Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This post was originally published on 8 July 2022 Update 12 July 2022 Microsoft says that this rollback of “stopping macros from the web being blocked, out of the box” is only temporary and it points out that admins can still implement this restriction through Group policies: Macros from the …
There are claims from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team that they have discovered a nearly undetectable strain of malware. The malware is contained in a CV for Roshan Bandara, but rather than the normal .pdf or Word file it is an image file -.iso. Near-undetectable malware linked …
We all look out for those malicious .pdf, Word and Excel attachments, when we are looking through our email. Research has now shown that the attached html file can be a huge threat. HTML attachments found to be the most malicious type of file | TechRepublic It is a difficult …
Three data breaches in four years – unbelievable! If you have stayed in a Mariott Hotel, then your personal information has probably been stolen. Marriott Hotels suffers third data breach in 4 years • The Register The attack was not “highly sophisticated”, which is what is normally claimed by these …
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The PennyWise malware is masquerading as crypto-coin mining software and being advertised in a variety of YouTube videos – showing that any communications method can be exploited for phishing attacks. PennyWise malware on YouTube targets cryptocurrency wallets and browsers | TechRepublic To help build confidence in the product, the threat …
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Following a data breach, OpenSea, the worlds largest market for non-fungible tokens, is warning it’s users about phishing attacks, following a data leak. Users of biggest NFT marketplace warned over phishing after data leak | Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) | The Guardian
This is a phishing attack via Facebook Messenger. Using social engineering and pretending to be be Facebook security staff, it is threat actors attempting to steal Facebook accounts: Messenger chatbots now used to steal Facebook accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)
