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MFA Spamming and Fatigue: When Security Measures Go Wrong

In today’s digital landscape, traditional password-only authentication systems have proven to be vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks. To safeguard critical...

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Data Breach

Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine’s Telecom Giant for Months

Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least...

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Malware

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Rakes in $3 Billion from Cryptocurrency Hacks

Threat actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector as a major revenue generation mechanism...

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Ransomware

Beware of Android Coronavirus Tracker app that Lock’s Your Device & Asks Ransom Payment

Cybercriminals using the Coronavirus outbreak to trick users into installing malicious corona virus-related apps. In the current panic, situation users are most...

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DDOS

Wikipedia Hacked – Hackers Take Down the Website with Massive DDOS Attack

Wikipedia Hacked: cybercriminals have launched a massive DDOS attack on Wikipedia and take down the website in several countries in Europe and parts...

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Cyber Attack

Advanced Persistent Threat: What You Need to Know

Today, criminal organizations no longer attack corporations and businesses physically with weapons. Instead, they use computers and malware, aiming to steal vital...

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Malware

Understanding What Is Malware Analysis

What is malware analysis? This is the process involved in studying and learning how a particular malware works and what it can...

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Privacy

PGP Encryption: How Strong Is PGP Security?

Today, privacy is a huge concern for many internet users. With cybercrime on the rise, hackers are victimizing millions on the internet...

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Incidents

Indiana State pays over $130k USD due to ransomware attack

Cyberattack incidents against local governments in the United States keep happening. Officials in LaPorte County, Indiana, have revealed that some of their...

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Malware

Don’t try the Sex Simulator app on your Android smartphone; it’s a ransomware

Web application security specialists report the emergence of a new ransomware variant infecting devices with Android operating system. The malware, known as...

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Data Breach

Capital One Lost 14-Years Worth Of Customer Information In A Data Breach

Capital One is the latest victim of a large-scale breach, which happened from 2005 and 2019. The 14-year worth data collection may...

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Malware

Alabama schools are the target after Louisiana, Oklahoma, California, Ohio, Idaho, NY. Is ransomware making America great again?

Information security specialists say that there are an increasing number of incidents of cyberattacks in schools or government institutions in the U.S....

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Infosec

Organization Cyber Disaster Recovery Plan Checklist

Calamity occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of...

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Malware

Japanese Government to Deploy Defensive Malware

The Japanese government has decided to create and maintain defensive malware in a bid to secure the country against cyberattacks. Catalin Cimpanu,...

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News

Phishing Scam Hits Carmel Unified School District

The Carmel Unified School District in the state of California has reportedly been hit by a phishing scam. Reports say that the...

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Vulnerabilities

Nvidia fixes eight critical vulnerabilities

Graphics processor developers offer protection against vulnerabilities found on Windows and Linux systems Nvidia, a company specializing in the development of graphic...