A new study conducted at the University of Plymouth underscores that spam filters in popular email providers are highly ineffective against phishing attacks. The researchers found that 75% of phishing …
Android Ransomware Spreads Via ‘Sex Simulation Game’ Links on Reddit, SMS
ESET researchers have detected a new Andoid ransomware campaign that spreads via links posted on online forums including the popular social media platform Reddit, as well as via SMS messages. The …
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Sextortion Email Scams Rise Sharply
A new Symantec reports highlights the rise of sextortion emails, which claim that the sender has obtained embarrassing information about the recipient, such as a video recorded by their webcam while …
Insecure Real-Time Video Protocols Allow Hollywood-Style Hacking
New research by Forescout Technologies shows that default settings in millions of network-connected video cameras could allow threat actors to carry out Hollywood-style attacks by replacing video …
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State and local governments urged to beef up ransomware defense
State and local governments need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses in order to weather the ransomware storm that is currently sweeping across the United States, four government organizations …
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US Issues Hacking Security Alert for Small Planes
Because security researchers from Rapid7 recently discovered that modern flight systems in small planes can be easily disrupted by a threat actor with physical access to an aircraft, the US Department …
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Capital One Data Breach Affects 106 Million People, Suspect Arrested
Capital One, the 10th largest bank in the United States, has suffered a massive data breach impacting 100 million people in the US and another 6 million in Canada. The exposed data includes sensitive …
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Series of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Could Endanger 200 Million Devices
Security researchers with Armis have uncovered 11 critical zero-day flaws in VxWorks, a real-time operating system (RTOS) used in 2 billion Internet-of-things (IoT) devices. The flaws don't impact all …
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How effective is your security operations center?
A new report by the Ponemon Institute and Devo Security shows that security operations centers (SOCs) are struggling to keep up with mounting cyber threats, leading to crippling workloads and long …
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Apple contractors ‘regularly hear confidential details’ on Siri recordings
Apple lets contractors listen to "a small portion of Siri requests" in order to "improve Siri and dictation," the company acknowledged after a whistleblower working for the tech giant reported that …
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