Archive for the ‘Security Updates’ Category

Recent Optus Data Breach Teaches the Importance of Recognizing Social Engineering

Optus, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications companies, recently suffered a data breach that affected over…

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Sentence in a Catphishing Case

A convict serving twenty-five years in South Carolina for voluntary manslaughter and attempted armed robbery,…

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Retail is in Trouble: 77% Of Retail Organizations Have Been Hit by Ransomware

With Retail seeing and feeling the impact of more ransomware attacks than nearly every other…

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“Browser-in-the-Browser” Phishing Technique Spotted in New Steam Account Attack

Luring victims using a realistic- and legitimate-looking fake browser window to steal Steam accounts, this…

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Phishing Campaign Targets GitHub Users

GitHub has issued an alert warning of a phishing campaign targeting users by impersonating the…

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Security Practices Are Improving, But Cybercriminals Are Keeping Up

A survey by GetApp has found that the number of organizations using phishing simulations has…

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Phishing Attacks Reach an All-Time High, Quadrupling That of Early 2020

New quarterly data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group shows unprecedented phishing activity with increases in…

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How Data Protection Shields You From Financial Scams

More and more frequently finance, banking, and commerce are happening online, and those increasing online…

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[HEADS UP] Bank of America Warns About Recent Scams That Request Zelle Payment Due to ‘Suspicious Activity’

Bank of America recently sent a customer service email warning users to watch out for…

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Uber security breach ‘looks bad’, caused by social engineering

iIt was all over the news, but ZDNet’s Eileen Yu was one of the first….

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