Exposed Database Reveals 100K+ Compromised Facebook Accounts
Cybercriminals left an ElasticSearch database exposed, revealing a global attack that compromised Facebook accounts and used them to scam others.
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Cybercrime Moves to the Cloud to Accelerate Attacks Amid Data Glut
A report on the underground economy finds that malicious actors are offering cloud-based troves of stolen data, accessible with handy tools to slice and dice what's on offer.
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Scams Ramp Up Ahead of Black Friday Cybercriminal Craze
With more online shoppers this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are pulling the trigger on new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Amazon Sues Instagram, TikTok Influencers Over Knockoff Scam
'Order This, Get This': Social-media influencers are in Amazon’s legal crosshairs for promoting generic Amazon listings with the promise to get prohibited counterfeit luxury items instead.
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Botnet Attackers Turn to Vulnerable IoT Devices
Cybercriminals are leveraging the multitudes of vulnerable connected devices with botnets that launch dangerous distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
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Nation-State Attackers Actively Target COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers
Three major APTs are involved in ongoing compromises at pharma and clinical organizations involved in COVID-19 research, Microsoft says.
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Ticketmaster Scores Hefty Fine Over 2018 Data Breach
The events giant faces a GDPR-related penalty in the U.K., and more could follow.
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Credential-Stuffing Attack Hits The North Face
The North Face has reset an undisclosed number of customer accounts after detecting a credential-stuffing attack on its website.
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Report: CISA Chief Expects White House to Fire Him
Chris Krebs, the first and current director of the CISA, said his protection of election process drew ire from Trump administration.
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