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New Android Banking Trojan Emerges in Europe

TeaBot/Anatsa: New Android malware emerged in Italy targets banks in 5 european countries for online fraud
by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
 

Darktrace and Microsoft Team Up to Enhance AI Security

Customers can benefit of enterprise scale, self-learning AI that detects and responds to cyberthreats
by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
 

U.S. Declares Emergency in 17 States Over Recent Pipeline Cyberattacks

FMCSA declared a regional emergency in 17 states and D.C because of Colonial Pipeline’s ransomware attack
by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
Namecheap Hosted 25% Fake UK Government Phishing Sites Last Year

Namecheap Hosted 25% Fake UK Government Phishing Sites Last Year

by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
UK’s NCSC revealed in a recent study that more than a quarter of phishing sites were hosted by Namecheap
 

Massive Facebook Bot Farm Responsible for over 200k Misleading Posts

Trump, Biden, and COVID were among the targets of the 14,000-account “political manipulation” network
by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
 

FBI Blames DarkSide on Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

The attackers of Colonial Pipeline identified by the FBI
by George Dascalu, May 11th, 2021
 

Twitter’s New Tip Jar Feature has Some Privacy Issues

‘Tip Jar,' a new feature recently introduced by Twitter, has some privacy issues due to the use of PayPal
by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
 

US Election Systems Are Exposed to Cyberattacks

Election systems in the United States are vulnerable to cyber intrusions like those that hit federal agencies
by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
 

Biden Plans to Strengthen US Cyberdefenses

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack demands immediate strong actions to improve the security of critical objectives
by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
COVID-related Cybercrime in the UK on the Rise

COVID-related Cybercrime in the UK on the Rise

by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
Vaccine rollout used as a trick to harvest people's personal information for fraud through email and text
 

Apple AirTag Hacked and Reprogrammed

AirTag security flaw allows bad actors to exploit its software by hacking the device's microcontroller
by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
 

Hacked Fuel Pipe Shutdown Leads to 1% Oil Price Increase

Colonial Pipeline was forced to take immediate action and shut down its operations after a cyberattack on Friday
by George Dascalu, May 10th, 2021
 

Google Plans to Switch 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) On by Default

Google is about to take a big step towards making accounts more secure: two-factor authentication enabled by default
by George Dascalu, May 7th, 2021
 

Fake Amazon Review Scheme Tricking Customers

Data breach reveals that over 200,000 users are involved in an organized Amazon fake product review scam
by George Dascalu, May 7th, 2021
Qualcomm's Modem Bug Makes Billions of Android Devices Exploitable

Qualcomm's Modem Bug Makes Billions of Android Devices Exploitable

by George Dascalu, May 7th, 2021
Researchers found a new flaw in Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem chip that makes Android devices vulnerable to hacking
 

Recycled U.S. Phone Numbers Linked to Security Threats

New study warns of security and privacy risks of number recycling at multiple mobile carriers in the United States
by George Dascalu, May 6th, 2021
 
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