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Twitter Crypto Scams: Bored Ape Yacht Club, Azuki and Other Projects Impersonated to Steal NFTs, Digital Currencies
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scammers are using verified and unverified accounts to impersonate notable NFT projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club and others, tagging Twitter users to drive them to phishing websites. Background Over the last few months, a variety of non-fungible token (NFT) projects including Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Azukis, MoonBirds and OkayBears have been…
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Report Explores Child’s Data Safety Legislation Across 50 Countries
PRIVACY PRIVACY Comparitech report calls for further protection of children’s data online as legislation in many countries deemed insufficient Read More
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India’s SpiceJet Strands Planes After Being Hit By Ransomware Attack
PRIVACY PRIVACY SpiceJet planes have been stranded following a ransomware attack on Tuesday Read More
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Ransomware demands acts of kindness to get your files back
PRIVACY PRIVACY The great thing about working in the world of cybersecurity is that there’s always something new. You may think you’ve seen it all, and then something comes along that completely surprises you. And that’s certainly true of the GoodWill ransomware… Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read…
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Using 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising. One of the dumbest ways ever for a company to abuse its users’ trust. Take a bow, Twitter. And have a $150 million fine too.
PRIVACY PRIVACY Twitter has been fined $150 million for using phone numbers submitted by users to boost their security… for targeted advertising. Read More
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Malware-Infested Smart Card Reader
PRIVACY PRIVACY Brian Krebs has an interesting story of a smart ID card reader with a malware-infested Windows driver, and US government employees who inadvertently buy and use them. But by all accounts, the potential attack surface here is enormous, as many federal employees clearly will purchase these readers from a myriad of online vendors…
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18 Oil and Gas Companies Take Cyber Resilience Pledge
PRIVACY PRIVACY Energy corporations agree to cooperate on cybersecurity amid surging attacks on the sector Read More
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Mastercard expands cybersecurity, risk services with new attack simulation and assessment platform
PRIVACY PRIVACY Financial services giant Mastercard has announced the launch of a new attack simulation and assessment platform designed to help businesses and governments enhance their cybersecurity operational resilience. Cyber Front, enabled by a strategic minority investment in cybersecurity vendor Picus Security, reveals organizations’ security gaps and provides real-time mitigation insights so they can improve…
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Multi-Continental Operation Leads to Arrest of Cybercrime Gang Leader
PRIVACY PRIVACY The 37-year-old man is alleged to have spearheaded major phishing campaigns and business email compromise schemes Read More
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Three-quarters of Security Pros Believe Current Cybersecurity Strategies Will Shortly Be Obsolete
PRIVACY PRIVACY New research shows companies are falling behind when it comes to developing strategies to protect themselves against cyber-attacks Read More