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The European Parliament website was hit by a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers shortly after lawmakers approved a resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism". [Read More]
Security researchers at Proofpoint call attention to the discovery of a commercial red-teaming attack tool called Nighthawk, warning that the command-and-control framework is likely to be abused by threat actors. [Read More]
Facebook parent Meta says the US military was behind tens of recently removed accounts, pages and groups that were part of an influence operation. [Read More]
Microsoft has warned organizations about the risks associated with Boa, a discontinued web server, after hackers exploited it in attacks aimed at a power grid. [Read More]
The Aurora botnet/information stealer is seeing increasing adoption among cybercriminals as it continues to evade detection. [Read More]
The Ducktail information stealer has been updated with new capabilities and has adopted new spear-phishing avenues for distribution, such as WhatsApp. [Read More]
The County of Tehama, California, informs employees, recipients of services, and affiliates of data breach. [Read More]
Attorneys general in more than 30 US states have urged the FTC to take into consideration the consumer harms associated with online surveillance and data security practices. [Read More]
Microsoft has observed a threat actor tracked as DEV-0569 updating its delivery methods and distributing the Royal ransomware. [Read More]
A Ukrainian hacker sought by US authorities for a decade was arrested last month in Switzerland, according to reports. [Read More]
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If security can learn to communicate in a way that executives and boar members can understand, internalize, and act upon, it serves to benefit tremendously.
Linux systems are a popular delivery mechanism for malware. While they’re not the most popular – that distinction goes to HTML and Javascript – don’t think you can ignore them.
Organizations need to be able to go outside the firewall to gather as much threat actor information as possible to build robust internal defenses against fraud.
Between the excitement and the comfort of working from home, it can be easy to overlook the risks associated with summer travel, but it’s important to remain careful and vigilant.
We hear a lot about drug mules, but what are cyber mules? It’s similar to how drug dealers rely on unsuspecting or otherwise vulnerable people to help them transport drugs or launder the proceeds of those sales.
By understanding how to identify, isolate, and remove unwanted bot and fraud traffic, enterprises can remove the noise clouding the visibility they have into their online applications.
A healthy dose of curiosity and humility can help enterprises ask the right questions, perform the right analysis, and focus on the right topics around improving their fraud programs.
Organizations can strengthen their security posture by getting detailed information on current attack techniques and keeping their employees’ cyber hygiene training up to date.
We can learn a valuable lesson about better fraud decision-making from restaurant choosing scenarios.
Malware and targeted attacks on operating systems and firmware have become increasingly destructive in nature, and these more nefarious attack methods are rising in prevalence.
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