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As tax deadlines approach, Emotet malware disguises itself in an IRS email
With just a few weeks until the April 15 deadline for US individuals and businesses to file their tax returns, scammers are as busy as ever. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Phishers Using Ukraine Invasion to Solicit Cryptocurrency
Cyber-criminals impersonate aid organizations to steal crypto intended for Ukraine Read More
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FBI Launches Virtual Assets Unit
New resource to address need for virtual asset expertise in law enforcement and intelligence communities Read More
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Deepfake President Zelensky calls on Ukraine to surrender, as TV station hacked
A video clip shared on social media yesterday showed what appeared – to anyone who wasn’t paying proper attention at least – to be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling on his country’s citizens and army to lay down their weapons and surrender to invading Russian forces. In the clip, the deepfake Zelensky is shown standing…
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US Passes “Game-Changing” Cyber Incident Reporting Legislation
The new law will force US critical infrastructure organizations to report cyber incidents within 72 hours Read More
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How To Secure Your Online Life? Find Your Protection Score!
I am renowned for getting myself into big messes – particularly in the kitchen when I’m cooking up a storm. And I’m totally fine being alone: chopping, stirring and baking until it’s time to clean up! And that’s when the overwhelm hits – I know I should clean as I cook but I never do!…
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“Change Password”
Oops: Instead of telling you when it’s safe to cross the street, the walk signs in Crystal City, VA are just repeating ‘CHANGE PASSWORD.’ Something’s gone terribly wrong here. Read More
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Landmark Online Safety Bill Introduced to UK Parliament
New obligations will be placed on social media firms to prevent and remove harmful content on their platforms Read More
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Conversation Hijacking Soars 270% to Enable BEC
A bigger payout encourages threat actors to put more time in Read More
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SEC filings show hidden ransomware costs and losses
The ransomware scourge reached unprecedented levels in 2021, with ransomware threat actors demanding, and in many cases receiving, ransom payments in the millions of dollars. The world’s largest meat processor, JBS, confirmed in June 2021 that it paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to respond to the criminal hack against its operations. Colonial…