New research by ProPublica indicates that Scottish IT services provider Red Mosquito is making money by taking advantage of companies targeted in ransomware attacks. By posing as both a ransomware …
Cybersecurity staff burnout risks leaving organisations vulnerable to cyberattacks
Joint research by Symantec, Goldsmiths and the University of London underlines the massive pressure that many cybersecurity professionals are working under, and shows how this is putting companies at …
Social Engineering Forum Hacked, Data Shared on Leak Sites
Earlier this month, a threat actor breached SocialEngineered.net, an online community for discussing social engineering. The hackers exploited a vulnerability in the MyBB software the forum was …
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DDoS-for-Hire Services Doubled in Q1
A new report by Nexusguard shows that booter websites, which offer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services for hire more than doubled in the first three months of 2019 compared to Q4 of last …
Free proxy service found running on top of 2,600+ hacked WordPress sites
Netlab researchers are warning that the Free-Socks.in proxy service is a front for a criminal operation, as the service runs on top of a massive botnet consisting of 2,692 WordPress sites, nearly half …
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Pledges to Not Pay Ransomware Hit Reality
Last week, the City Council of Riviera Beach stated that its decision to pay $600,000 in ransom to threat actors that infected the city network with ransomware, was made based on the advice of …
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Cyber-Risks Hiding Inside Mobile App Stores
A new RiskIQ shows that the number of blacklisted mobile apps increased by 15% between Q4 of 2018 and Q1 of this year. However, Google is increasingly successful at barring malicious Android apps from …
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Ransomware gang hacks MSPs to deploy ransomware on customer systems
Threat actors recently obtained unauthorized access to the networks of three managed service providers (MSPs) and subsequently targeted customers of the compromised firms with ransomware using …
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Desjardins, Canada’s largest credit union, announces security breach
A recent security breach at Desjardins, the largest credit union in Canada and one of the world's biggest banks, highlights how insiders can put organizations and their data at risk. Last week, Quebec …
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Mozilla Patches Firefox Critical Flaw Under Active Attack
Mozilla has issued a patch for a critical security flaw affecting Windows, macOS and Linux versions of the popular Firefox browser. Threat actors have already begun exploiting the vulnerability, …
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