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MetaMask Warns Apple Users of iCloud Phishing Attacks
The Ethereum non-custodial wallet – MetaMask – warned Apple users to beware of iCloud phishing attacks as consumers risk losing their funds if their password “isn’t strong enough.” Apple Customers Stay Alerted Several weeks ago, MetaMask expanded into the Apple...
Posts on name-and-shame dark web leak sites climbed 85% in 2021
Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to dark web leak sites where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to a research released from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks. The average...
Windows 11’s File Explorer Is Getting Tabs, for Real This Time
Microsoft has now confirmed Windows 11’s File Explorer will get tabs. The long saga of tabs is finally coming to a close–remember when we were supposed to get them in 2018? Here’s why we’re confident Microsoft is delivering this time. We already knew Microsoft was...
Hackers Breach Mailchimp Email Marketing Firm to Launch Crypto Phishing Scams
Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks. The development was first reported by Bleeping Computer. The company,...
Microsoft Details New Security Features for Windows 11
Microsoft on Tuesday last week announced multiple security enhancements for Windows 11 devices that it said are designed to help organizations protect users and data in hybrid environments. Among the updates is Microsoft Pluton, a security processor integrated...
Apple Neglects to Patch Two Zero-Day, Wild Vulnerabilities for macOS Big Sur, Catalina
Story Source: Intego Author: Joshua Long Apple has chosen to leave an estimated 35–40% of all supported Macs in danger of actively exploited vulnerabilities. Last week, on March 31, Apple patched two “actively exploited” (i.e. in-the-wild, zero-day) security...
The Works forced to shut some shops after cyber-attack
The Works has been forced to shut shops temporarily and suspend new stock deliveries after a cyber-attack. The retailer said five of its 526 shops have been closed since last week after hackers gained access to its computer systems and caused issues with its tills....
New Malware Loader ‘Verblecon’ Infects Hacked PCs with Cryptocurrency Miners
A previously undocumented "sophisticated" information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200. "BlackGuard has the capability to steal all types of information related to Crypto...
UK Spy Chief Warns Russia Looking for Cyber Targets
A U.K. intelligence chief warned that the Kremlin is hunting for cyber targets and bringing in mercenaries to shore up its stalled military campaign in Ukraine. Jeremy Fleming, who heads the GCHQ electronic spy agency, praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s...
Attackers are exploiting recently patched RCE in Sophos Firewall (CVE-2022-1040)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-1040) in Sophos Firewall in being exploited in the wild to target “a small set of specific organizations primarily in the South Asia region,” Sophos has warned. About CVE-2022-1040 CVE-2022-1040 is an authentication bypass...