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REvil Ransomware Hits Acer; Threat Actors Demand $50 Million in Ransom
Computer manufacturer Acer is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. According to a report, the Taiwanese company has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack,...
Beware! Malware Posing as Clubhouse App Making Rounds
Clubhouse, a popular invite-only audio chat app, ran into severe security issues after threat actors allegedly misused the app’s popularity. Security experts recently found...
Cybercrime Costs Americans $4.2 Bn in 2020: FBI
The FBI received nearly 800,000 cybercrime complaints in 2020, with reported losses of $4.2 billion. In its latest Internet Crime Report for 2020, the...
Adversaries Misuse Text-messaging Management Services to Access Users’ SMSes
Researchers discovered threat actors misusing text messaging services to snoop on victims’ message inboxes. According to a report from security firm Motherboard, certain text-messaging...
1 in 15 Government Employees Exposed to Phishing Attacks
Android users who are running older versions of the operating system are prone to various mobile takeover attacks. A recent analysis from mobile security...
Operation Diànxùn: Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting 5G Operators
Cybersecurity experts discovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting telecom operators globally to steal sensitive information. According to McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team, the...
What the Automotive Industry Needs to Learn from Nissan’s Cybersecurity Error
Flooring the accelerator of a secure vehicle is still a pipedream for many automakers. And the newest to join the bandwagon of data breaches...
Biden to Appoint Cybersecurity Veteran Anne Neuberger to NSC
If diversity were a feather, Joe Biden’s pick for staffers would look like a bird. The incoming President of the U.S. has plans of...
Episode #7: CISO Culture is All About Focusing on the Negatives
In an industry focused on catching and reporting the bad guys, the good elements of a solid cybersecurity program can easily go unnoticed. CISO...
Trump Sex Scandal is Just RAT Menace
The outgoing President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has been extensively grabbing headlines for his and his supporters’ actions. With his name...