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Card ‘ID Theft’ Fraud Doubles in 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY UK Finance figures show growing online menace Read More
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Israeli threat group uses fake company acquisitions in CEO fraud schemes
PRIVACY PRIVACY A group of cybercriminals based in Israel has launched more than 350 business email compromise (BEC) campaigns over the past two years, targeting large multinational companies from around the world. The group stands out with some of the techniques it uses, including email display name spoofing and multiple fake personas in the email…
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Threat Actors Use Babuk Code to Build Hypervisor Ransomware
PRIVACY PRIVACY According to SentinelOne, these novel variants emerged between 2022 and 2023 Read More
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Ransomware Attacks Adapt With New Techniques: Kaspersky Report
PRIVACY PRIVACY Attackers are incorporating key attributes from defunct criminal groups Read More
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“Greatness” Phishing Tool Exploits Microsoft 365 Credentials
PRIVACY PRIVACY The findings come from security researchers at Cisco Talos Read More
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Akira ransomware – what you need to know
PRIVACY PRIVACY Akira is a new family of ransomware, first used in cybercrime attacks in March 2023. Read more about the threat in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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How to Protect Your Family’s Privacy on Twitter: A Guide for Parents and Kids
PRIVACY PRIVACY It’s no secret that when it comes to social networks, teen preferences can change dramatically from year to year. That holds with Twitter. Even though the social network has seen a dip in use overall, Twitter has proven its staying power among certain communities, and that includes teens. According to a 2022…
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Building Trustworthy AI
PRIVACY PRIVACY We will all soon get into the habit of using AI tools for help with everyday problems and tasks. We should get in the habit of questioning the motives, incentives, and capabilities behind them, too. Imagine you’re using an AI chatbot to plan a vacation. Did it suggest a particular resort because it…
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New DownEx malware campaign targets Central Asia
PRIVACY PRIVACY A previously undocumented malware campaign called DownEx has been observed actively targeting government institutions in Central Asia for cyberespionage, according to a report by Bitdefender. The first instance of the malware was detected in 2022 in a highly targeted attack aimed at exfiltrating data from foreign government institutions in Kazakhstan. Researchers observed another attack in Afghanistan. To…
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NCSC and ICO Dispel Incident Reporting Myths
PRIVACY PRIVACY Keeping attacks a secret only helps the criminals, they warn Read More