A security expert on Wednesday warned that when two dozen Republican lawmakers stormed the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in the Capitol earlier this week because they were …
US plans to send tanks to Syria oil fields, reversing Trump troop withdrawal – reports
Various US media outlets are reporting that Washington may soon send tanks and other heavy military hardware to northeastern Syria in order to protect oil fields in the region against attacks from …
Three Reasons You Should Never Save Payment Information Online
While a recent survey by Bankrate.com found that 64% of US adults with a credit and/or debit card have saved their payment card data on websites or in mobile apps, there are at least three reasons why …
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Blacklisted apps increase 20%, attackers focus on tax-branded key terms
The number of blacklisted mobile apps that are available on third-party app stores has increased by 20% in the second quarter of this year, a new RiskIQ report shows. These malicious apps make up 2% …
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A DDoS gang is extorting businesses posing as Russian government hackers
Threat actors are impersonating the notorious state-backed Russian hacking group Fancy Bear (aka Sofacy, APT28 and Sednit) as part of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) extortion campaign …
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iOS Clicker Trojan Malware Found in 17 Apps in Apple’s App Store
Researchers with Wandera Threat Labs have uncovered 17 malicious iOS apps on the Apple App Store that carried out ad fraud on infected iPhones, iPads, and iPods. After installation, a clicker Trojan …
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Ongoing Phishing Campaign is Targeting UN and NGOs
Threat actors are targeting the United Nations (UN) and several NGOs in a mobile phishing campaign that aims to capture login credentials for Okta, Office 365 and Outlook accounts, research by Lookout …
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Security pros like their job, yet many struggle with burnout and work-life balance
While 71% of cybersecurity professionals are happy with their job and 78% would recommend people to pursue a career in their field, 62% admitted that their work is stressful and 44% expressed …
Raccoon Malware Scavenges 100,000+ Devices to Steal Data
Researchers with Cybereason have been tracking the rising popularity of the Raccoon information stealer, which is distributed on the dark web according to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model. Raccoon …
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Study Reveals the Worst State for Online Privacy
A new report by Comparitech identifies Wyoming as the worst US state in terms of laws governing the online privacy of citizens. The study checked for the presence of privacy laws covering 20 criteria. …
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