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Fake executive social media accounts threaten enterprises

New research has uncovered numerous duplicative Twitter and LinkedIn accounts among Fortune 500 leaders, raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities. Analysts at …

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Preparing for the holiday shopping season? Cybercriminals are getting ready as well

The number of financial phishing attacks is expected to rise during the Holiday shopping season which starts unofficially on Black Friday. Retrospective research by Kaspersky …

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Traveling on business? Beware of targeted spying on mobile

Corporate spying is a real threat in the world of cyber war. Employees traveling on behalf of their company could create opportunities for sophisticated adversaries to take …

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Tesco Bank hack shows that attackers continue to follow easy money

What happens when nearly 9,000 accounts at a financial institution experience fraudulent activity and clients have nearly £2.5 million stolen? People notice. The bank notices …

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Increasing number of financial institutions falling prey to cyber attacks

66.2 percent of financial organizations faced at least one cybersecurity attack in the last year, according to MetricStream Research. The report, based on a survey conducted …

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Tech support scammers use old bug to freeze browsers

Tech support scammers are exploiting a bug that maxes out users’ CPU and memory capability and effectively freezes the browser and possibly the computer, in an attempt …

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20,000 affected by Tesco Bank security breach

It’s been a rough weekend for 20,000 customers of British retail Tesco Bank: they’ve witnessed their bank accounts being plundered and have been phoning the bank …

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14 arrested for laundering millions stolen with malware

The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested fourteen individuals suspected of laundering more than £11 million stolen through the use of malware. The money was stolen …

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Merchants and financial institutions deal with escalating cyber attacks

Unsurprisingly, the Q3 2016 ThreatMetrix report shows a sharp increase in the number and complexity of cyber attacks. During what is traditionally a slow quarter, researchers …

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NullCrew member sentenced to 45 months in prison

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for launching cyber attacks on corporations, universities and governmental entities throughout the …

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Best practices for enterprises to effectively combat cybercrime

Employee training and cyber awareness, combined with a solid defense strategy and best-in-class cybersecurity tools and software, are essential to reducing the risks of data …

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Healthcare industry lacks basic security awareness among staff

SecurityScorecard released a comprehensive analysis exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities across 700 healthcare organizations including medical treatment facilities, health …

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