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Google Wins Legal Battle Against Glupteba Botnet

The tech giant said the court’s ruling against the botnet operators set a crucial legal precedent

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  • November 21, 2022

Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data

The cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal. The development comes a little over a week after the company fell victim to a ransomware attack on November 11 and 12, per DataBreaches.net. The threat actors allegedly claim to have obtained the personal […]

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  • November 21, 2022

Luna Moth callback phishing campaign leverages extortion without malware

Palo Alto’s Unit 42 has investigated several incidents linked to the Luna Moth group callback phishing extortion campaign targeting businesses in multiple sectors, including legal and retail. The analysis discovered that the threat actors behind the campaign leverage extortion without malware-based encryption, have significantly invested in call centers and infrastructure unique to attack targets, and […]

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9 VOIP security best practices to consider for your business

Is VOIP secure? Can VOIP be hacked? Learn about why VOIP security is important and the best practices for your business to consider with our guide. The post 9 VOIP security best practices to consider for your business appeared first on TechRepublic.

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  • November 21, 2022

How social media scammers buy time to steal your 2FA codes

The warning is hosted on a real Facebook page; the phishing uses HTTPS via a real Google server… but the content is all fake

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Thousands of Algolia API Keys Could Expose Users’ Data

The majority were from shopping, education, lifestyle, business and medical firms

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Luna Moth Phishing Extortion Campaign Targets Businesses in Multiple Sectors

It leverages extortion without encryption and has cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars

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  • November 21, 2022

Notorious Emotet Malware Returns With High-Volume Malspam Campaign

The notorious Emotet malware has returned with renewed vigor as part of a high-volume malspam campaign designed to drop payloads like IcedID and Bumblebee. “Hundreds of thousands of emails per day” have been sent since early November 2022, enterprise security company Proofpoint said last week, adding, “the new activity suggests Emotet is returning to its full functionality acting as a […]

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  • November 21, 2022

Been Doing It The Same Way For Years? Think Again.

[Want Bob to stop complaining? Change your practices.] [Don’t delay change – it can cost you] [“Always done it that way”? Think again.] [Why you should think again about doing it the old way] [Why you should think again about doing it the same old way] As IT professionals, we all reach a certain point […]

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