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SquarePhish
SquarePhish: Advanced phishing tool combines QR codes and OAuth 2.0 device code flow

In this Help Net Security video, Security Consultant Kam Talebzadeh and Senior Security Researcher Nevada Romsdahl from Secureworks, showcase SquarePhish, a tool that combines …

ransomware
Three ransomware gangs consecutively attacked the same network

Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network, according to Sophos. The first two attacks took place within two hours, …

attacks
Why there is no quick fix for cyber attacks

Cybersecurity threats keep evolving, meaning that most, if not all, organizations could be dangerously exposed as the digital ecosystem develops. While some organizations …

criminal
How attackers abuse Quickbooks to send phone scam emails

INKY researchers disclosed the latest variant of the tried-and-true phone scam, a low-tech phone scam where attackers extract personal information by sending out spoofed …

Internet
The impact of DNS attacks on global organizations

Often we see stories about cyber attacks that breached an organisations’ security parameters, and advice on how we can protect against future threats. However, what is often …

chip
Destructive firmware attacks pose a significant threat to businesses

As business workforces become increasingly distributed, IT leaders say it’s harder than ever to defend against firmware attacks, according to HP Wolf Security. The growing …

Microsoft
Attackers are leveraging Follina. What can you do?

As the world is waiting for Microsoft to push out a patch for CVE-2022-30190, aka “Follina”, attackers around the world are exploiting the vulnerability in a …

Microsoft support
Zero-day bug exploited by attackers via macro-less Office documents (CVE-2022-30190)

A newly numbered Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) is being exploited in the wild via specially crafted Office documents (without macros), security researchers …

RansomHouse
RansomHouse: Bug bounty hunters gone rogue?

A new cybercrime outfit that calls itself RansomHouse is attempting to carve out a niche of the cyber extortion market for itself by hitting organizations, stealing their …

healthcare
Help Net Security: Healthcare Cybersecurity Report has been released

Our newest report takes a closer look at one of the most targeted industries today – healthcare. As exhausted healthcare professionals struggle with an extraordinary …

shark
Should businesses be concerned about APT-style attacks?

As we enter 2022, organizations are re-evaluating their cybersecurity strategies to lower risks and best defend against potential threats. Through budget, risk tolerance, …

attacks
Ransomware attacks decrease, operators started rebranding

Positive Technologies experts have analyzed the Q3 2021 cybersecurity threatscape and found a decrease in the number of unique cyberattacks. However, there’s been an increase …

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