Spreading Malware Using Old Techniques. It Still Works!
Operators of the malware known as SolarMarker, are using an old technique called SEO poisoning to trick users to follow links on PDF documents...
IBM Announces Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools
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IBM announced that it would be introducing in-kind grants to six school districts valued at $3 million to boost cybersecurity in schools.
Nearly 60 percent...
How much are your details worth on the dark web?
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Researchers from Comparitech, a UK-based online security firm, analyzed more than 40 dark web marketplaces to see how much identities and bundles of full...
Top Threats for WordPress Sites in 2020
Security firm "Wordfence" published a new report from data gathered from its 4 million customers that have its software installed.
The report identified three major...
Even the smartest people get hacked
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British Mensa, the society for people with high IQs, failed to properly secure the passwords on its website, prompting a hack on its website...
Apple iOS 14 Introduces “BlastDoor” to Prevent Execution of Malicious Code
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BlastDoor works by parsing all the data contained in an iMessage in a secure sandbox, isolated from the rest of the operating system. By...
U.S. Wireless Carrier with 4.9 Million Customers Hacked
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USCellular, the fourth largest wireless carrier in the USA with 4.9 million customers has been hacked.
Retail store's employee were scammed into downloading software on...
US Secret Service: Rise in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs)
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The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in...
Famous mobile apps are spying on you!
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During the last few weeks there have been several occasions where famous and widely used mobile applications have been caught on spying on your...
Hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco
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A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation witnessed...
Indian government hack exposes 80,000 coronavirus patients’ data
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Indian hackers claim to have accessed more than 80,000 coronavirus patients’ healthcare records that were insecurely stored on government servers.
The group, which calls itself Kerala...
South African bank to replace 12m cards after employees stole the master key
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The Sunday Times of South Africa, which revealed the story, said the incident took place in December 2018 when someone printed the bank's master key...
