Emotet Returns to Hit 100K Mailboxes Per Day
Just in time for the Christmas holiday, Emotet is sending the gift of Trickbot.
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How we protect our users against the Sunburst backdoor
What happened
SolarWinds, a well-known IT managed services provider, has recently become a victim of a cyberattack. Their product Orion Platform, a solution for monitoring and managing their customers’ IT infrastructure, was...
Lazarus covets COVID-19-related intelligence
As the COVID-19 crisis grinds on, some threat actors are trying to speed up vaccine development by any means available. We have found evidence that actors, such as the Lazarus group,...
Holiday Puppy Swindle Has Consumers Howling
Those buying German Shepherd puppies for Bitcoin online are in for a ruff ride.
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Tech Giants Lend WhatsApp Support in Spyware Case Against NSO Group
Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and others want appeals court to deny immunity to Israeli company for its alleged distribution of spyware and illegal cyber-surveillance activities.
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Joker’s Stash Carding Site Taken Down
The underground payment-card data broker saw its blockchain DNS sites taken offline after an apparent law-enforcement effort - and now Tor sites are down.
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Patrick Wardle on Hackers Leveraging ‘Powerful’ iOS Bugs in High-Level Attacks
Noted Apple security expert Patrick Wardle discusses how cybercriminals are stepping up their game in targeting Apple users with new techniques and cyberattacks.
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Nosy Ex-Partners Armed with Instagram Passwords Pose a Serious Threat
A survey of single people found almost a third are still logging into their ex’s social-media accounts, some for revenge.
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Smart Doorbell Disaster: Many Brands Vulnerable to Attack
Investigation reveals device sector is problem plagued when it comes to security bugs.
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Defending Against State and State-Sponsored Threat Actors
Saryu Nayyar of Gurucul discusses state and state-sponsored threat actors, the apex predators of the cybersecurity world.
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