Cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft have identified a massive phishing campaign that is distributing trojan malware to create a backdoor into Windows systems, stealing usernames, passwords, and …
FBI identifies 16 Conti ransomware attacks striking US healthcare, first responders
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified at least 16 attacks linked to the Conti ransomware group. The agency stated that the attacks target healthcare and first responder …
Twitter drops automated image-cropping tool after determining it was biased
This week, Twitter admitted that an algorithm responsible for the platform's automatic photo cropping feature was biased. Twitter has since removed the feature from its platform. The social media …
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Global Credential Stuffing Attempts Hit 193 Billion in 2020
According to security vendor Akamai, there was roughly 193 billion credential stuffing attempts during 2020 due to surging numbers of online users. Akamai detailed its findings in its latest report, …
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Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phishing
Attackers are targeting Microsoft and Google Clouds to perform mass phishing attempts, sending roughly 52 million malicious messages leveraging the likes of Office 385, Azure, OneDrive, SharePoint, …
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US insurance giant CNA Financial paid $40 million ransom to regain control of systems
CNA Financial, one of the largest American insurance companies, reportedly paid a $40 million ransom payment to restore access to its systems after a ransomware attack. The figure is $10 million more …
UHS Data Breach Lawsuit Proceeds
American healthcare provider Universal Health Services (UHS) is facing a lawsuit filed in 2020 over a data breach. The suit will proceed, but only for one of the affected patients, Stephen Motkowicz, …
Apple Exec Calls Level of Mac Malware ‘Unacceptable’
Apple is using the threat of attacks as a defense mechanism in a case brought against the firm by Epic Games after a dispute involving the latter's hit game, Fortnite. Apple made the decision to …
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Android apps exposed data of millions of users through cloud authentication failures
Check Point Research published a report on Thursday detailing Android apps that contain critical cloud misconfiguration that allow for the potential exposure of data belonging to 100 million users. …
Cybercriminals scanned for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers within five minutes of news going public
According to a review of threat data from enterprise companies that was compiled between January and March this year and included in Palo Alto Networks' 2021 Cortex Xpanse Attack Surface Threat …