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10 March 2022  — 1 min read
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10 March 2022  — 1 min read
Phishing campaign targets electric vehicle market
A large-scale phishing campaign is abusing Google Ads and SEO practices to trick victims into providing personal information to malicious websites impersonating legitimate brands.
05 March 2022  — 2 min read
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05 March 2022  — 2 min read
Chrome update adds 28 security patches
Google has released Chrome 99.0.4844.51 for Mac, Linux, and Windows, including 28 security patches for the popular browser.
03 March 2022  — 2 min read
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03 March 2022  — 2 min read
Nvidia hit by Lapsus$ ransomware
The American technology company Nvidia, known for its computer graphic cards, has been compromised by Lapsus$ ransomware.
01 March 2022  — 2 min read
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01 March 2022  — 2 min read
Most organizations fell victim to phishing in 2021, per new report
A recent report shows that 83% of all organizations ⁠— and 91% of those in the UK ⁠— were compromised by at least one phishing attack in 2021, while 78% of organizations worldwide were targeted by ransomware attacks that were initiated by email.
25 February 2022  — 2 min read
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25 February 2022  — 2 min read
Logistics giant Expeditors hit by cyberattack
Expeditors, a global logistics giant and top-five freight management company by revenue, recently suffered a cyberattack. The incident appears to involve ransomware.
22 February 2022  — 2 min read
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22 February 2022  — 2 min read
Storm Ylenia disrupts German business operations
Storm Ylenia caused chaos in Germany last week, bringing gale-force winds that toppled trees, caused power outages, and even forced the shutdown of long-distance trains in seven of the country's states.
18 February 2022  — 1 min read
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18 February 2022  — 1 min read
Google patches critical Chrome browser vulnerability
Google has issued an emergency update (Chrome 98.0.4758.102) for its popular Chrome browser, with fixes for seven high-severity vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2022-0609, has already been actively exploited in the wild, making it this year's first Chrome zero-day vulnerability.
18 February 2022  — 2 min read
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18 February 2022  — 2 min read
Ransomware payouts hit new heights
A new joint advisory warns of the increasing threat of ransomware, stating that at least $602 million was paid to extortion gangs following ransomware attacks in 2021 — a figure that is only expected to keep rising.
14 February 2022  — 1 min read
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14 February 2022  — 1 min read
New Qbot variant needs just 30 minutes to steal info
An active threat campaign using the notorious Qbot trojan is stealing sensitive data in just 30 minutes, much more quickly than previously known variants of this malware.
14 February 2022  — 1 min read
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14 February 2022  — 1 min read
Fake Windows 11 'upgrade' sites spread RedLine infostealer
As Windows 10 users consider moving to Windows 11, threat actors are using fake 'upgrade' websites to spread the popular RedLine infostealer.
13 February 2022  — 2 min read
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13 February 2022  — 2 min read
February Patch Tuesday fixes 48 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day
Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday has arrived, bringing fixes for a total of 48 bugs, including one zero-day vulnerability.
12 February 2022  — 2 min read
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12 February 2022  — 2 min read
Cyberattack hits Vodafone Portugal, impacting millions of customers
Vodafone Portugal, a subsidary of UK-based Vodafone Group, has had to take their networks offline after they became the victim of a cyberattack.