A survey from cloud security firm Bitglass revealed the state of enterprise security related to insider threats. In its “2020 Insider Threat Report,” Bitglass stated that negligent or careless employees can pose severe security risks to organizations. Mitigating insider...
The American Payroll Association (APA) disclosed it was a victim of a data breach on July 13, 2020, which affected its employees and customers’ information. The hackers injected a web skimmer on the company’s website login and checkout pages....
There has been a sudden surge in enterprise security challenges owing to the spike in work from home. According to the newest study by Juniper Networks, sudden changes in priorities, poor network visibility, and lack of time were cited...
Research from threat intelligence firm RiskIQ disclosed the growing volume of malicious activities on the internet. In its report "Evil Internet Minute," RiskIQ revealed that cyberattacks cost organizations $24.7, with a year-on-year increase of more than $2 every minute....
In a press release, Norway’s parliament, the Storting, disclosed of being a target to a cyberattack that compromised the email accounts of its members of the parliament. The Storting's Director, Marianne Andreassen, said that the situation is being assessed...
The COVID-19 pandemic took many businesses by surprise. Companies that were vehemently opposed to remote work because of security and compliance concerns have found themselves forced to reconsider their stance at an alarmingly quick rate. This means that remote...
Group-IB researchers have detected attacks on multiple companies across the globe that are carried out by Iranian newbie threat actors for financial gain. These attacks have been actively orchestrated since at least June 2020. The threat actors are using...
Apple is known for its tight security measures to prevent malicious software from landing in its app store. However, security researchers found that Apple's macOS app notarization process inadvertently approved a malware disguised as an Adobe Flash installer.
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Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have become a highly remunerative line of business for threat actors. A new research from the APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) revealed how enterprises lose their wealth to BEC attacks. In its “Phishing Activity Trends...
Facebook filed two separate lawsuits in the U.S. and the U.K. against app developers for exploiting its platform and harvesting users’ data illegally. According to a report, Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland charged MobiBurn, OakSmart Technologies and its founder...
