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The Ritz suffers data breach after hackers pose as staff 
The Ritz suffers data breach after hackers pose as staff
Credit card fraudsters potentially compromised the personal data of guests visiting the five-star hotel
17 Aug 2020
Russia hacked Liam Fox's personal email to steal trade documents
Russia hacked Liam Fox's personal email to steal trade documents
Hackers accessed his account several times between July and October 2019 by gaining access using a spear-phishing attack
4 Aug 2020
British teenager charged over Twitter hack
British teenager charged over Twitter hack
The 19-year old is one of the three individuals arrested for involvement in the spear-phishing scam
3 Aug 2020
Mid-year report says vulnerabilities up 22% in 2020
Mid-year report says vulnerabilities up 22% in 2020
Mobile operating system vulnerabilities themselves are up 50%
30 Jul 2020
BlackRock banking Trojan targets Android apps
BlackRock banking Trojan targets Android apps
Trojan steals login credentials and credit card information and has targeted more than 300 apps
27 Jul 2020
Election officials are vulnerable to phishing attacks, report warns
Election officials are vulnerable to phishing attacks, report warns
Less than 20% of election administrators have implemented advanced anti-phishing cyber security controls
27 Jul 2020
Hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers impacted by data breach
Hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers impacted by data breach
Instacart denies the breach, but credit card data, addresses and transaction information are being sold on the dark web
23 Jul 2020
Hackers target DNA profiles on major genealogy databases
Hackers target DNA profiles on major genealogy databases
GEDmatch breach results in phishing campaign targeting MyHeritage users
23 Jul 2020
Researchers detail Tetrade family of Brazilian banking trojans
Researchers detail Tetrade family of Brazilian banking trojans
Researchers predict banking trojans will continue to evolve and take on new targets
16 Jul 2020
Mobile banking apps are exposing user data to attackers
Mobile banking apps are exposing user data to attackers
Positive Technologies’ study finds 13 out of 14 banking apps gave attackers access to user data
26 Jun 2020
Most malware came through HTTPS connections in Q1 2020
Most malware came through HTTPS connections in Q1 2020
Signature-based antivirus protection would have been ineffective
25 Jun 2020
Phishing attacks target unsuspecting Wells Fargo customers
Phishing attacks target unsuspecting Wells Fargo customers
Over 15,000 Wells Fargo customers targeted in .ics phishing campaign
24 Jun 2020
Trump administration wants to enhance the security of .gov sites
Trump administration wants to enhance the security of .gov sites
The government hopes to strengthen defenses on all .gov sites to protect users
24 Jun 2020
MaxLinear targeted by Maze ransomware attack
MaxLinear targeted by Maze ransomware attack
According to MaxLinear, threat actors gained unauthorized access to personal customer information
23 Jun 2020
Cyber criminals use Elon Musk’s name in a giveaway scam
Cyber criminals use Elon Musk’s name in a giveaway scam
Cybercriminals used name-dropping Bitcoin vanity addresses to steal $2 million in two months
22 Jun 2020
Searching for a new job? That LinkedIn job offer may be fake
Searching for a new job? That LinkedIn job offer may be fake
Threat actors use fake job offers to dupe their victims in this attack
19 Jun 2020
Savvy threat actors can recover conversations using lightbulbs
Savvy threat actors can recover conversations using lightbulbs
Lightbulb eavesdropping doesn’t even require a smart bulb
18 Jun 2020
City of Knoxville faced with ransomware attack
City of Knoxville faced with ransomware attack
City officials working with law enforcement to address the breach
12 Jun 2020
Maze ransomware targets numerous high-profile organizations
Maze ransomware targets numerous high-profile organizations
VT San Antonio Aerospace and Westech International among Maze ransomware’s victims
9 Jun 2020
Check Point warns of resume-themed malware threat
Check Point warns of resume-themed malware threat
Security firm claims resume-themed campaigns have doubled in the US in the past two months
8 Jun 2020
Fake ransomware decryption tool double-encrypts user files
Fake ransomware decryption tool double-encrypts user files
STOP Djvu decryptor encrypts a ransomware victim’s files with more ransomware
8 Jun 2020
Fitness Depot notifies customers of data breach
Fitness Depot notifies customers of data breach
The fitness retailer has said its ISP was to blame for a breach of its online store
8 Jun 2020
INKY announces $20M Series B funding round
INKY announces $20M Series B funding round
Insight Partners brings total investment in the startup to $31.6M
4 Jun 2020