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QR code attacks probably aren’t coming for your scan-to-order menus
The fanfare around these attacks, however, mostly outweighs the threat of using QR codes in your daily life.
Katie Malone12.20.2023
How social engineering takes advantage of your kindness
Social engineering psychologically manipulates a target into doing what the attacker wants, or giving up information that they shouldn’t.
Katie Malone09.18.2023
Global ransomware attacks at an all-time high and the US is the primary target
Global ransomware attacks are on the rise, according to a report issued by Malwarebytes. The report shows a massive surge from July 2022 to June 2023, with the United States bearing the brunt of these attacks. The organization noted that of the 1,900 reported ransomware attacks collected, over 43 percent originate in the U.S, an increase of 75 percent from last year’s findings.
Lawrence Bonk08.04.2023
Hitting the Books: How hackers turned cybercrime into a commercial service
In "Fancy Bear Goes Phishing", Yale Law professor Dr. Scott J Shapiro traces the internet's illicit history through five of the biggest attacks on digital infrastructure ever recorded.
Andrew Tarantola06.25.2023
FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022
An FBI report reveals that Americans lost over $10 billion to internet scammers last year, including crypto fraud schemes.
Jon Fingas03.15.2023
Reddit was hacked in a phishing attack targeting its employees
The website says investigators have found no evidence that users' passwords have been compromised.
Mariella Moon02.10.2023
The Guardian says ransomware attack compromised staff's personal data
The Guardian has confirmed that it was the victim of ransomware, and that the attackers accessed staff personal data.
Jon Fingas01.11.2023
FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data belonging to 40 million users
The FTC has taken action against education provider Chegg for allegedly 'careless' data security that exposed data for over 40 million users.
Jon Fingas10.31.2022
2K confirms its support desk was hacked to send malware to gamers
Video game publisher 2K is warning the public not to open any emails from its support account after confirming it had been hacked.
Igor Bonifacic09.21.2022
A Webb Telescope image is being used to push malware
Bad actors hid malicious code in Webb's First Deep Field for a malware campaign.
Mariella Moon09.05.2022
Signal says third-party data breach exposed 1,900 phone numbers
Signal has warned that a Twilio breach exposed 1,900 user phone numbers, and at least a few of those accounts came under attack.
Jon Fingas08.15.2022
Senate committee chair grills Apple, Google over protection against crypto app scams
A Senate committee chair has asked the CEOs of Apple and Google to explain what they do to fight crypto app fraud.
Jon Fingas07.28.2022
OpenSea users' email addresses leaked in data breach
If you’ve shared your email address with the NFT marketplace, you should assume to be impacted.
Amrita Khalid06.30.2022
Microsoft's Defender online security tool is now available to consumers
Microsoft Defender is now available to help bolster security for your individual computers and phones.
Jon Fingas06.16.2022
Google's latest security upgrades include virtual credit cards
Google has unveiled a host of security improvements at I/O, including virtual credit cards to help protect your payments.
Jon Fingas05.11.2022
Hackers breached Mailchimp to target crypto holders
Trezor hardware wallet users were the target of a phishing campaign.
Amrita Khalid04.04.2022
Bored Ape and other major NFT Discord servers targeted by scammers
The Discord servers of popular NFT projects, including the Bored Ape Yacht Club, were targeted by scammers in the early hours of April Fools'.
Mariella Moon04.02.2022
OpenSea users lose hundreds of NFTs in likely phishing attack
NFT marketplace OpenSea is investigating a “phishing attack” that has left more than two dozen of its users without access to some of their most valuable digital tokens.
Igor Bonifacic02.20.2022
Here's why your Apple two-factor texts include strange tags
Don't worry if you see unusual tags at the end of Apple's two-factor texts — they're meant to improve security.
Jon Fingas01.31.2022
Meta is trying to find the people who created more than 39,000 phishing sites
Meta is taking legal action to disrupt a large-scale phishing campaign.
Igor Bonifacic12.20.2021