Sextortion on the rise, warns FBI
The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly. This revelation came from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)....
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Microsoft makes a bold move towards a password-less future
In a recent blog Microsoft announced that as of September 15, 2021 you can completely remove the password from your Microsoft account and use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security...
View ArticleInternet safety tips for kids and teens: A comprehensive guide for the modern...
When it comes to picking a new device for your child, it’s often difficult to know where to start. Whether you’re looking for a smartphone, a laptop, a gaming device or something else, or even just...
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Telegram-powered bots circumvent 2FA
Two-factor authentication is a great way to protect your online accounts, and we always recommend you turn it on. But where users put up walls, you can be sure there are cybercriminals trying to break...
View ArticleThe FCC moves to curb SIM swap attacks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to set new rules to curb the rising threat of SIM swapping, also known as SIMjacking. SIM swapping (and the very similar port-out fraud) is the...
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Google to auto-enrol users, YouTubers into 2SV
Google’s announced some changes to how it’s helping millions of its users stay safe and secure. The biggest of those changes is that it plans to auto-enrol its users in to two-step verification, or...
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Fake ransomware warnings hit WordPress sites: How to stay safe
A ransomware warning has appeared out of nowhere and started taking over WordPress sites. The warning, with its black background and red writing, says: “SITE ENCRYPTED{ Countdown }FOR RESTORE SEND 0.1...
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Millions of GoDaddy customer data compromised in breach
Domain name registrar giant and hosting provider GoDaddy yesterday disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had suffered a security breach. In the notice, it explained it had...
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Have you downloaded that Android malware from the Play Store lately?
This post has been updated to include the Malwarebytes detection for these Android apps. Security researchers have discovered banking Trojan apps on the Google Play Store, and say they have been...
View ArticleClick “OK” to defeat MFA
Researchers have discovered that Nobelium—the threat actor behind the infamous SolarWinds supply-chain attack, the Sunburst backdoor, TEARDROP malware, GoldMax malware, and other malicious...
View ArticlePolice forces pipe 225 million pwned passwords into ‘Have I Been Pwned?’
On his blog, Troy Hunt has announced a major milestone in the ‘Have I Been Pwned?’ project, thanks to the contributions of two of the world’s foremost law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the NCA...
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Intercepting 2FA: Over 1200 man-in-the-middle phishing toolkits detected
Two-factor authentication (2FA) has been around for a while now and for the majority of tech users in the US and UK, it has became a security staple. Indeed, wake up calls brought about by data...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Slow MFA adoption presents “dangerous mismatch” in security
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been around for many years now, but few enterprises have fully embraced it. In fact, according to Microsoft’s inaugural “Cyber Signals” report, only 22 percent of...
View ArticleRansomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off
The San Francisco 49ers has confirmed that it has been hit by a ransomware attack. The announcement came just hours before the biggest football game of the year, Sunday’s Super Bowl between the...
View ArticleFour SMB cybersecurity practices during geopolitical upheaval
Russia’s continued, weeklong invasion of Ukraine has altered the landscape of cybersecurity threats facing organizations both near and far from the physical threat of war. Disinformation is spreading...
View ArticleWorld Password Day: Brushing up on the basics
World Password Day is today, reminding us of the value of solid passwords, and good password practices generally. There are awareness days for all sorts of things, and perhaps we don’t need all of...
View ArticleTwitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using users’ account security data deceptively. The deception violates an FTC...
View ArticleInternet Safety Month: Avoiding the consequences of unsafe Internet practices
Welcome to Internet Safety Month, a once-a-year event in which you, the public, are told that anywhere between three and 30 different best practices will simplify your approach to staying safe online....
View ArticleWatch out for the email that says “You have a new voicemail!”
A phishing campaign is using voicemail notification messages to go after victims’ Office 365 credentials. According to researchers at ZScaler, the campaign uses spoofed emails with an HTML attachment...
View ArticlePyPI starts rolling out required 2FA for important projects
The Python Package Index (PyPI) says it has begun rolling out a two-factor authentication (2FA) requirement which enforces maintainers of critical projects to have 2FA enabled to publish, update, or...
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