McAfee researchers have uncovered a phishing campaign that targets major enterprises with fake voicemail messages. Since the targeted individuals include company executives, the researchers suggest …
Hackers who extorted Uber and LinkedIn plead guilty
In 2016, one American citizen and one Canadian national teamed up to compromise the systems of Uber and LinkedIn in order to steal user information, which they subsequently used in order to extort the …
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Data Breach Hits 22 Million Web.com, Register.com, Network Solutions Accounts
Threat actors may have stolen around 22 million records of current and former customers of Web.com and its subsidiaries Network Solutions and Register.com. The breach occurred at the end of August of …
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Why cloud apps could be your biggest security worry
A new report by Securonix shows that about one in four organizations suffered more than 5 insider attacks in the last 12 months, and 70% believe that these attacks are increasingly …
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Murky Details Surround Bed, Bath and Beyond Breach
Bed, Bath and Beyond has suffered a data breach that allegedly impacted less than 1% of the company's customer accounts. The firm said in an SEC filing that it “discovered that a third party acquired …
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Turkey sees YPG withdrawal incomplete; joint Russian patrols to start Friday
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that some members of the Kurdish YPG militia had failed to meet a Tuesday evening deadline to withdraw to 30 km (18.64 miles) from the Turkish …
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DISA Is Looking to Buy AI-Powered Cyber Defenses
The US Department of Defense plans to bolster its cybersecurity defenses by adopting automated cybersecurity solutions that rely on machine learning. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) …
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The nastiest ransomware, phishing and botnets of 2019
According to a new Webroot report, the nastiest ransomware threat of 2019 was the Emotet – Trickbot – Ryuk attack chain that resulted in massive financial losses for targeted organizations. The …
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Research finds 2019 increase in breaches and cybersecurity spending
Cyberattack volume rose by 17% in the past year, while the severity of attacks jumped by 30%, a new report by ServiceNow and Ponemon shows. In response to these trends, companies have increased the …
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Cybersecurity Trumps Political, Reputational Concerns for Companies
29% of risk managers consider cybersecurity the no. 1 threat to their organization, a higher number than for any other risk category, a recent survey by ISACA shows. Cybersecurity was followed at a …
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