Low-income consumers preyed on by fake ISP during pandemic, FCC says

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:29:56 +0000

Cleo Communications took advantage of the FCC’s EBB program to scam those already struggling with money when the pandemic struck.

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Double-whammy attack follows fake Covid alert with a bogus bank call

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 16:44:54 +0000

An organisation dedicated to providing food for those in need suffered a double-whammy of fraud costing them upwards of $63,000.

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College closes down after ransomware attack

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 10:21:16 +0000

Lincoln College is the first US college or university ransomware affected so badly that it could not cope and had to close shop.

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Four key cybersecurity practices during geopolitical upheaval

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:37:29 +0000

In a time of rapid-changing crisis, here are four SMB cybersecurity best practices to help prevent the most common attacks.

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Four SMB cybersecurity practices during geopolitical upheaval

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:37:29 +0000

In a time of rapid-changing crisis, here are four SMB cybersecurity best practices to help prevent the most common attacks.

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Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:13:21 +0000

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine must prioritize physical safety, but there are related cyber-risks to consider too.

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DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:54:20 +0000

It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eIFGE7W8MpI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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