They steal them: Email marketing firm hacked to steal crypto-focused mailing lists (bleepingcomputer.com) Email marketing firms are prime targets.
Personal data leaked in another “sophisticated” attack
First see what I have to say about “sophisticated attacks” then we will get into this leak of personal information by an organisation that should have a reasonable spend on cyber-security! Twilio – a communications and phone company based in San Francisco – is reluctant to give away much information on …
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Seasonal article over on CyberAwake
With the holiday season well underway, I thought we would take a look at the cyber security implications of the Out-of-Office notification:
How do threat actors get hold of your login credentials? They just ask you to send them over!
The US Government has issued a warning over the growth of text messages that are designed to manipulate you into giving away your secret information. US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) If it is happening in the US, why not extend the attacks to other English …
And we thought blocking Microsoft Office macros was a good idea – but close one door to the threat actors and of course they find another way to get to you…
Research is showing that with Microsoft now blocking Office VBA macros from the internet, threat actors are moving to other attachments that can execute malicious instructions, such as Windows Shortcut .lnk, .iso and .rar. As Microsoft blocks Office macros, hackers find new attack vectors (bleepingcomputer.com) My advice: Make sure your …
