cybercrime – Page 16 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:05:26 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission recently released a warning about a sharp increase in Social Security Number scammers. Have you gotten one of their robocalls? Here’s how to recognize the scam and what to do about it.

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Tags: Federal Trade Commission FTC robocall scam Security Disability Social Security Administration social security number scam social security scam SSA ssa scam SSD ssd vulnerability SSN ssn scam

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January 8, 2019 admin

Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:49:45 +0000

Over the holiday, a little-known ransomware family called Ryuk caused serious damage to numerous organizations. The attacks leave a lot of questions unanswered. What do we know so far?

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January 7, 2019 admin

Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:59:03 +0000

An Australian Early Warning System notifying subscribers of severe weather alerts was compromised over the weekend, with messages sent across a variety of formats. What did the hackers get up to? And why did they do it?

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Tags: 2fa compromise danger early warning network early warning system email login PAGASA PHIVOLCS phonemail sms two-factor authentication weather

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January 3, 2019 admin

Server Security for the Modern IT Ecosystem

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:30:46 +0000

A Changing Landscape In recent years we’ve seen a fundamental shift in the IT landscape, accelerated towards cloud and containerized infrastructures. According to Forbes, by 2020 it is predicted that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud. Moving beyond the cloud, software development teams are driving further change with the adoption of…

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January 2, 2019 admin

The new landscape of pre-installed mobile malware: malicious code within

Credit to Author: Nathan| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:15:46 +0000

We are now seeing malware authors target system apps that are required for mobile devices to function properly. By injecting malicious code within these necessary apps, threat actors have reshaped the landscape of pre-installed malware for the worse.

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Tags: adups Android auto installer Mobile monitoring app preinstalled preinstalled malware

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December 31, 2018 admin

Incident Response In The Public Eye

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:00:44 +0000

Cyberattacks happen constantly. Every day organizations are attackers online whether they realize it or not. Most of these attacks are passing affairs. The mere fact that systems are on to the internet makes them a target of opportunity. For the most part, these attacks are non-events. Security software, bugs in attack code, and updated applications…

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December 21, 2018 admin

Smart speakers: Christmas treat or lump of coal?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:30:00 +0000

If you’re interested in buying smart speakers this Christmas, you may be wondering how much of a privacy problem they really are. We take a look at this popular holiday present and separate the hype from the real issues at hand.

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Tags: Christmas EULA privacy security smart speakers

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December 20, 2018 admin

This online quiz is now confirmed to be a phishing scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:30:00 +0000

It’s dubbed the ‘Three Questions Quiz’ scam, and not only are people letting their guard down, but they’re also freely sharing it on social media, too. Do you think you have been duped by this before? Read on.

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