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Cybercriminals exploit volatile job market for targeted email attacks
Between July–December 2022, the median open rate for text-based business email compromise (BEC) attacks was nearly 28%, according to Abnormal Security. Business email and …
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CISA releases ESXiArgs ransomware recovery script
According to the latest data, the number of ESXiArgs ransomware victims has surpassed 3,800, and CISA has published a recovery script for victim organizations. Fixing the mess …
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Novel face swaps emerge as a major threat to biometric security
Digital identities are rapidly becoming more widely used as organizations’ and governments’ digital transformation projects mature and users demand more remote accessibility …
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Attackers are searching for online store backups in public folders. Can they find yours?
Too many online store administrators are storing private backups in public folders and exposing database passwords, secret API keys, administrator URLs and customer data to …
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Released: Decryptor for Cl0p ransomware’s Linux variant
Flawed encryption logic used in Cl0p (Clop) ransomware’s Linux (ELF) variant has allowed SentinelOne researchers to create and release a free decryptor. “The …
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Amazon S3 to apply security best practices for all new buckets
Starting in April 2023, Amazon S3 will change the default security configuration for all new S3 buckets. For new buckets created after this date, S3 Block Public Access will …
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How to scale cybersecurity for your business
All businesses seek profitable growth. The issue is that growth adds complexity. Organizations need new systems and more employees to support this larger footprint, thus …
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ChatGPT’s potential to aid attackers puts IT pros on high alert
51% of IT professionals predict that we are less than a year away from a successful cyberattack being credited to ChatGPT, and 71% believe that foreign states are likely to …
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Thousands of unpatched VMware ESXi servers hit by ransomware via old bug (CVE-2021-21974)
Late last week, unknown attackers launched a widespread ransomware attack hitting VMware ESXi hypervisors via CVE-2021-21974, an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows …
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While governments pass privacy laws, companies struggle to change
Government agencies keep making new privacy rules while end users fall victim to malpractice and scams. Bill Tolson, VP of Compliance and eDiscovery at Archive360, has spent …
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Trends that impact on organizations’ 2023 security priorities
Although ransomware campaigns declined quarter over quarter in 2022, primarily due to the collapse of more experienced cybercriminal groups, IT leaders still consider them to …
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Nevada Ransomware has released upgraded locker
Resecurity has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. The actors behind this new project have an …
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