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Four SMB cybersecurity practices during geopolitical upheaval

March 3, 2022 admin 2fa, awareness, cisa, covid-19, covid-19 scams, multi-factor authentication, phishing, phishing scam, privileges, rdp access, rdp ports, Russia, SCAM, Shields Up, small- and medium-sized business, SMB, two-factor authentication, Ukraine, us cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:37:29 +0000

In a time of rapid-changing crisis, here are four SMB cybersecurity best practices to help prevent the most common attacks.

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Meta blocks Russia-Ukraine disinformation campaigns on Facebook, Instagram

March 2, 2022 admin david agranovich, disinformation, disinformation campaign, Facebook, generative adversarial networks, ghostwriter, hacking, instagram, meta, nathaniel gleicher, Russia, russian propaganda, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:09:35 +0000

Meta says it has detected and removed two disinformation campaigns regarding the current Russia-Ukraine war.

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Unusual sign-in activity mail goes phishing for Microsoft account holders

March 1, 2022 admin email, Moscow, Outlook, phish, phishing, Russia, scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:39:15 +0000

We look at a phishing mail which may cause concern for users of Microsoft services as it claims there’s been a suspicious login from Russia.

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A week in security (February 21 – February 27)

February 28, 2022 admin a week in security, cyclops blink, Facebook, hive, muddywater, ransomware, Russia, Ukraine, xenomorph, yik yak

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:37:42 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 25, 2022 admin blackenergy, cisa, conti, conti ransomware, covid-19, covid-19 scams, crashoverride, Georgia, ghost of kyiv, hermeticwiper, Industroyer, kyrgyzstan, latvia, lithuania, Malwarebytes news, NotPetya, NotPetya ransomware, ransom.conti, ransomware, Russia, Snake, snake ransomware, Ukraine, wiper

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:13:21 +0000

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine must prioritize physical safety, but there are related cyber-risks to consider too.

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Cyber lures and threats in the context of the war in Ukraine

February 25, 2022 admin APT, ransomware, Russia, Threat Intelligence, Ukraine, war, wiper

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:59:40 +0000

There are many uncertainties with Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine. In this unpredictable environment, we detail previous, current and expected cyber threats to watch out for.

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Cyberthreats during Russian-Ukrainian tensions: what can we learn from history to be prepared?

February 22, 2022 admin APT, blackenergy, cyber conflict, ddos, disinformation, Featured, geopolitics, Russia, security operations, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:04:23 +0000

A review of 15 years of activity designed to distract, confuse, deny, destablize, and divide

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 admin a week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, Office 365, Online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, ransomware, Ring doorbell, Russia, russian disinformation, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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