09 Nov

Let us give thanks that this November, Microsoft has given us just 55 security fixes, two of which are for actively exploited flaws

Patch Tuesday As the US season of giving thanks and turkey carnage approaches, let us reflect upon Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday, which has bestowed 55

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09 Nov

Shotgun targeting of malware attacks will be the defining infosec theme of 2022, reckons Sophos

Future malware and ransomware infections will consist of “shotgun attacks with pinpoint targeting”, according to Sophos’ 2022 threat report. As if that wasn’t enough, the

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09 Nov

Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people

An attacker gained access to some of Robinhood’s customer support systems and stole the personal data of around a third of the app’s userbase Robinhood,

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09 Nov

Windows RDP Client Porting Critical Vulnerabilities to Hyper-V Manager

This month brings us yet another critical RCE (Remote Code Execution) bug found in the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Client which has also been ported

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09 Nov

The future of OT security in an IT-OT converged world

Paid Feature If you thought the industrial internet of things (IIoT) was the cutting edge of industrial control systems, think again. Companies have been busy

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09 Nov

‘Tis The Season for Holiday Cyber Threats Targeting Enterprises in a Pandemic World

The holiday season is upon us, and many are preparing to celebrate with family and friends both near and far. While we tend to look

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09 Nov

Indian securities depository exposed 44 million investors’ personal info – twice

Indian infosec consultancy CyberX9 claims it twice found records of 43.9 million shareholders exposed by systems operated by Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) – and

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09 Nov

Investment app Robinhood: Extortionist tricked our support desk and made off with customer information

Investment app Robinhood has revealed an extortionist accessed its internal systems and siphoned off customer data after tricking a support desk worker. “Late in the

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09 Nov

NSO fails once again to claim foreign sovereign immunity in WhatsApp spying lawsuit

Spyware maker NSO Group cannot use its government clients to shield itself from litigation, a US appeals court ruled on Monday, a decision that allows

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08 Nov

Ukrainian cuffed, faces extradition to US for allegedly orchestrating Kaseya ransomware infection

In a major ransomware bust US and European authorities on Monday announced separate but related indictments and arrests linked to extortionware attacks on IT service

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08 Nov

Will they try it for 30 days first? McAfee goes private again in $14bn cash deal

In brief A consortium of private equity types have stumped up $12bn in cash to acquire what’s left of McAfee the company plus another couple

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08 Nov

Will they try it for 30 days? McAfee goes private again in $14bn cash deal

In brief A consortium of private equity types have stumped up $12bn in cash to acquire what’s left of McAfee the company plus another couple

Author rabih
08 Nov

You’ll never guess who’s been exploiting the ManageEngine service to steal passwords

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 research team has said criminals using tools accompanied by Chinese instructions gained access to high-interest networks and stole passwords after

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08 Nov

Spot Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Scams

You’re not the only one looking forward to the big holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hackers are too. As people flock to

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08 Nov

Angling (re)Direct: Criminals net website of Brit fishing tackle retailer, send users straight to smut site

Miscreants have hijacked the systems of Angling Direct, diverting traffic from its websites to Pornhub and threatening to wipe its internal data. The London Stock

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08 Nov

Computer misuse crimes in UK surge to high not seen since 2017 even as prosecutions slump 20%

Public reports of computer-linked crimes are soaring thanks to a huge rise in data breaches, even as prosecutions against Computer Misuse Act offenders slump. The

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08 Nov

Who Will Bend the Knee in RaaS Game of Thrones in 2022?

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye recently released its 2022 Threat Predictions. In this blog, we take a deeper dive into a Game of Thrones power struggle

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06 Nov

Telegram – What Parents Need To Know Now

If you hadn’t heard of Telegram till 2021 then you wouldn’t be alone. This relatively unknown messaging and social media platform has risen from relative

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