Tag: security

A threat actor focusing on Android systems has expanded their malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business with file-encrypting capabilities for ransomware operations. […]

As people socially isolate and work from home, shopping online and home deliveries have increased. Scammers are capitalizing on this by creating new scams using Coronavirus delivery issues as a lure to get people to visit malicious links or open malware. […]

WordPress owners are advised to secure their websites by updating the Real-Time Find and Replace plugin to prevent attackers from injecting malicious code into their sites by exploiting a Cross-Site Request Forgery flaw. […]

Twitter announced today that it has turned off the Twitter via SMS service because of security concerns, a service which allowed the social network’s users to tweet using text messages since its early beginnings. […]

After looking at how Microsoft Teams handles image resources, security researchers found a way to take over accounts by sending recipients a regular GIF. […]

Sophos has fixed a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in their XG Firewall after receiving reports that hackers actively exploited it in attacks. […]

There was not a lot of new variants released this week, but we did have some news such as the ransomware attack on Cognizant, the leaking of data for a California city, and the continued attacks on hospitals. […]

Zoom users are targeted by a new phishing campaign that threatens those who work in corporate environments that they’re contracts will either be suspended or terminated during a Zoom meeting. […]

With hundreds of thousands of small businesses in the USA anxiously awaiting news about their submitted Payroll Protection Program SBA loans, threat actors are sending phishing emails that prey on their anxiety to steal email accounts. […]

An increase of 30,000% in pandemic-related malicious attacks and malware was seen in March by security researchers at cloud security firm Zscaler when compared to the beginning of 2020 when the first threats started using COVID-19-related lures and themes. […]