December 2019 – Page 11

UK Retailer Sweaty Betty Hacked to Steal Customer Payment Info

The web site for UK activewear retailer Sweaty Betty has been hacked to insert malicious code that attempts to steal a customer’s payment information when making purchases. […]

04 Dec

New Iranian ZeroCleare Data Wiper Malware Used in Targeted Attacks

A new destructive data-wiping malware dubbed ZeroCleare has been spotted by IBM researchers during multiple targeted attacks against organizations from the energy and industrial sector in the Middle East. […]

03 Dec

Microsoft Enhances Tracking Prevention in Microsoft Edge 79

Microsoft announced a series of tracking prevention improvements that rolled out with the release of Microsoft Edge 79, enhancements that should provide a balance between web compatibility and blocking more types of trackers. […]

03 Dec

Ryuk Ransomware Is Making Victims Left and Right

Doing some open-source intelligence (OSINT), a security researcher discovered that a provider of end-to-end solutions for emergency care facilities in the U.S. fell victim to Ryuk ransomware. […]

03 Dec

80% of All Android Apps Now Use Encrypted Network Traffic

Google has announced that as of October 2019, 80% of all Android apps are now using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt their network traffic. […]

03 Dec

FTC Warns of Ongoing Scam Spreading Scary Terrorism Allegations

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned consumers today of an active scam campaign targeting potential victims with letters designed to scare them with fake money laundering and terrorism allegations. […]

03 Dec

Microsoft Forms Now Automatically Blocks Confirmed Phishing

Microsoft is rolling out automatic blocking for repeated Microsoft Forms phishing attempts to boost the product’s security by stopping attackers from abusing forms and surveys to harvest sensitive data from their targets. […]

02 Dec

Facebook Ads Manager Targeted by New Info-Stealing Trojan

Attackers are distributing an information-stealing Trojan disguised as a PDF reader that steals Facebook and Amazon session cookies as well as sensitive data from the Facebook Ads Manager. […]

02 Dec

Microsoft Warns of Spear Phishing Attacks, Shares Tips to Dodge Them

Microsoft today warned users of the dangers behind spear phishing attacks used by threat actors to target specific individuals, in their attempts to infect them with malware, harvest sensitive information, or trick them into making fraudulent payments. […]

02 Dec

Actively Exploited StrandHogg Vulnerability Affects Android OS

A newly discovered Android vulnerability is actively exploited by malware such as the BankBot banking Trojan and it impacts all versions of the operating system up to and including Android 10. […]

Month: December 2019

UK Retailer Sweaty Betty Hacked to Steal Customer Payment Info

New Iranian ZeroCleare Data Wiper Malware Used in Targeted Attacks

Microsoft Enhances Tracking Prevention in Microsoft Edge 79

Ryuk Ransomware Is Making Victims Left and Right

80% of All Android Apps Now Use Encrypted Network Traffic

FTC Warns of Ongoing Scam Spreading Scary Terrorism Allegations

Microsoft Forms Now Automatically Blocks Confirmed Phishing

Facebook Ads Manager Targeted by New Info-Stealing Trojan

Microsoft Warns of Spear Phishing Attacks, Shares Tips to Dodge Them

Actively Exploited StrandHogg Vulnerability Affects Android OS