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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:22:59 +0000

Microsoft claims Ukraine has been hit with hundreds of cyberattacks from well-known state-backed Russian hacking groups.

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The top 5 most routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2021

April 29, 2022 0 Comments cisa, confluence, cve-2021-26084, cve-2021-26857, cve-2021-26858, cve-2021-27065, cve-2021-31207, cve-2021-34473, cve-2021-34523, cve-2021-40539, cve-2021-44228, cve-26855, Exploits and vulnerabilities, log4shell, microsoft exchange server, ognl, proxylogon, proxyshell, zoho manageengine

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:28:20 +0000

International cybersecurity authorities have published an overview of the most routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2021.

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Beware scammers disguised as fraud busters

April 29, 2022 0 Comments app desk, impersonation fraud, impersonation scam, inspector laura hamill, scams, tech support scam, the daily record

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:38:35 +0000

Scammers are asking people to download a remote access app onto their phones so they can steal their savings.

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Warning! Instagram Stories hides a scam in plain sight

April 29, 2022 0 Comments Instagram, instagram scam, instagram stories, scams

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:18:30 +0000

Scammers are taking advantage of an Instagram feature that cleans up after them.

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Google Play’s Data safety section empowers Android users to make informed app choices

April 29, 2022 0 Comments Android, Android apps, Apple, Apple App Store, data safety section, Google Play Store, nutition labels for android apps

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:56:07 +0000

Google has been busy. After introducing badges for browser apps, it’s also launched its “nutrition labels” for apps.

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Ukraine government and pro-Ukrainian sites hit by DDoS attacks

April 29, 2022 0 Comments brownflood, cert-ua, compromised wordpress sites, DDoS, DDos attack, distributed denial of service attack, github, security world, Wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:01:46 +0000

We can’t tell which party made the first move, but both the pro-Ukraine and Russian sides have been exchanging DDoS attacks.

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Why you should be taking security advice from your grandmother

April 28, 2022 0 Comments age, ages, boomer, gen z, gen-x, generations, genx, language, millennial, old, report, Scam, scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:10:42 +0000

We take a look at a report which indicates younger generations are struggling with being able to spot scams, and why that might be.

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FBI warns food and agriculture to brace for seasonal ransomware attacks

April 28, 2022 0 Comments blackbyte, blackmatter, conti, crystal valley cooperative, fa sector, farmers' co-op, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, five hands, Food and Agriculture, hellokitty, lock and code, lock and code podcast, lockbit, maze cartel, MFA, multi-factor authentication, new cooperative, Podcast, Ransomware, revil, sick codes, Sodinokibi, suncrypt, Vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:48:18 +0000

For the second time, the FBI has warned the food and agriculture sector about the risk of ransomware attacks.

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Hackers fool major tech companies into handing over data of women and minors to abuse

April 28, 2022 0 Comments alex stamos, allison nixon, alphabet, child exploitation, discord, doxxing, facebook, Google, harassment, juvenile hackers, meta, Social engineering, SWATting, teen hackers, twitter

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:01:36 +0000

Law enforcement believes that these hackers duping major tech companies are teenagers. But they are causing severe harm.

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