A new and prolific phishing campaign is aiming to lure victims into believing that they have opened a subscription with a movie-streaming service, tricking them into calling a phone number to cancel …
UK Police Suffered Thousands of Data Breaches in 2020
There were over 2300 data breach incidents reported by just 22 of the UK's law enforcement organizations in 2020 alone, according to an inquiry launched by VPNoverview. VPNoverview allegedly requested …
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US to Regulate Pipeline Cybersecurity
Just a week after Colonial Pipeline allegedly paid a ransom of $4.4 million to the cybercrime gang DarkSide following a destructive ransomware attack, the US Department of Homeland Security announced …
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Bluetooth bugs open the door for attackers to impersonate devices
New vulnerabilities in devices with Bluetooth Core and Mesh have been uncovered by researchers at the Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (ANSSI). The bugs were disclosed on …
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Iranian hacking group Agrius pretends to encrypt files for a ransom, destroys them instead
The Agrius hacking group allegedly deletes the data it pretends to hold for ransom in the final stage of their attack. This method represents a shift from the group's previous tactic, which consisted …
Ransomware: An update on the nature of the threat
The technology of ransomware has evolved in sophistication and the business models of the criminal groups behind it have as well. The result: The threat from ransomware has reached pandemic …
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FBI identifies 16 Conti ransomware attacks striking US healthcare, first responders
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified at least 16 attacks linked to the Conti ransomware group. The agency stated that the attacks target healthcare and first responder …
Global Credential Stuffing Attempts Hit 193 Billion in 2020
According to security vendor Akamai, there was roughly 193 billion credential stuffing attempts during 2020 due to surging numbers of online users. Akamai detailed its findings in its latest report, …
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Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phishing
Attackers are targeting Microsoft and Google Clouds to perform mass phishing attempts, sending roughly 52 million malicious messages leveraging the likes of Office 385, Azure, OneDrive, SharePoint, …
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US insurance giant CNA Financial paid $40 million ransom to regain control of systems
CNA Financial, one of the largest American insurance companies, reportedly paid a $40 million ransom payment to restore access to its systems after a ransomware attack. The figure is $10 million more …