May 15, 2020
Via: TechRadarMicrosoft has warned that hackers are already including the company’s latest software updates and releases into online scams. The company says it has detected a number of phishing campaigns that utilise updated branding from the new versions of Microsoft 365 […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
May 21, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityDespite implementation bugs that might affect the security of physical security keys, they are the strongest protection against phishing currently available, Google maintains. On-device prompts and SMS codes are also extremely successful at blocking account hijacking attacks effected via automated […]
April 22, 2019
Via: Security WeekGoogle announced that it will soon block login attempts from embedded browser frameworks in an effort to prevent man-in-the-middle (MitM) phishing attacks. The tech giant says phishing attacks that involve traffic interception are difficult to detect when an embedded browser […]
August 23, 2018
Via: The HillThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) said late Thursday that the fake login page it had reported as a potential hack on its database was actually a test. DNC chief security officer Bob Lord said in a statement provided to The […]
November 29, 2017
Via: Threat PostA major bug in Apple’s macOS gives anyone with physical access to a computer running the latest version of the High Sierra operating system admin access simply by putting “root” in the user name field. The bug was publicized Tuesday […]
September 21, 2017
Via: Security WeekJoomla 3.8 brings more than 300 improvements to the popular content management system (CMS) and patches two vulnerabilities, including one that can be exploited to obtain administrator credentials. Researchers at RIPS Technologies discovered that Joomla versions between 1.5 and 3.7.5 […]
September 9, 2016
Via: Help Net SecuritySecurity researcher Rob Fuller has demonstrated a simple way for stealing login credentials from locked computers running Windows and OS X. For the attack to work, you’ll need to have: Access to the targeted computer A portable, plug-in computer that […]
March 18, 2016
Via: Help Net SecuritySANS surveyed 829 IT professionals with endpoints located around the globe to explore how IT professionals monitor, assess, protect and investigate their endpoints. A majority of respondents were security analysts (34 percent), followed by security managers or CISOs (16 percent) […]
Access control, Identity theft
December 24, 2015
Via: CSO OnlineA few weeks ago, Kristen Faughnan got something that surprised her: a “low balance” text message from her bank. That didn’t make sense. She’d just paid for a haircut, but she knew how much was in her account. Even after […]
November 26, 2015
Via: Security WeekOnline retailer Amazon on Tuesday started sending emails to some of its users, prompting them to reset their passwords, saying that they might have been compromised. The company informed users that it decided to force-reset their passwords after learning that […]
October 20, 2015
Via: access-controlThe Internal Revenue Service and private tax preparers say they are beefing up efforts to limit tax-related #identity theft for the 2016 filing season, testing more than 20 new safeguards to protect taxpayers’ sensitive information. The #irs, state tax authorities […]
March 16, 2015
Via: email-securityYahoo email users will soon be able to encrypt the emails they send out by simply clicking on a button. In addition to this, users will be able to effectively forget their email passwords and request an on-demand password (a […]
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