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UK shipbroker Clarksons refuses to pay hackers ransom for stolen data
London-based shipbroking firm Clarksons has suffered a data breach and refuses to pay the attackers to prevent the stolen data from being publicly released. About the …
The tools criminals use to prepare a stolen iPhone for resale
Reselling stolen mobile phones is a lucrative business all over the globe, and iPhones are very much in demand. Whether lost or stolen, the iPhones are often locked by their …
Phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches
When it comes to loosing access to their accounts, phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches, researchers have found. How many valid …
BEC scammers are robbing art galleries and collectors
BEC scammers are targeting art galleries, collectors and artists, swindling them out of money and, on occasion, ruining their businesses. According to The Art Newspaper, nine …
Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, …
Google offers Advanced Protection for high-risk users of its services
High-risk Google users – journalists, human rights and civil society activists, but also campaign staffers and people in abusive relationships – can now take …
Phishers targeting LinkedIn users via hijacked accounts
A new phishing campaign has been spotted hitting LinkedIn users via direct messages and the LinkedIn InMail feature. They are sent from legitimate LinkedIn Premium accounts …
Office 365 account compromise attempts on the rise
Office 365, Microsoft’s software-as-a-service productivity software suite popular with corporate users, is increasingly becoming attackers’ preferred way into …
Hackers stole over $500,000 from Enigma cryptocurrency investors
Unknown hackers have managed to steal over $500,000 from aspiring investors in the Enigma cryptocurrency investment platform. The Enigma cryptocurrency hack The attack …
Another popular Chrome extension hijacked through phishing
Chris Pederick, the creator and maintainer of the Web Developer for Chrome extension, is the latest victim of attackers who hijack popular Chrome add-ons in order to push ads …
Phishers steal Chrome extension from developer
An attacker has compromised the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software, and has equipped their Copyfish Chrome extension with ad/spam injection …
Phishers’ techniques and behaviours, and what to do if you’ve been phished
Once a user has been phished, how long does it takes for the phishers to misuse the stolen credentials? To discover the answer to that question and many others, Imperva …
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