Increase in Emotet Spam Observed, Blocked by Symantec
As Emotet activity increased, Symantec blocked as many as 1 million Emotet spam emails per day
Read morePossessing Ransomware Could Become Illegal in Maryland
Maryland residents could be jailed and fined $10K for possessing ransomware
Read moreAre We Secure Yet? How to Build a ‘Post-Breach’ Culture
There are many ways to improve your organization’s cybersecurity practices, but the most important principle is to start from the top.
Read moreNew Internet Explorer zero‑day remains unpatched
You may want to implement a workaround or stop using the browser altogether, at least until Microsoft issues a a fix
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Mitsubishi Electric Discloses Information Leak
Electronics manufacturer Mitsubishi waits six months to declare breach
Read moreSextortion scam leverages Nest video footage to fool victims into believing they are being spied upon everywhere
A bizarre sextortion scam is attempting to trick victims that not only has their smartphone been hacked to spy upon their private lives, but also every other device they have encountered which contains a built-in camera.
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Read moreCitrix Releases Patches for Critical ADC Vulnerability Under Active Attack
Citrix has finally started rolling out security patches for a critical vulnerability in ADC and Gateway software that attackers started exploiting in the wild earlier this month after the company announced the existence of the issue without releasing any permanent fix. I wish I could say, “better late than never,” but since hackers don’t waste time or miss any opportunity to exploit
Netgear TLS Private Key Disclosure through Device Firmware Images
You can’t, without significantly weakening the security of current infrastructure. I’m probably going to be crucified for this, but in
Read more€114m in Fines Imposed by Euro Authorities Under GDPR
160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States
Read moreFBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com
The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.
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