Google Uncovers 1.6M Phishing Emails and a Cryptocurrency Scam
Google also displayed around 62K 'Safe Browsing' phishing page warnings, so here's your reminder to pay attention to those.
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SolarWinds Hackers Are After the Global IT Supply Chain Again
The hackers' main techniques this time include phishing emails and brute-forcing password logins.
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US Government Bans International Sale of Hacking Tools
The decision is a good one, although many believe it's "too little too late" to make a big enough impact on the trend.
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Microsoft 365 Will Tattle on Employees Visiting Shady Websites
New updates to the software could report back on workers internet activity, as well as halting viruses early.
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Google Play Store is Flooded with Squid Game Malware
Netflix's smash hit series Squid Game has led to multiple unofficial malware Squid Game apps being listed on the Google Store
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Don’t Open Any Unknown Excel Attachments – They May Be Phishing Scams
A new Excel document has been circulating various finance companies as an attachment containing phishing malware.
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Password Theft Is Now at an All-Time High
Are Your Accounts Secure? Within the past six months, there has been a massive influx in password theft attacks.
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WhatsApp Is Adding End-to-End Encryption to Backups
The popular messaging app has had end-to-end encryption for five years, but now backups will also be securely stored.
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Microsoft Is Shutting Down LinkedIn for China
The company will replace it with a job listing app — called InJobs — that will not offer the social media features.
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Game Platform Roblox Is Cracking Down on VPN Use
Can you use Roblox with a VPN if you play it safe? Roblox's new guidelines leave some wiggle room.
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1Password Launches New Feature to Promote Safe Sharing
The name feature -- whimsically dubbed Psst! -- allows users to share data like passwords securely with anyone.
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Study: Remote Work Leads to Increased Cybersecurity Risk
A new study find business owners are having trouble mitigating the cybersecurity risk of employees working from home.
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Twitch Confirms Enormous Data Breach As Sensitive Data Appears Online
The video-game streaming giant says its security teams are ‘working with urgency’ to find out more about the incident.
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Study: 91.5% of All Malware Arrives Over HTTPS-Encrypted Connections
Across Q2 2021, malware passed through encryption nine out of ten times. It's a dramatic increase over the previous quarter.
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iOS Features Offer ‘False Sense of Privacy,’ Says Former Apple Engineer
A new study shows that Apple's App Tracking Transparency features won't stop apps from tracking your activity.
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Bots Are Impersonating Twitter Users for PayPal and Venmo Scams
Internet scam bots are cloning Twitter accounts to steal small donations at scale. Here's how to spot the scam.
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Cloudflare Launches Two New Email Security Tools
The tools are free and will work with top email providers like Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo.
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Your Employees May be Trying to Guess Your Password
A study on passwords has shown that a startling number of people have tried to guess the passwords of bosses and friends.
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Why Is Edward Snowden Condemning ExpressVPN?
With the company's CIO involved in a cyber security court case, the whistle blower is concerned about security.
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ExpressVPN Acquired by Cybersecurity Firm for Nearly $1 Billion
The popular VPN was acquired by Kape Technologies, a cybersecurity firm trying to distance itself from its adware past.
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Microsoft Is Officially Getting Rid of Passwords
Users can now opt to go completely password-less on Microsoft accounts, opting for biometrics or SMS verification instead.
