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iOS and iPadOS 13.4 are out now with mouse and keyboard support for iPads, iCloud Drive folder sharing, and more
Apple has released iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, which add full mouse and trackpad support to iPads, iCloud Drive folder sharing, new nine new Memoji stickers, and more. Arguably the biggest feature in this release is the mouse and keyboard support for iPads, which Apple...
Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity
Sourced from the Australian Cyber Security Centre this post is designed to raise awareness of increasing COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity, and provide practical cyber security advice that organisations and individuals can follow to reduce the risk of being...
Hackers Hijack Routers to Spread Malware Via Coronavirus Apps
The router DNS hijacking attacks have targeted more than a thousand victims with the Oski info-stealing malware. Cybercriminals are hijacking routers and changing Domain Name System (DNS) settings, in order to redirect victims to attacker controlled sites...
Authorities Warn of Escalating COVID-19-Themed Cyberattacks
Authorities in the United States and Europe have issued warnings of increased malicious cyber-activity related to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. In an alert on Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that scammers are leveraging the current...
The cybersecurity implications of working remotely
The global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has had a notable impact on workplaces worldwide, and many organisations are encouraging employees to work from home. What are the cybersecurity implications of this shift? Having a sizable amount of employees...
Ransomware Gangs to Stop Attacking Health Orgs During Pandemic
Some Ransomware operators have stated that they will no longer target health and medical organizations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Last night, BleepingComputer reached out to the operators of the Maze, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, Sodinokibi/REvil, PwndLocker,...
Cybercriminals impersonate World Health Organization to distribute fake coronavirus e-book
The number of scams, threats, and malware campaigns taking advantage of public concern over the coronavirus is increasing each day. As a result, we’ve been actively monitoring emails within our spam honeypot to flag such threats and make sure our users are protected....
Researchers Track Coronavirus-Themed Cyberattacks
Cybercriminals have always used crises and natural disasters to fuel their social engineering activities. The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is a massive human crisis, and criminals have been quick to take advantage. People are afraid, and fear is a primary social...
What is spear phishing?
Companies hacked through a single email. Incredible sums of money stolen or paid in ransom. All because an employee clicked on a malicious link. Unfortunately, phishing attacks affect numerous businesses every year. They are difficult to prevent, but getting to know...
Microsoft Edge Shares Privacy-Busting Telemetry, Research Alleges
An academic study found Microsoft’s Edge browser to be the least private, due to it sending device identifiers and web browsing pages to back-end servers. Microsoft Edge is one of the least private web browsers — even more so than other popular browsers like Google...