Resecurity identified the investment scam network Digital Smoke
Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks by size and volume of operations created to defraud Internet users from Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, …
FTC reveals alarming increase in scam activity, costing consumers billions
Newly released Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data shows that consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30 percent over the …
Wiper malware goes global, destructive attacks surge
The threat landscape and organizations’ attack surface are constantly transforming, and cybercriminals’ ability to design and adapt their techniques to suit this evolving …
Third-party risks overwhelm traditional ERM setups
Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner. …
Week in review: ChatGPT and cybersecurity, hidden vulnerabilities in Docker containers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google Protected Computing: Ensuring privacy and safety of data regardless of …
Microsoft announces automatic BEC, ransomware attack disruption capabilities
Last year, Microsoft announced automatic attack disruption capabilities in Microsoft 365 Defender, its enterprise defense suite. On Wednesday, it announced that these …
Defenders on high alert as backdoor attacks become more common
Although ransomware‘s share of incidents declined only slightly from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware, according to IBM. …
New infosec products of the week: February 24, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from CyberGRX, Lacework, Malwarebytes, Netography, Nudge Security, and Xcitium. …
Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors
The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information and execute DDoS …
Employees bypass cybersecurity guidance to achieve business objectives
By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to Gartner. “Cybersecurity …
Users looking for ChatGPT apps get malware instead
The massive popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals: they are exploiting the public’s eagerness to experiment with it to …
Cybersecurity layoffs in 2023: What to expect?
The economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² report. Also, as soon as things get …
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