by Shawn | May 5, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
In early April, security experts made public the details of yet another Facebook data breach, this one exposed over half a billion users. As originally reported by Business Insider, personal information on 533 million Facebook users spanning 106 countries surfaced in...
by Shawn | May 3, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday formally attributed the supply chain cyberattack of IT infrastructure management company SolarWinds with “high confidence” to government operatives working for Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)....
by Shawn | Apr 30, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
A previously undocumented malware downloader has been spotted in the wild in phishing attacks to deploy credential stealers and other malicious payloads. Dubbed “Saint Bot,” the malware is said to have first appeared on the scene in January 2021, with...
by Shawn | Apr 28, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security, Security Breach, Uncategorized
Microsoft has warned organizations of a “unique” attack campaign from IcedID malware that abuses contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to businesses via emails containing fake legal threats, in what’s yet another instance of...
by Shawn | Apr 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security Breach
Gigaset has revealed a malware infection discovered in its Android devices was the result of a compromise of a server belonging to an external update service provider. Impacting older smartphone models — GS100, GS160, GS170, GS180, GS270 (plus), and GS370 (plus)...
by Shawn | Apr 23, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
In the security of the remote-work world, SaaS apps have become an enticing vector of choice for bad actors. Just think of the typical employee, working off-site, untrained in security measures, and how their access or privileges increase the risk of sensitive data...
by Shawn | Apr 21, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
Picking the perfect password comes down to a battle between two competing priorities: creating safe passwords that are lengthy and unique, and creating ones you can remember. You might think to yourself, I already have more passwords than I need! I’ve created...
by Shawn | Apr 19, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
In what’s likely to be a goldmine for bad actors, personal information associated with approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide has been leaked on a popular cybercrime forum for free—which was harvested by hackers in 2019 using a Facebook...
by Shawn | Apr 16, 2021 | Security
Enterprise security leaders say physical security solutions are more important due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 Smart Security Trends Report from cloud-based access control company Brivo, more than 500 U.S.-based physical security and facility management...
by Shawn | Apr 14, 2021 | Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
Apple has released security updates to address an iOS zero-day vulnerability in multiple products. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device....
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