MGM and Caesars Attacks Highlight Social Engineering Risks
Relying on passwords to secure user accounts is a gamble that never pays off.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 8, 2023
- November 8, 2023
Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Social Engineering Scams
Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Social Engineering Scams Are You Swimming With The Sharks, Or Sleeping With The Fishes? Cyber mobsters craft tempting emails with offers you can’t refuse—but be careful before you click the bait, or you could find your data wearing cement shoes at the bottom of a river. In an era where […]
Cyber Thoughts
- November 8, 2023
Researchers Uncover Undetectable Crypto Mining Technique on Azure Automation
Cybersecurity researchers have developed what’s the first fully undetectable cloud-based cryptocurrency miner leveraging the Microsoft Azure Automation service without racking up any charges. Cybersecurity company SafeBreach said it discovered three different methods to run the miner, including one that can be executed on a victim’s environment without attracting any attention. “While this research is significant […]
Cyber News
- November 8, 2023
WhatsApp Introduces New Privacy Feature to Protect IP Address in Calls
Meta-owned WhatsApp is officially rolling out a new privacy feature in its messaging service called “Protect IP Address in Calls” that masks users’ IP addresses to other parties by relaying the calls through its servers. “Calls are end-to-end encrypted, so even if a call is relayed through WhatsApp servers, WhatsApp cannot listen to your calls,” […]
Cyber News
- November 8, 2023
Beware, Developers: BlazeStealer Malware Discovered in Python Packages on PyPI
A new set of malicious Python packages has slithered their way to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository with the ultimate aim of stealing sensitive information from compromised developer systems. The packages masquerade as seemingly innocuous obfuscation tools, but harbor a piece of malware called BlazeStealer, Checkmarx said in a report shared with The Hacker […]
Cyber News
- November 8, 2023
Making iPhones and iPads crash with a Flipper Zero
Want to crash someone’s iPhone or iPad? Turns out it’s not that tricky, if you have a Flipper Zero. The Flipper Zero, a “Swiss Army knife” tool for geeks and penetration testers, can be used to bombard devices with bogus Bluetooth connection requests, which – if they’re running iOS 17 – can crash them. One […]
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Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 8, 2023
Guide: How vCISOs, MSPs and MSSPs Can Keep their Customers Safe from Gen AI Risks
Download the free guide, “It’s a Generative AI World: How vCISOs, MSPs and MSSPs Can Keep their Customers Safe from Gen AI Risks.” ChatGPT now boasts anywhere from 1.5 to 2 billion visits per month. Countless sales, marketing, HR, IT executive, technical support, operations, finance and other functions are feeding data prompts and queries into […]
Cyber News
- November 8, 2023
Cancer treatments cancelled after Canadian hospitals hit by ransomware attack
Graham CLULEY November 08, 2023 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees. The attack against IT service provider […]
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