Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:30:00 -0700
Apple says millions of fraudulent attempts are made against the App Store and its users each year. The company prevented $1.5 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2021, it said, in line with similar levels of fraud in 2020.
The company explains how fraudsters attempt to commit fraud via the store.
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:46:57 +0000
More trouble with special-purpose URLs on Windows.
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Credit to Author: Ieriz Nicolle Gonzalez| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000
The Trend Micro Threat Hunting team recently analyzed a series of CMD-based ransomware variants with a number capabilities such as stealing user information, bypassing remote desktop connections, and propagating through email and physical drives.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000
In the spirit of the executive order and as part of our commitment to enhancing cybersecurity across the US, we today announce that Tenable has expanded its collaboration with the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). Together, Microsoft and Tenable will help enhance the US government’s ability to quickly identify, investigate, prioritize, and remediate threats—and help collectively raise the country’s security posture.
The post Microsoft collaborates with Tenable to support federal cybersecurity efforts appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Paul Pajares| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested three suspected scammers from Nigeria who were involved in global scamming campaigns via a sting operation that is part of Operation Killer Bee. Trend Micro provided information on the group and their modus operandi.
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FortiGuard Labs researchers provide an analysis and assessment of CVE-2022-30190: Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) RCE vulnerability “Follina.” Read to learn more about this critical vulnerability and how to take quick corrective action until Microsoft releases a patch.
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:12:10 +0000
Somerset County in New Jersey has been sent back to 1977 after a ransomware attack shut down various historical record checks.
The post Ransomware attack turns 2022 into 1977 for Somerset County appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:37:17 +0000
Robocalls and scam calls have been a longstanding problem. For 2021, the FTC has recorded its highest number of victims yet.
The post More than a quarter of Americans fell for robocall scam calls in past year appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:20:04 +0000
German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.
The post TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:20:44 +0000
We break down three ways DNS filtering can help save your business from cyberattacks.
The post 3 ways DNS filtering can save SMBs from cyberattacks appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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