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Email Nightmare: 94% of Firms Hit by Phishing Attacks in 2023
In its latest Email Security Risk Report, Egress found that businesses were 10% more negatively affected by phishing attacks in 2023 than in 2022 Read More
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The Story of the Mirai Botnet
Over at Wired, Andy Greenberg has an excellent story about the creators of the 2016 Mirai botnet. Read More
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Crypto Heists Surge in 2023, $16.93m Already Stolen in 2024
Comparitech revealed crypto heists increased in volume by 42% last year Read More
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Unusual, thought-provoking predictions for cybersecurity in 2024
This is part one of a three-part series written by AT&T Cybersecurity evangelist Theresa Lanowitz. It’s intended to be future-looking and provocative and to encourage discussion. The author wants to assure you that no generative AI was used in any part of this blog. Entering 2024 brings us well into the third decade of the…
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Ivanti Zero-Days Exploited By Multiple Actors Globally
Volexity detects 1700 compromised Ivanti VPN devices following publication of two zero-days last week Read More
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Inferno Drainer Spoofs Over 100 Crypto Brands to Steal $80m+
Group-IB report lifts the lid on infamous crypto-drainer malware Inferno Drainer Read More
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Researchers Uncover Major Surge in Global Botnet Activity
Netscout found a spike from 10,000 to 143,957 devices in scans between December 2023 and early January 2024 Read More
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Senators Demand Probe into SEC Hack After Bitcoin Price Spike
US senators have accused the SEC of failing to properly secure its social media accounts after hackers comprised its X account and posted a fake Bitcoin announcement Read More
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Python-Based Tool FBot Disrupts Cloud Security
Discovered by the SentinelLabs team, FBot targets web servers, cloud services and SaaS platforms Read More
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Heartless scammers prey on hundreds of lost pet owners, demanding ransoms or else…
Hundreds of pet owners across the UK have reported that they have received blackmail threats from scammers who claim to have found their lost pooches and missing moggies. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More