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Consumers Worried About Digital Banking Security
Study finds most consumers prefer to bank online, but are concerned about potential fraud Read More
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New Zealand Identifies 90,000 CSAM Trading Accounts
Two-year investigation results in safeguarding of 146 children internationally Read More
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Romanian Extradited to US to Face Cybercrime Charge
Defendant accused of selling stolen credit card data obtained using malware Read More
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High-impact DDoS attacks target zero-day exploit in Mitel systems
Security researchers, network operators and security vendors have detected a new reflection/amplification distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) vulnerability actively being exploited to launch multiple high-impact DDoS attacks. TP240PhoneHome (CVE-2022-26143) has a record-breaking potential amplification ratio of 4,294,967,296:1 and can be targeted to abuse collaboration systems produced by Mitel with the potential to cause significant collateral impact to…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2022 Edition
Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to plug at least 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. For the second month running, there are no scary zero-day threats looming for Windows users, and relatively few “critical” fixes. And yet we know from experience that attackers are already trying to work out…
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China-aligned APT renews cyberattack on European diplomats, as war rages
Proofpoint cybersecurity researchers have identified ramped-up activities by China-aligned APT (advanced persistent threat) actor TA416, targeting European diplomatic entities as the war between Russia and Ukraine intensifies. TA416 (aka RedDelta ) is known to have been targeting Europe for several years using web bugs to profile target accounts, according to a research report by Proofpoint.…
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Ciaran Martin and Leeza Garber to Headline at the Infosecurity Magazine Online Summit
Ciaran Martin examines the cyber-dimension of the Ukraine-Russia conflict while Leeza Garber offers solutions to the cyber skills crisis Read More
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UK Announces New Rules to Tackle Surging Online Scam Adverts
Social media sites and search engines will be forced to prevent fraudulent adverts appearing on their platforms Read More
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Fraud on Zelle
Zelle is rife with fraud: Zelle’s immediacy has also made it a favorite of fraudsters. Other types of bank transfers or transactions involving payment cards typically take at least a day to clear. But once crooks scare or trick victims into handing over money via Zelle, they can siphon away thousands of dollars in seconds.…
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5 Prevalent digital marketing Cybersecurity concerns to watch out for
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Over the past several years, cyberattacks have become increasingly more prevalent. As such, understanding cybersecurity has become increasingly important. Digital marketing has now become an entire industry, and as a result, there are more opportunities than before for malicious actors to carry out attacks. Marketers are…