First Orion's Annual Phone Scam Call Report details the organization's research into phone scamming over the past year, concluding that phone scammers were able to obtain 270% more personal …
3M Users Targeted by Malicious Facebook, Insta Browser Add-Ons
Avast Threat Intelligence has identified malware hidden in twenty-eight popular Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions. The extensions are all used for social media sites such as Facebook, …
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Nuclear Weapons Agency Hacked in Widening Cyberattack
According to Politico, official Department of Energy sources confirmed that the Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) were compromised as part of the SolarWinds …
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U.S. Said to Be Near Charges for Another Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie Plane Crash
US prosecutors are allegedly planning to unseal charges against a suspect involved in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing after locating the top-bomb maker for the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. …
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
On Tuesday, Army General Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Taliban negotiators for two hours in Doha, Qatar. Gen. Milley then flew to Kabul to discuss the peace process …
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France’s Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19, sending other European leaders into quarantine
On Thursday, the office of Emmanual Macron, sitting French president, disclosed that he had tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing symptoms. Macron is planning on self-isolating for a week …
Defense Awards $2.5B Deal for Next-Gen Communications Prototypes
The Defense Department has awarded a five-year prototype agreement worth $2.5 million to the National Spectrum Consortium to foster new development projects aimed to design modernized communications …
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BEC Hits Double Digits as COVID-19 Scams Abound
According to Barracuda Networks, business email compromise attacks have surged in 2020, alongside Covid-19 related scams seeking to lure victims into surrendering passwords or money. During the period …
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FireEye Identifies Killswitch for SolarWinds Malware as Victims Scramble to Respond
FireEye, the company that exposed the SolarWinds intrusion, has now announced that it has identified a killswitch that would halt the malware's operation on infected networks. The White House National …
This ‘off the shelf’ Tor backdoor malware is now a firm favorite with ransomware operators
On Thursday, Sophos Labs' Sivagnanm Gn and Sean Gallagher, two cybersecurity researchers, revealed detailed information on malware that has become increasingly popular over the past several months, …