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We Are In The Wrong Business. Cyber Extortionists Make $360K A Year.

Extortion scams capitalize on compromised credentials, sensitive data, and technical vulnerabilities on Internet-facing applications to pressure victims to pay up.

Hackers take over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's Twitter account, make bomb threat at Tampa Airport

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tampa police are investigating a bomb threat made against Tampa International Airport after hackers took over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s Twitter account Thursday ...

Helping Employees Not Cause Data Breaches

Untrained employees with poor security habits pose a major risk to their employers, according to Ciara O’Brien at the Irish Times. O’Brien cites recent research conducted by Amarach on ...

Wendy’s to pay $50M in data breach settlement

Wendy’s has agreed to pay $50 million to settle negligence claims following its 2015-2016 data breach that affected more than 1,000 of the burger chain’s locations.

New: "Targeted Training" Filter in KnowBe4 ModStore

Get your users the right training content, specific to their roles and departments. With the new “Targeted Training” filter in the KnowBe4 ModStore, you can easily find and assign ...

[Last Chance] Get an Insider View Into the Methods and Exploits of the World's Most Famous Hacker, Kevin Mitnick

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #8 Company Sues Employee After She Falls for USD 250K CEO Fraud Scam

Remote Access Credentials Are the Latest Malware Attack Target

The latest iteration of notable banking trojan, Trickbot, now includes a password grabbing module designed to provide cybercriminals with remote access to internal systems.

It’s Time to Have a Security Plan Around Consumer Data Privacy

The growth in both consumer concern and laws seeking to protect consumer data means organizations need to take specific measures to ensure the safeguarding of customer data.

Popular Torrents Uploader Caught Sharing ‘GandCrab’ Ransomware Strain

Torrent sites are banning CracksNow, a popular source of torrent uploads, after discovering that the uploader of cracks and keygens was distributing ransomware.