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SMS Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Bank App Users in North America

Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How to spot and online dating scam – Almost 100 vulnerabilities fixed this month's Patch Tuesday – Cyber-risks in esports
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News Wrap: Valentine’s Day Scams and Emotet’s Wi-Fi Hack

PayPal remains the most‑spoofed brand in phishing scams
WhatsApp also emerges as a favorite target for brand impersonation amid a general spike in social media phishing
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US Cyber Command, DHS, and FBI expose new North Korean malware
US government agencies send out alert about new North Korean malware and phishing campaign.The 5 Love Languages of Cybersecurity
When it comes to building buy-in from the business, all cybersecurity needs is love -- especially when it comes to communication.UK police deny responsibility for poster urging parents to report kids for using Kali Linux
Updated: Using Discord, too, is apparently a warning sign that your child is turning into a naughty hacker.Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say

MOBE ’six-figure income from home’ swindlers to pay FTC $17m, hand over tropical island real estate
21 steps, thousands of dollars, and the secret to easy cash was revealed.Nedbank says 1.7 million customers impacted by breach at third-party provider
Hacker(s) believed to have exploited a vulnerability to breach Nedbank's marketing contractor.How romance scammers break your heart – and your bank account
What are some of the most common warning signs that your online crush could be a dating scammer?
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Virtual Private Networks
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) create encrypted tunnels when you connect to the Internet. They are a fantastic way to protect your privacy and data, especially when traveling and connecting to untrusted or unknown networks, such as at hotels or coffee shops. Use a VPN whenever possible, both for work and personal use.Rutter's store chain discloses security breach involving POS malware
Security breach impacts locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.Ohio man arrested for running Bitcoin mixing service that laundered $300 million
This is the first case the DOJ has brought against a Bitcoin mixer.Coronavirus Raises New Business Continuity, Phishing Challenges for InfoSec

DDoS Attacks Nearly Double Between Q4 2018 and Q4 2019
Peer-to-peer botnets, TCP reflection attacks, and increased activity on Sundays are three DDoS attack trends from last quarter.Architectural Analysis IDs 78 Specific Risks in Machine-Learning Systems
The new threat model hones in on ML security at the design state.Babel of IoT Authentication Poses Security Challenges
With more than 80 different schemes for authenticating devices either proposed or implemented, best practices and reference architectures are sorely needed, experts say.Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Afflicts 700K Sites

FBI: Cybercrime losses tripled over the last 5 years
On the upside, the Bureau recovered more than US$300 million in funds lost to online scams last year
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