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Phishing attacks at highest level in three years

The number of phishing attacks continued to rise into the autumn of 2019, according to APWG. The total number of phishing sites detected in July through September 2019 was …

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Researchers develop machine learning-based detector that stops lateral phishing attacks

Lateral phishing attacks – scams targeting users from compromised email accounts within an organization – are becoming an increasing concern in the U.S. Whereas in …

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Europol: Spear phishing the most prevalent cyber threat affecting orgs across the EU

Spear phishing describes the practice of targeting specific individuals within an organisation or business for the purposes of distributing malware or extracting sensitive …

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Risky transactions on mobile devices increase 138% since 2017

Risky transactions on mobile devices are showing an increase of 138% since 2017, iovation survey of 802 consumers from the United Kingdom and 802 consumers from the United …

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Office 365 users targeted with fake voicemail alerts in suspected whaling campaign

Office 365 users at high-profile companies in a wide variety of industries are being targeted with voicemail-themed phishing emails, McAfee researchers have found. They say …

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Cybercriminals using custom phishing tools to target the world’s largest tech brands

Cybercriminals are using enterprise-based development and deployment strategies, such as phishing as a service (PaaS), to leverage some of the world’s largest tech brands, …

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As the eSports industry grows, it becomes attractive for financially motivated cybercriminals

Though cybercriminals have been targeting the gaming community since 2010, eSports players, gaming companies, sponsors and viewers will be more at risk over the coming years …

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The nastiest ransomware, phishing and botnets of 2019

Webroot released its annual Nastiest Malware list, shedding light on 2019’s worst cybersecurity threats. From ransomware strains and cryptomining campaigns that delivered the …

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Blacklisted apps increase 20%, attackers focus on tax-branded key terms

In 2018, global app spending hit $101 billion and is expected to surpass that this year. Mobile is a significant portion of the overall corporate attack surface where security …

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Phishing attacks are a complex problem that requires layered solutions

Most cyberattacks start with a social engineering attempt and, most often than not, it takes the form of a phishing email. It’s easy to understand the popularity of this …

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Targeted online messaging dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime

Highly-targeted messaging campaigns from law enforcement can be surprisingly effective at dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime, a new study has …

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Avast breached by hackers who wanted to compromise CCleaner again

Czech security software maker Avast has suffered another malicious intrusion into their networks, but the attackers didn’t accomplish what they apparently wanted: …

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