Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
Sanjay Katkar. In a country like India which is progressing fast towards becoming a truly digital-first economy by reaching $1 trillion within the next five years, the discourse around cyber security has acquired an increasing significance. The rapidly…
Continue ReadingUnfortunately, unsuspected freelancers are falling for the malware scam. Fiverr and Freelancer.com are two of the most popular websites for freelancers and clients looking for skilled professionals. Currently, both sites have millions of registered use…
Continue ReadingThe bots spewing out malicious login attempts by the bucketload appear to have cranked it up a notch. According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report on credential stuffing (PDF), its customers alone were deluged by 30 billion malicious login…
Continue ReadingThe Sept. 24 episode of “Task Force 7 Radio,” hosted by George Rettas, was a fast-moving survey of cyber-crime from the 1990s to today, with featured guest Robert Villanueva, former Secret Service Agent and current Executive Vice President of Q6 Cyber….
Continue ReadingIf you’re a cybersecurity practitioner who has presented on a cybersecurity topic in front of a group of young girls, then you have had the chance to learn these valuable lessons: How to remain calm and collected when you’re being blown away by an insa…
Continue ReadingReading Time: ~ 2 min. While ransomware, last year’s dominant threat, has taken a backseat to cryptomining attacks in 2018, it has by no means disappeared. Instead, ransomware has become a more targeted business model for cybercriminals, with unsecured…
Continue ReadingU.S.-based online fashion retailer SHEIN informed customers recently that their personal information was stolen by hackers who gained access to the company’s systems. According to SHEIN, the incident impacts roughly 6.42 million customers, who had thei…
Continue ReadingSimmering Tensions in the Antivirus World Erupt Again. NSS Labs, a security product testing and validation firm, has effectively declared war on the entire antivirus (AV) industry. On September 18, it filed an antitrust law suit against CrowdStrike, Sy…
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On September 1, Ontario’s Municipal Offices experienced a cyberattack that le…
Continue Reading#1230483: Crooks turn to Delphi packers to evade malware detection. Cybercriminals are increasingly using legitimate programming tools and their default libraries to evade malware detection. According to a blog post by FireEye, many crypting services a…
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