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Google PPC Ads Used to Deliver Infostealers
The crooks pay top dollar for Google search results for the popular AnyDesk, Dropbox & Telegram apps that lead to a malicious, infostealer-packed website.
The True Cost of a Ransomware Attack
Companies need to prepare for the costs of an attack now, before they get attacked. Here's a checklist to help.Zero‑day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites
Websites using Fancy Product Designer are susceptible to remote code execution attacks even if the plugin is deactivated
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The Colonial Pipeline Attack Is Your Boardroom Wake-Up Call
Why business leaders must adopt a risk-led approach to cybersecurity.Payment Security in India: A Discussion with Stakeholders
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) Security Summit of India, an online event took place this week with more than 1,000 payment security practitioners from India discussing the latest in payment security and standards. Here we talk with Nitin Bhatnagar, Associate Director, India, PCI SSC, Rajesh Hariharan, Director, Information Security, Global Payments; Viswanath Krishnamurthy, Chief Risk Officer, National Payments Corporation of India and Swati Sharma, FSI Compliance Specialist, Amazon Internet Service Provider Limited about payment security trends, highlights from the Security Summit of India, and industry involvement opportunities for the region.
Exchange Servers Targeted by ‘Epsilon Red’ Malware
REvil threat actors may be behind a set of PowerShell scripts developed for encryption and weaponized to exploit vulnerabilities in corporate networks, the ransom note suggests.
Then and Now: Securing Privileged Access Within Healthcare Orgs
Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, discusses best practices for securing healthcare data against the modern threat landscape.
Necro Python bot revamped with new VMWare, server exploits
The latest version of the bot has also been equipped with a cryptocurrency miner.Chinese cybercriminals spent three years creating a new backdoor to spy on governments
The new tool has been used in ongoing cyberespionage activities.ESET Threat Report T1 2021
A view of the T1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
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A new surprise feature for Norton 360 antivirus users: you can mine for cryptocurrency
The vendor says that bringing mining in-house has security benefits.WhatsApp backtracks on app limitations if you refuse new privacy terms
App functionality will not be restricted if you refuse.Securing Your Wi-Fi Access Point
The first step to creating a cybersecure home is to start by securing your Wi-Fi Access Point. Change your Wi-Fi Access Points default administrator password to something only you know. Many Wi-Fi Access Points or Wi-Fi routers are shipped with default administrator passwords that are publicly known and posted on the Internet.Phishing Emails Remain in User Inboxes Over 3 Days Before They're Removed
Most malicious emails get blocked, but the ones that get through linger around dangerously long, a new study shows.FireEye Sells Products Business to Symphony Group for $1.2B
The transaction will include the FireEye brand name; the business that remains will be called Mandiant Solutions.Encryption Helps Companies Avoid Breach Notifications
With nearly twice as many firms suffering a breach compared with the previous year, limiting the damage becomes more important, a survey finds.Podcast: The State of Ransomware
In this Threatpost podcast, Fortinet’s top researcher sketches out the ransom landscape, with takeaways from the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Effective Adoption of SASE in 2021
In this Threatpost podcast, Forcepoint’s SASE and Zero Trust director describes how the pandemic jump-started SASE adoption.
Banking Attacks Surge Along with Post-COVID Economy
FinTech fraud spikes 159 percent in Q1 2021 along with stimulus spending.