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Binance launches fiat-to-crypto payments technology company Bifinity
Binance, announced yesterday that it has entered into the payments technology space with the launch of Bifinity, its official fiat-to-crypto payments provider, enabling businesses to adopt cryptocurrencies and connect with new customers with easy, direct...
Chrome Skype Extension Flaw Threatened User Privacy
A serious security flaw in Microsoft’s Skype extension for Chrome browser risked users’ privacy. Thankfully, Microsoft fixed the vulnerability by rolling out an overhauled extension version for the users. Microsoft Fixed The Chrome Skype Extension Privacy Flaw...
Phishing attacks hit all-time high in December 2021
APWG saw 316,747 phishing attacks in December 2021 - the highest monthly total observed since it begain its reporting program in 2004. Overall, the number of phishing attacks has tripled from early 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the financial sector, which...
Apple Announces Its Upcoming Launch Event
After months of rumours and speculation, Apple now confirms that it will host a launch event on March 8th. The event, titled “Peek Performance,” may focus on new Apple Silicon products and the third-generation iPhone SE. Apple’s March 8th event airs at 18:00 UK time...
Russian TV channels and exchange targeted by retaliation filled Cyber Attacks
Moscow Stock Exchange and a few of the Russian TV Channels were cyber attacked by a hackers group claiming to be working for Ukraine and as expected the digital services were pulled down in retaliation for the ongoing Ukraine war crisis. A telegram account with the...
Ransomware Attackers Begin to Eye Midmarket Acquisition Targets
Story Source: The Wall Street Journal. By: Richard Vanderford About two months after it was bought in the fourth quarter of 2021 by a private-equity firm, a midsize manufacturer had to pay a ransomware group that had locked up its hardware systems. It cost the...
Swedish video surveillance giant Axis still recovering from cyberattack
Camera maker Axis said it is still struggling to deal with a cyberattack that hit its IT systems on February 20. In a message on its website, the Swedish camera giant said it got alerts from its cybersecurity and intrusion detection system on Sunday before it shut...
83% of employees continue accessing old employer’s accounts
In a recent study, Beyond Identity gathered responses from former employees across the UK, US and Ireland finding 83% of employees admitted to maintaining continued access to accounts from a previous employer. The cybersecurity threat this poses is coupled with the...
New Sandworm malware Cyclops Blink replaces VPNFilter
The Sandworm actor has replaced the exposed VPNFilter malware with a new more advanced framework. Background The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal...
91% of UK Organizations Compromised by an Email Phishing Attack in 2021
More than nine in 10 (91%) UK organizations were successfully compromised by an email phishing attack last year, according to Proofpoint’s 2022 State of the Phish report. The study observed a significant rise in email-based attacks globally in 2021 compared to 2020....