Brute Force Attack Targets Office 365 Accounts; Reminder To Use Unique Passwords
A brute force attack is a method of attack using automated systems that generate a large amount of consecutive guesses to...
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Tools of the Cybercriminals and Tips to Avoid Becoming Their Next Victim
Cyberthieves have many tools at their disposal to commit their crimes. They use phishing, vishing, smishing, ATM skimming, and...
New Phishing Trend Nets 90 Percent Open Rate
If you’re a phishing attacker and want to get people to open your email messages, take some time and do these steps: 1) Research...
Newly Discovered Ransomware Hides In Innocent-Looking Images
Researchers have found a new type of ransomware that can encrypt your files and it’ll cost you a pretty penny to get the secret...
As Long As There Is Email, Phishing Will Continue To Work; So Protect Your Network
Once again, research shows that human beings are still the weakest link; when it comes to phishing, that is. Osterman Research...
GAO Lacks Confidence in Improvements after 2015 OPM Breach
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was the victim of one of the most serious data intrusions on record back in 2015...
Banking Malware On The Rise Once Again Thanks To Two Familiar Bots
It’s being reported that while financial institutions were formerly on a downward trajectory with respect to malware attacks, it...
Evolved Malware Takes Advantage of Accessibility Features
There have been some pretty relentless instances of banking malware over the years. One of the more dangerous ones has now been...
The Top Breaches So Far in 2017 Demonstrate Success for Cybercriminals
It’s been a pretty successful year for hackers when it comes to data breaches. Surprisingly, only one of the 10 largest and...
New Twist On The Popular Tech Support Scam Has Surfaced
Phishing attacks are always evolving and those perpetuating them are consistently trying to convince us in various ways to ignore...
Serious Cyberattacks Still Don't Scare Us Into Creating Strong Passwords
More than half the year has passed us by; very quickly it seems. We saw data breaches, malware attacks that spanned the globe...
Google Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Tool for iPhone
In May of this year, Google users were targeted with a scam using Google Docs. Users received messages, in some cases appearing...