A new report by BlackBerry shows that advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are relying on mobile malware to a much larger extent then previous research has suggested. In the context of cyber …
FBI issues warning about e-skimming (Magecart) attacks
A recent article by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) highlights the threat of e-skimming attacks. This threat is also known as Magecart, an umbrella term for various criminal groups that …
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10% of Small Businesses Breached Shut Down in 2019
A new report by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Zogby Analytics sheds light on the state of cybersecurity in small businesses. 88% of small firms in the survey said they were a somewhat …
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AWS hit by major DDoS attack
Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday that disrupted the firm's Router 53 DNS web service for about eight hours on end. Some other services were …
Millions downloaded dozens of Android apps on Google Play infected with adware
Once again, millions of Android users have been tricked into downloading malicious applications from the Play Store after threat actors managed to bypass the security checks Google has put in place to …
Bedside Hotel Robot Hacked to Stream In-Room Video
Earlier this year, a security researcher discovered a security flaw in bedside robots used by a Japanese hotel chain that could allow threat actors to remotely spy on hotel guests in their room. …
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FTC Issues Guidance On Protecting Against SIM Swap Attacks
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about SIM swapping attacks that aim to assign the phone number of a victim to a SIM card controlled by the attacker. The threat actor can …
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NATO chief warns ‘fight against IS is not over’
Islamic State (IS) has a chance to regain influence in Syria after the US military pullout from northeastern Syria, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. According to the alliance …
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A data breach could be game over for a brand
81% of consumers will turn away from a brand after a data breach, and 55% say they are even more likely to do this when an organization shares their private information without their consent, a new …
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Outdated OSs Still Present in Many Industrial Organizations: Report
Systems running outdated Windows versions are present on 62% of industrial networks, although that number is 71% if Windows 7 is taken into account, a new report by CyberX shows. Microsoft will stop …
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