DigitalOcean customers affected by Mailchimp “security incident”
A recent attack targeting crypto-related users of Mailchimp has ended up affecting users of cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean, the latter company has announced on …
Password tips to keep your accounts safe
Uswitch.com conducted a consumer survey to find out how the UK chooses their passwords, how safe they are and how often they have been hacked. Writing passwords down on paper …
55% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords
Bitwarden announced the results of its global password management survey, in advance of World Password Day on May 5th, 2022. While receptive to the importance of security, …
Passwordless verification API transforms every mobile phone into a security token for zero trust access
What is small, tamper-proof, cryptographically secure, and already used by 6.37 billion people? The SIM card. We carry this compact piece of secure tech everywhere without …
How to thwart SIM swapping attacks?
SIM swapping attacks have been reported in the media since 2017. Such attacks usually target banking transactions but not only. These attacks are also perpetrated against the …
Ecommerce retailers facing a 350% increase in fraudulent online orders
As the holiday shopping season hits full stride, ecommerce retailers across Europe face a new era of malicious attacks spurred by a COVID-inspired transformation in ecommerce …
Many users are sharing passwords with someone outside their household
According to a survey by The Harris Poll, one in 10 Americans would prolong a relationship with a friend or partner to maintain access to their streaming account. Moreover, …
Leveraging social media background checks to balance friction and risk
With ecommerce revenues higher than ever and estimated to reach $4.89 million in 2021 (per eMarketer), cart abandonment continues to be a major pain point for the industry and …
The impact of eCommerce fraud on retailers and shoppers
There’s a stark disconnect between retailers and shoppers on the matter of eCommerce fraud, Riskified reveals. The research, which comprised 4,000 consumers and 400 …
Image encryption technique could keep photos safe on popular cloud photo services
The past decade has witnessed scandal after scandal over private images maliciously or accidentally made public. A study from computer scientists at Columbia Engineering …
New security measures to keep Google Play safe
Google is announcing two new security measures aimed at minimizing the number of malicious / potentially unwanted apps available for download from the Google Play Store: …
Navigating the complexity of ransomware negotiations
Most ransomware attacks are opportunistic, and at the end of the day, cybercriminals do not discriminate. Nobody plans to fall victim, but the fact is any company with an …
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