2021 Hacking Trends Spotlight; Cryptomining Emerges As Security Threat
Cryptomining, the partner to cryptocurrency, is an elusive concept for many of us but likely won’t stay that way for long. A...
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304 Million Ransomware Attacks In 2020
Those directly affected by the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this year will tell you it hit home in a very real...
More Hackers; More Hacks. Microsoft Says It's Not Just Hafnium Attacking Exchange Servers
Microsoft announced that Hafnium, the state-sponsored cybercriminal group operating from China, is not the only threat actor...
Google Finds Over 90 Security Flaws On Android And Pixel Devices
Google revealed finding at least 90 security flaws in Android and Pixel devices, including those rated “critical” in nature...
Passwordstate Users Put Into Quite A State When Update File Is Compromised
Have you ever wondered why some cybersecurity experts don’t endorse password manager products? We know, we know, there are just...
Zooming In On Identity Verification: Zoom Adds 2FA To Login Security
As its popularity grew, the widely used Zoom video conferencing app added a layer of login security to its user sign-in...
REvil Ransomware Hits IT Management Company Kaseya; Users Strongly Urged To Shut Down Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is working to understand a ransomware attack on the widely used...
Microsoft Issues Update On Brute Force And Password Spraying Activity
Microsoft recently issued an update on malicious cyber campaigns. On Friday, June 25th Microsoft revealed that it had identified...
50 Security Flaws Fixed With Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday fixes fifty security flaws including six zero-day vulnerabilities labeled as “critical or high...
4.3M Email Addresses Stolen By Emotet; FBI Uses Service To Alert Victims
In a major takedown event earlier this year, the FBI discovered 4.3 million email addresses harvested by the notorious Emotet...
Ahchoo! FluBot Banking Malware Spreads Through Europe, U.S. Likely Next
It may not be time to call the cyber doctor yet, but Proofpoint discovered a new malware virus is spreading rapidly across...
Shocking Amazon Fake Review Scam Revealed In Data Breach
Yet another data security incident involving an ElasticSearch database happened earlier this year. More than 13 million records...