The New Enhanced Phishing Protection in Windows 11 Protects Your Passwords
Sometimes a convincing fake login page or app is all it takes to steal a user’s credentials. An unsuspecting user could easily provide an attacker with critical “input data” to an organization’s systems by simply entering the password in the wrong place. A phishing attack…
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Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns Using 42,000 Fake Domains by Chinese Hackers – Live Podcast
A financially driven gang in China is using the trust associated with well-known multinational businesses to organize a large-scale sophisticated phishing effort that dates back to 2019. Fangxiao, the threat actor labelled by Cyjax, is claimed to have registered over 42,000 impostor domains, with…
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WhatsApp Data Breach Exposes 500 Million Accounts – One May Be Yours!
According to a post on a “well-known hacker community site,” about half a billion WhatsApp data have been compromised and are for sale. The article, which numerous sources have verified is likely accurate, promises to offer an up-to-date 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp cell…
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Is This Critical Mistake Hurting Your Cyber Security?
It has never been more crucial for businesses to have a mature Cyber Security posture. As enterprises continue to blend physical and remote work environments while using the cloud, their vulnerability to cybersecurity attacks grows. The average cost of a Cyber Security issue is also rising. In…
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Four Cybersecurity Trends to Track in 2023
Cybercrime is becoming more complex as technology develops. As a result, hackers are causing more significant harm to businesses, governments, and individuals with each passing year. Experts expect cybercrime to grow at a 15% yearly rate until 2025, with related expenses exceeding $10.5 trillion,…
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What Is Data Exfiltration?
Data theft, or the illegal movement of data from a device or network is known as data exfiltration. Once hackers obtain data inside the network, they frequently compress and encrypt it before evading detection. What Causes Data Exfiltration? Outsiders can undertake data exfiltration by breaking…
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What are Zero-Day Attacks and What to do About Them
When security personnel aren’t aware of a software vulnerability and do not have the ability or capacity to update to resolve the problem quickly, the situation is referred to as a “Zero-Day.” At its essence, a zero-day vulnerability is a bug. It is a previously undiscovered…
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What exactly is an Indicator of Attack (IOA)?
Indicators of Attack (IOAs) are designed to identify an attacker’s intent, regardless of the malware or exploit utilized in the attack. An IOC-based detection technique like AV signatures cannot identify the growing dangers of malware-free incursions and zero-day vulnerabilities. What is a…
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Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) Explained
An Indicator of Compromise (IOC) is a piece of digital forensic evidence that shows that an endpoint or network has been compromised. These digital indicators, like physical or digital evidence, assist information security experts in identifying malicious activities such as data breaches, insider…
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Elon Musk Makes Twitter Take Down SMS 2FA
The two-factor authentication (2FA) notification outage happened after CEO Elon Musk revealed intentions to shut down the bulk of Twitter’s microservices, albeit the cause remains unknown. Twitter’s mobile SMS two-factor authentication seemed to be down, as users reported not getting…
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