Cyberattacks Launch Against Vietnamese Human-Rights Activists
Vietnam joins the ranks of governments using spyware to crack down on human-rights defenders.
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Author: Becky Bracken
Tax Season Ushers in Quickbooks Data-Theft Spike
Quickbooks malware targets tax data for attackers to sell and use in phishing scams.
Read MoreDaycare Webcam Service Exposes 12,000 User Accounts
NurseryCam suspends service across 40 daycare centers until a security fix is in place.
Read MoreAssume ClubHouse Conversations Are Being Recorded, Researchers Warn
At nearly a year old, the invitation-only, audio-based social-media platform ClubHouse is grappling with security issues on multiple fronts, but the consensus among researchers is coming into focus: Assume your ClubHouse conversations are being recorde…
Read MoreMalformed URL Prefix Phishing Attacks Spike 6,000%
Sneaky attackers are flipping backslashes in phishing email URLs to evade protections, researchers said.
Read MoreKia Motors Hit With $20M Ransomware Attack – Report
So far, Kia Motors America has publicly acknowledged an “extended system outage,” but ransomware gang DoppelPaymer claimed it has locked down the company’s files in a cyberattack that includes a $20 million ransom demand. That $20 mil…
Read MoreStolen Jones Day Law Firm Files Posted on Dark Web
Jones Day, which represented Trump, said the breach is part of the Accellion attack from December.
Read MoreLet’s Encrypt Gears Up to Replace 200M Certificates a Day
The open CA prepares for ‘worst scenarios’ with new fiber, servers, cryptographic signing and more.
Read MoremHealth Apps Expose Millions to Cyberattacks
Researcher testing of 30 mobile health apps for clinicians found that all of them had vulnerable APIs.
Read MoreHybrid, Older Users Most-Targeted by Gmail Attackers
Researchers at Google and Stanford analyzed a 1.2 billion malicious emails to find out what makes users likely to get attacked. 2FA wasn’t a big factor.
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