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Lukas Stefanko • 10 Apr 2024 • 17 min. read
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eXotic Visit campaign: Tracing the footprints of Virtual Invaders
Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
Rescoms rides waves of AceCryptor spam
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024 • 14 min. read
Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Privacy
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
Social Media
Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying
The social media platform is stepping up efforts to help stomp out harassment and other abusive behavior
Amer Owaida • 23 Apr 2021
AirDrop flaws could leak phone numbers, email addresses
You can only stay safe by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings of your Apple device, a study says
Amer Owaida • 22 Apr 2021
Digital Security
Google rushes out fix for zero-day vulnerability in Chrome
The update patches a total of seven security flaws in the desktop versions of the popular web browser
Amer Owaida • 21 Apr 2021
Mobile Security
WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update
The malware sends automated replies to messages on WhatsApp and other major chat apps
Amer Owaida • 20 Apr 2021
Google’s Project Zero to wait longer before disclosing bug details
The 30-day grace period is designed to speed up the rollout and adoption of patches
Amer Owaida • 19 Apr 2021
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
FBI cleans up compromised Exchange servers – Data of Clubhouse users scraped and posted online – WhatsApp bug alert
Editor • 16 Apr 2021
How To
Spring cleaning? Don’t forget about your digital footprint
Here are some quick and easy tips to help you clean up your cyber-clutter and keep your digital footprint tidy
Amer Owaida • 16 Apr 2021
One in six people use pet's name as password
Other common and easily hackable password choices include the names of relatives and sports teams, a UK study reveals
Amer Owaida • 15 Apr 2021
Malware
FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers
Authorities step in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities
Amer Owaida • 14 Apr 2021
WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account
An attacker can lock you out of the app using just your phone number and without requiring any action on your part
Amer Owaida • 13 Apr 2021
Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online
Reports of another trove of scraped user data add to the recent woes of popular social media platforms
Amer Owaida • 12 Apr 2021
Janeleiro banking trojan takes aim at Brazil – Lazarus deploys Vyveva backdoor in South Africa – The long shelf life of leaked data
Editor • 09 Apr 2021
Plugging in a random USB drive – What could possibly go wrong?
Cyberbullying: Adults can be victims too
Operation Ghost: The Dukes aren’t back – they never left
Internet of Things
D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream
VestaCP compromised in a new supply-chain attack
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