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CybersecuritySecurity Flaw Affected Over 100 Million Samsung Galaxy Smart Phones
An estimated 100 million Samsung smartphones were left vulnerable to a design flaw in their hardware's encryption implementation, allowing for the extraction of sensitive information to anyone with privileged access to the phone's hardware.
March 7, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityCisco NX-API Command Injection Vulnerability
Cisco has released software updates for their Nexus 3000, 6000, 9000 Series as well as their 5500 & 5600 Platform Series Switches to address a security vulnerability which could allow for malicious actors to gain root access to the affected systems.
March 7, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityUpdate This WordPress Plugin Immediately To Prevent Security Risks
Do you have a WordPress site? Do you use the PHP Everywhere plugin?
March 4, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityPuma Sportswear Recently Impacted By A Data Breach
We have recently learned that Puma Sportswear was impacted by a data breach in the waning days of 2021.
March 3, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMedusa Android Banking Trojan Steals Sensitive User Information
There are two new forms of malware spreading rapidly among people with Android devices according to researchers at ThreatFabric. This latest campaign involves the FluBot malware (also known as Cabassous) and the Android banking trojan called Medusa. What's disturbing about this most recent spate of attacks is that both forms of malware share the same basic infection tactics and delivery infrastructure.
March 1, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMalware Disguised As Windows 11 Upgrade Targets Windows 10 Users
According to researchers at HP, there's a new threat to worry about. Hackers have recently begun disguising malware as Windows 11 upgrades and are using them to target Windows 10 users who are anxious to move to Microsoft's latest OS. This new campaign begins like many others with an email informing the recipient that if they click the link provided in the email, they'll be taken to Microsoft's website where they can get a free copy of Windows 11.
February 28, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityThe San Francisco 49ers Recently Hit With Ransomware Attack
Hackers will attack absolutely anybody. No one is safe and nothing is sacred. Not even football is safe.
February 26, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHackers Are Using NFT Excitement To Trick Users
Researchers from Fortinet are warning of a new threat to be on the lookout for.
February 24, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityRansomware Groups Are Targeting Smaller Business
Cybersecurity authorities from the US, UK and Australia have released a joint advisory warning of the increase in ransomware attacks affecting western organizations.
February 23, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMFA Fatigue Attack Targeting Microsoft 365 Users
Multi-factor Authentication offers added protection against unauthorized access to an application by prompting the intended user with a push notification or email in order to successfully log-in. Upon confirmation the user is granted access to the application.
February 23, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHackers Are Breaking Into Microsoft Teams And Dropping Malware
Researchers at Avanan are a Check Point subsidiary. They have recently issued a warning that anyone who uses Microsoft Teams should be aware of. According to the latest statistics, more than 270 million people use Teams every single month.
February 23, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHackers Are Setting Their Sights On Linux Systems
For most of the history of the internet Linux has been able to stay below the radar of hackers around the world.
February 22, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityNew Malware Is Using CSV Files To Infect Users
Researchers have spotted a new phishing campaign you should be aware of.
February 21, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityLast Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks
Individual users often don't have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world. The numbers may shock you.
February 19, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMore Scammers Are Using Social Media To Target Victims
An increasing number of scammers are using social media to target victims and relying on social engineering tricks to convince people to part with their personal information or money. The problem has grown serious enough that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has issued a formal warning to consumers.
February 18, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMicrosoft Defender Adds Cross Platform Mobile Protections
Microsoft recently announced an important upgrade to Microsoft Defender.
February 17, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityMac Malware Is Becoming A Bigger Threat For Users
In late 2020 a new strain of malware called UpdateAgent appeared and began infecting Mac users.
February 16, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityAdditional Security Recently Added To Office 365
Back in September of 2020 Microsoft announced that it was experimenting with the addition of SMTP MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS) support to Exchange Online. This was done in a bid to ensure the email communication and security of their Office 365 customers.
February 15, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityNew Android Malware Steals Data And Factory Resets Phones
BRATA malware was first spotted in the wilds by Kaspersky back in 2019.
February 14, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHigh Profile Instagram Accounts Being Held For Ransom By Hackers
Hackers have recently hit upon a new money-making scheme. Some groups have started breaking into Instagram accounts belonging to people with high numbers of followers.
February 11, 2022 2 min
