IRS Warns of “Industrial Scale” Smishing Surge
Tax agency says automated tools are to blame
Cyber NewsThe Optus Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself
Optus, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers, reported news of a data breach that may have compromised the information of current and former customers. As of this writing, the company has not stated how many customers may have been affected, citing their ongoing investigation in conjunction with law enforcement and Australian government officials According to […]
Cyber NewsFake Accounts Are Not Your Friends!
Inflated user bases and fake engagement cause more harm than good, especially when the artificial accounts are based on stolen human identities.
Cyber NewsSmashing Security podcast #291: Deepfake dangers, AI image opt out, and controlling your urges
Anti-porn “shamware” apps take a privacy pounding, is your image already being used by AI, and deepfake danger continues to deepen. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown’s Thom Langford.
Cyber News16 Wall Street firms fined $1.8B for using private text apps, lying about it
The banks and brokerages were fined because employees were messaging and texting with clients without recording the communications, as required. And some of the firms’ execs lied about it and deleted messages.
Cyber NewsSophisticated Covert Cyberattack Campaign Targets Military Contractors
Malware used in the STEEP#MAVERICK campaign features rarely seen obfuscation, anti-analysis, and evasion capabilities.
Cyber NewsCryptojacking, DDoS attacks increase in container-based cloud systems
Cryptojacking is the most common form of attack against container-based systems running in the cloud, while geopolitical motivations—mainly related to Russia’s war against Ukraine—factored into a fourfold increase in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks this year, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Sysdig. To read this article in full, please click here
Cyber NewsGoogle Quashes 5 High-Severity Bugs With Chrome 106 Update
External researchers contributed 16 of the 20 security updates included in the new Chrome 106 Stable Channel rollout, including five high-severity bugs.
Cyber NewsPlug Your Data Leaks: Integrating Data Loss Prevention into Your Security Stack
The average cost of a data-exposing cybersecurity incident is $4.35 million. If your business can’t avoid to pay, make sure you’ve got a strong data loss prevention practice in place.
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