In the first half of this year, the number of human-initiated fraud attacks increased by 13% compared to the second half of last year, a new report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions shows. It also found …
98 percent of top US websites not prepared against attacks
A new report by Tala Security warns that the vast majority of Alexa top 1000 websites are vulnerable to advanced client-side attacks such as those falling under the Magecart umbrella. In a Magecart …
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281 suspects arrested in massive crackdown against BEC scammers
An international law enforcement operation code-named Operation reWired has resulted in the arrests of 281 people suspected of carrying out business email compromise (BEC) scams. 167 arrests occurred …
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Tech giants ask Congress for a data privacy bill to bypass state laws
A joint letter by the CEOs of over 50 companies, including Amazon and AT&T, calls on the United States Congress to create federal data privacy legislation to "strengthen consumer trust and …
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Weakness in Intel chips lets researchers steal encrypted SSH keystrokes
Vulnerabilities in the Data-Direct I/O (DDIO) mechanism in Intel server processors can be exploited by attackers in order to grab keystrokes and other sensitive data, new research from the Vrije …
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FBI: BEC now a $26 billion fraud, as HR payroll diversion attacks linked to same scammers
Business email compromise (BEC) scams have resulted in over $26 billion in global ‘exposed dollar losses’ over the past three years, the The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime …
More than 99% of attacks in the past year relied on human error to gain access
A new Proofpoint report underscores the need for organizations to address the human factor in their cybersecurity programs. According to the study, over 99% of cyberattacks last year relied on user …
70% of educational orgs don’t have an appropriate cloud security budget
A new report by Netwrix shows that even though one in three educational organizations suffered a cloud breach last year, only 12% increased their security budgets this year. According to IT …
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Public Exposure Does Little to Slow China-Based Thrip APT
Symantec warns that in the past year, Chinese cyber-espionage group Thrip has launched successful campaigns against no less than 12 military, telecom and satellite organizations across Southeast Asia. …
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Stealth Falcon Targets Middle East with Windows BITS Feature
New ESET research reveals that Stealth Falcon, a cyber espionage group targeting political activists and journalists in the Middle East, has changed tactics and is currently using a backdoor relying …
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