American Express Fined for Sending Millions of Spam Messages
British regulators ruled that Amex sent 4 million nuisance emails to opted-out customers. [...]
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DarkSide Getting Taken to ‘Hackers’ Court’ For Not Paying Affiliates
A shadow court system for hackers shows how professional ransomware gangs have become. [...]
Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phishing
Attackers sent 52M malicious messages leveraging the likes of Office 365, Azure, OneDrive, SharePoint, G-Suite and Firebase storage in Q1 2021. [...]
Scammers Pose as Meal-Kit Services to Steal Customer Data
Attackers are sending messages disguised as offers from meal-kit services, like HelloFresh. [...]
Magecart Goes Server-Side in Latest Tactics Changeup
The latest Magecart iteration is finding success with a new PHP web shell skimmer. [...]
CISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress
Pandemic and evolving IT demands are having a major, negative impact on CISOs' mental health, a survey found. [...]
Ransomware’s New Swindle: Triple Extortion
Ransomware attackers are now demanding cash from the customers of victims too. [...]
How to Get into the Bug-Bounty Biz: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Experts from Intel, GitHub and KnowBe4 weigh in on what you need to succeed at security bug-hunting. [...]
Researchers Flag e-Voting Security Flaws
Paper ballots and source-code transparency are recommended to improve election security. [...]
Gig Workers Being Paid $500 for Payroll Passwords
Argyle is paying workers to help hack payroll providers, researchers suspect. [...]
200K Veterans’ Medical Records May Have Been Stolen by Ransomware Gang
Analyst finds ransomware evidence, despite a contractor's denial of compromise. [...]
Bait Boost: Phishers Delivering Increasingly Convincing Lures
An intense hunt for corporate account credentials will continue into next quarter, researchers predict. [...]
Deepfake Attacks Are About to Surge, Experts Warn
New deepfake products and services are cropping up across the Dark Web. [...]
Experian API Leaks Most Americans’ Credit Scores
Researchers fear wider exposure, amidst a tepid response from Experian. [...]
Anti-Vaxxer Hijacks QR Codes at COVID-19 Check-In Sites
The perp faces jail time, but the incident highlights the growing cyber-abuse of QR codes. [...]
Nintendo Sues Video-Game Pirates
Nintendo is questing after its third successful lawsuit against circumvention-device sellers, this time against Team Xecuter. [...]
Flubot Spyware Spreading Through Android Devices
The malware is spreading rapidly through ‘missed package delivery’ SMS texts, prompting urgent scam warnings from mobile carriers. [...]
Oscar-Bait, Literally: Hackers Abuse Nominated Films for Phishing, Malware
Judas and the Black Messiah may be a favorite for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, but it's a fave for cybercriminals too. [...]
REvil’s Big Apple Ransomware Gambit Looks to Pay Off
The notorious cybercrime gang could make out whether or not Apple pays the $50 million ransom by May 1 as demanded. [...]
iOS Kids Game Morphs into Underground Crypto Casino
A malicious ‘Jungle Run’ app tricked security protections to make it into the Apple App Store, scamming users out of money with a casino-like functionality. [...]
Biden Races to Shore Up Power Grid Against Hacks
A 100-day race to boost cybersecurity will rely on incentives rather than regulation, the White House said. [...]
Ransomware Attack Creates Cheese Shortages in Netherlands
Not a Gouda situation: An attack on a logistics firm is suspected to be related to Microsoft Exchange server flaw. [...]
COVID-Related Threats, PowerShell Attacks Lead Malware Surge
Researchers measured 648 new malware threats every minute during Q4 2020. [...]
1.3M Clubhouse Users’ Data Dumped in Hacker Forum for Free
Clubhouse denies it was ‘breached’ and says the data is out there for anyone to grab. [...]
DOJ: Creep Coach Finagles Nude Athlete Photos
Allegedly perv college coach charged with cyberstalking and extorting nudes from his female athletes. [...]
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