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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

com is currently selling security cameras made by the Chinese manufacturer Hikvision , via an Internet address based in Hong Kong. For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service. com , meternask[.]com

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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. There are multiple examples of ransomware groups doing just that after security researchers crowed about finding vulnerabilities in their ransomware code. This is not an idle concern.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for October 2023

IT Governance

October is both Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and European Cyber Security Month in the EU – twin campaigns on either side of the Atlantic that aim to improve awareness of the importance of cyber security both at work and at home, and provide tips on how to stay secure.

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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

His blog, Krebs on Security , was knocked down alright. And since Dyn routed traffic, not just to Krebs’ blog, but also to Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon, Tumblr, Reddit and PayPal, those popular websites were offline for some 12 hours, frustrating millions. Barest tip. Beyond DDoS.

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UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World

IT Governance

The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). Small businesses are vulnerable to cyber attacks because they lack the resources to address cyber security. This demonstrates how important it is to take a proactive approach to cyber security. Get started.

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MY TAKE: Android users beware: Google says ‘potentially harmful apps’ on the rise

The Last Watchdog

Even if your company issues you a locked-down smartphone, embracing best security practices remains vital Our smartphones. Instead of having to trick users one by one, fraudsters only have to deceive the device manufacturer, or some other party involved in the supply chain, and thereby get their malicious code delivered far and wide.

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QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

Security Affairs

The analysis of attacks where Egregor has been deployed revealed that the TTPs used by the threat actors are almost identical to the ones used by the ProLock operators, whose campaigns have been described in Group-IB blog post in May. Egregor’s favorite sectors are Manufacturing (28.9% of victims) and Retail (14.5%). Inside Egregor.