Thirty-four percent of state and local government entities were hit by ransomware in 2024, a new report from Sophos has found. While this is a decrease compared to the attack rate in ...
When it comes to the duration of a ransomware attack and the subsequent recovery process, the numbers are staggering and vary wildly. Partly because there’s no single source which ...
Most people take a lot of measures to secure their online bank accounts, credit card accounts, retirement accounts and other financial accounts. This often means enabling some form of ...
Researchers at Malwarebytes spotted a malvertising campaign that abused Google Ads to target people searching for Google Authenticator.
Researchers at ESET warn of phishing attacks that are attempting to hack high-profile YouTube channels in order to spread scams or malware.
The US FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released a joint advisory warning of a social engineering campaign that’s targeting the healthcare industry.
We live in a world where the term "cybersecurity" tends to make folks either shiver with anxiety or yawn with boredom. The narrative has always been about hacking, phishing, and all sorts ...
Researchers at Recorded Future warn that BlueDelta, a threat actor tied to Russia’s GRU, is launching spear phishing attacks against European defense and transportation entities.
A scam operation called “Estate” has attempted to trick nearly a hundred thousand people into handing over multi-factor authentication codes over the past year, according to Zack ...
Like most observers, I celebrated Google’s recent announcement on April 9th about new multi-party approvals for a handful or so of common actions accomplished by super admins in Google ...
Is "RogerLovesTaco$24" a strong password? No! Everyone has a ton of passwords. They should be strong and unique for every site and service you use. Everyone knows this.
Cyber activity by the group "The Com," which leverages (SIM) swapping, cryptocurrency theft, swatting, and corporate intrusions, is increasing.
May 2nd is World Password Day. Despite the computer industry telling us for decades that our passwords will soon be gone, we now have more than ever!
Threat actors are increasingly using generative AI tools to improve their phishing campaigns, according to a new report from Zscaler.
Attackers are launching phishing campaigns using an open-redirect vulnerability affecting a website belonging to coffee machine company Nespresso, according to researchers at Perception ...
New advancements in generative AI voice cloning come at a time when banks are looking for additional ways to authenticate their customers – and they’re choosing your voice.
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A new PhaaS service brings the power of bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) to the world’s most-used email platforms.
A new string of multi-factor authentication (MFA) attacks targeting the reset of Apple IDs seem to be popping up in a likely attempt to steal the victim’s digital identity and more.
A Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called “Tycoon 2FA” has surged in popularity over the past several months, according to researchers at Sekoia. The phishing kit is notable for its ...
