Category Archives: Trends
Data Breach at Texas Benefits Recovery Firm
The personal data of over a quarter of a million people has been exposed following [...]
Microsoft Research Develops Invisible Cloud Malware Scanner
Microsoft Research has developed a system called Project Freta to do scan thousands of virtual cloud machines for [...]
Billions of Banking and Social Media Credentials Available Online
Around 15 billion credentials are in circulation in cyber-criminal marketplaces. According to new research from Digital Shadows, a [...]
Fraudsters Conducting Malvertising Campaign Via Inactive Domains
A number of inactive websites have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to unwanted URLs, [...]
Cyber-Attack Downs Alabama County’s Network
A suspected ransomware attack has caused the temporary closure of an Alabama county’s computer network. [...]
Researchers Find New Calendar-Based Phishing Campaign
Researchers have once again spotted crooks using calendar invitations to mount phishing attacks. The Cofense Phishing Defense [...]
Online Learning Platform Exposes Data on One Million Students
Over one million North American students have had their data exposed after a popular online [...]
Businesses Lack a Workable Ransomware Recovery Strategy
More than a third of businesses do not have a ransomware emergency plan in place, [...]
UCSF Pays $1.14m Ransomware Fee
The University Of California San Francisco finally confirmed that it had forked over $1.14m to ransomware thieves last [...]
Remote Workers Becoming More Security Conscious Although Bad Habits Persist
Remote workers have become significantly more cybersecurity conscious since the COVID-19 lockdown began, according to [...]