IT Security News
-
Facebook Messenger Scam Duped Millions
One well crafted phishing message sent via Facebook Messenger ensnared 10 million Facebook users and counting.
-
DragonForce Gang Unleash Hacks Against Govt. of India
In response to a comment about the Prophet Mohammed, a hacktivist group in Malaysia has unleashed a wave of cyber attacks in India.
-
Travel-related Cybercrime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds
Upsurge in the tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic grabs the attention of cybercriminals to scam the tourists.
-
In Cybersecurity, What You Can’t See Can Hurt You
The dangers to SMBs and businesses of all sizes from cyberattacks are well known. But what’s driving these attacks, and what do cybersecurity stakeholders need to do that they’re not already doing?
-
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2022 Edition
Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix 60 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a zero-day flaw in all supported Microsoft Office versions on all flavors of Windows that's seen active exploitation for at least two months now. On a lighter note, Microsoft is officially retiring its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, which turns 27 years old this year.
-
Ransomware Group Debuts Searchable Victim Data
Cybercrime groups that specialize in stealing corporate data and demanding a ransom not to publish it have tried countless approaches to shaming their victims into paying. The latest innovation in ratcheting up the heat comes from the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group, which has traditionally published any stolen victim data on the Dark Web. Today, however, the group began publishing individual victim websites on the public Internet, with the leaked data made available in an easily searchable form.
-
Kaiser Permanente Exposes Nearly 70K Medical Records in Data Breach
Attackers gained access to private account details through an email compromise incident that occurred in April.
-
Linux Malware Deemed ‘Nearly Impossible’ to Detect
Symbiote, discovered in November, parasitically infects running processes so it can steal credentials, gain rootlkit functionality and install a backdoor for remote access.
-
“Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison
A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against hundreds of thousands of Internet users and websites.
-
Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Track Smartphones, Say Researchers
Researchers demonstrated a possible way to track individuals via Bluetooth signals.
first ... 11 12 13 14 15 ... last more {structure:child_listing:channel}