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Misconfigured Cloud Database Increases Risk of Social Engineering

DreamHost, a major website hosting provider, exposed 814 million user account records in an unsecured database, researchers at Website Planet have found. The data exposed included a ...

[HEADS UP] Over 400% Increase in Ransomware Victims

According to a recent report by OODA Loop, "Mandiant claims to have detected a 422% increase in victim organizations announced by ransomware groups via their leak sites year-on-year ...

Threat Actors use Google Ads to Target People Migrating to Encrypted Messaging Services like Signal and Telegram

Researchers at eSentire warn that threat actors have been using Google Ads to target people migrating from WhatsApp to other encrypted messaging services, particularly Signal and Telegram.

Attackers Abuse Google Docs for Phishing Attacks

Attackers are using a new technique to exploit Google Docs for phishing attacks, according to researchers at Avanan. The attackers take advantage of the fact that Google Docs ...

ADATA Ransomware Attack Results in the Publishing of 700GB of Data Stolen

The headline alone sounds the warning that ransomware gangs aren’t just threatening to release exfiltrated data; they’re full out retaliating when they don’t get their ransoms paid.

60% of Orgs Needed New Security Policies to Secure Their Remote Workforce

According to security compliance vendor ThreatSwitch in their 2021 Industrial Security Benchmark Report, organizations are waking up to the need for better awareness training.

Turning Compliance Into Tangible Security

Compliance and security are supposedly about risk management. Both seek to reduce the chances that threats and their risks will be able to successfully exploit a target. But they are ...

80% of Ransomware Victim Organizations Experience a Second Attack

The impact of ransomware attacks is much more than just the sensationalized cost of ransoms. New data spells out how victim organizations have suffered at the hands of ransomware.

Leaked Copies of Windows 11 Could Be Tempting Phishbait for Techies

The latest anticipated release of Windows should be a reminder that even IT folks can be driven into a frenzy enough to miss the signs of a malicious campaign.

Why Phishing Attacks Are So Easy, Successful and Profitable – and What to do About It

With phishing attacks being thought to have started literally 25 years ago, what makes this age-old method so continually valuable as a tool for cybercriminals and scammers?