Miami-based “value-added solutions and technology products” company Intcomex has suffered a major data breach, with nearly 1 TB of...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminder: Ensure everything connected is protected
Here are a few steps you can take to prevent your smart home from becoming a cyberattack in the waiting....
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Crypto exchange leaks every user’s support ticket to every other user
CyberNews recently discovered a bug affecting the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitexlive in which support tickets were exposed to every visitor...
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You need to start taking WFH security seriously. Here’s how
Just a few months ago, having WFH in your work calendar was a perk that carried a stigma. Many battled...
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What is a brute force attack & how can you prevent it?
Brute force attacks (also called a brute force cracking) are a type of cyberattack that involves trying different variations of...
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The coronavirus continues to be a phishing nightmare
One in five UK businesses report receiving a phishing email.The coronavirus has been unkind to millions of people. We’ve been...
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