Pirated copies of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ contain malware
Numerous examples of phishing websites where users are asked to give credit card details Pirated copies of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ contain crypto-mining malware and can pose a threat to…
Bye bye Blackberry
An era of mobile telephony comes to an end with the stop of support for the Canadian company’s operating system BlackBerry raises the white flag and announces the end of…
Hackers create fake company and hire ‘employees’ for ransomware campaign
The FIN7 cybercrime group created a fake company and hired legitimate programmers as part of its expansion into ransomware. The recruits were unwittingly employed in real life cyberattacks under the…
The journey of digital transformation — Altaz Valani
It has become a challenge, even as individuals, to keep up with innovation. But for many organisations, the task is Sisyphean; while they struggle to get their technology to the…
WhatsApp adds new options for disappearing messages
Recently the social network introduced a new way for photos and videos to immediately disappear after being viewed once WhatsApp is now offering new options for disappearing messages as it…
Log4j vulnerability puts the entire internet at risk
Microsoft, Cisco, Google, IBM, and Amazon said that their services were vulnerable to the new threat The Log4j vulnerability poses a serious threat to the functioning of the entire internet,…
The path of least permissions — CloudKnox’s Mike Raggo
The SolarWinds hack was a body blow to the cybersecurity industry. The incident brought a number of legacy shortcomings into focus and drew attention to the potential for others to…
Hackers are using Cloud accounts for crypto mining
Hackers are using Cloud accounts for crypto mining according to Google, which has released a detailed report on the issue to warn users. The report, entitled ‘Threat Horizons’, is written…
Who are the cyber-defenders?
Who are the people who are there to help us when we are attacked online? Is there a cyber-911? Should there be? There is currently no single entity or group…
A different kettle of phish — Cofense’s Tonia Dudley
Cyberattacks are on the rise and companies are having a difficult time keeping up. To make matters worse, the threat actors starts with an advantage; they know where, when, and…