February 2021 – Page 14

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington unemployment claims

Washington’s State Auditor office has suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information in 1.6 million employment claims. […]

01 Feb

US govt: Number of identity theft reports doubled last year

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that the number of identity theft reports has doubled during 2020 when compared to 2019, reaching a record 1.4 million reports within a single year. […]

01 Feb

Phishing campaign lures US businesses with fake PPP loans

Threat actors are sending phishing emails impersonating a Small Business Administration (SBA) lender to prey on US business owners who want to apply for a PPP loan to keep their business going during the COVID-19 crisis. […]

01 Feb

Android emulator supply-chain attack targets gamers with malware

ESET researchers have discovered that the updating mechanism of NoxPlayer, an Android emulator for Windows and macOS, made by Hong Kong-based company BigNox, was compromised by an unknown threat actor and used to infect gamers with malware. […]

Month: February 2021

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington unemployment claims

US govt: Number of identity theft reports doubled last year

Phishing campaign lures US businesses with fake PPP loans

Android emulator supply-chain attack targets gamers with malware