Security researchers from Reason Labs disclosed a critical vulnerability in the Facebook Messenger application for Windows that could allow attackers to hijack a call within the Messenger code to inject malware. The researchers also stated that it is a...
Google has warned about the emerging COVID-19 cyberthreats in India, Brazil, and the U.K. The search engine giant stated that attackers are using malware and phishing emails that imitate legitimate financial incentives to entice users to respond.
Neil Kumaran, Gmail...
Cybersecurity experts have found a fake Black Lives Matter voting campaign leveraging the popularity and sentiments of people in the ongoing protests against racism to spread Trickbot, an information-stealing malware. The phishing campaign is being touted to be run...
As the lockdown was imposed on many countries in late March 2020, most companies were forced to resort to a distributed work environment. This also boosted cloud adoption, and the demand for the SaaS model soared. This (and other...
The FBI recently issued a warning about threat actors targeting users with fake banking apps to compromise bank accounts, as more people are using online banking during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an official statement, the FBI stated that online and...
Microsoft released its June 2020 Patch Tuesday software security update to fix a total of 129 newly discovered CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) affecting various versions of Windows operating systems and related software products.
The security patches apply to various...
The U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) in collaboration with the country’s National Guard has launched a malware sharing portal, “Cyber 9-Line.” This portal is created with the intent of sharing common knowledge related to cyberthreats and attacks carried out by...
A new report from specialist insurance firm Beazley reported a 25% increase in ransomware attacks in the Q1 of 2020, compared to Q4 of 2019. The “Beazley Breach Insight Report” stated that nearly all businesses reported security incidents during...
COVID-19 forced enterprises to transition to a distributed, remote workforce almost overnight. As employees brought their offices home, cybersecurity teams had to suddenly adjust their practices and priorities. The security architecture you may have scrambled to build within an...
A survey from email and data security firm Mimecast revealed that nearly 60% of organizations believe that they will likely suffer from an email-borne attack in the coming year. And 77% of respondents stated that they are introducing a...
