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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 16 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 16 of 2021

Phishing continues to be a significant security threat for individuals and enterprises alike. This week’s cyber news is no different, but one can ensure that the same mistakes aren’t repeated for their organization with the proper phishing prevention measures and keeping abreast of the latest modus operandi adopted by threat actors. Therefore, we bring you the most recent phishing news

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 15 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 15 of 2021

Phishing prevention and ransomware protection are crucial to cybersecurity. However, to know the latest threats, one needs to be thorough with the news headlines as malicious actors are getting smarter by the day and adopting even innovative tactics to lure the typical netizen into disclosing their credentials. Following are the top phishing headlines from the last week:

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Phishing Attacks On Logistics Companies: Learnings From The Latest Phishing Scheme

Phishing Attacks On Logistics Companies: Learnings From The Latest Phishing Scheme

Phishing is a social engineering exercise that plays on the psyche of the victim with the sole purpose of extracting as much critical information as possible. With this information, the con artists can manipulate data, take over networks, or steal financial credentials and identities. Organizations have to be aware of the menace at all times and keep their systems upgraded to counter the challenge. Phishing attacks on logistic companies are not a recent phenomenon. It has been around for a while. Among other organizations, it is a threat for logistic establishments too the world over.

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 11 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 11 of 2021

Online phishing attacks are never going to stop, and their success rate will only increase if netizens continue to avoid basic cyber hygiene. Hence it is essential to be abreast of the global phishing patterns so that suitable phishing attack prevention measures can be adopted before a malicious actor could wreak havoc on your digital assets. Here are the top phishing headlines from the bygone week:

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 10 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 10 of 2021

Phishing schemes continue to be highly effective as netizens continue to ignore basic cyber-hygiene practices. Today, it has become essential to stay abreast of the latest modus operandi adopted by malicious actors to lure users into disclosing their crucial information such as financial details, PII (Personally Identifiable Information), etc. The following top phishing headlines from the past week tell us that phishing protection is indeed a necessity for the cyber world. (more…)

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 7 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 7 of 2021

The distinctive form of cyberattack that continues to jeopardize world organizations is phishing, and this week too, we can mention at least a hundred phishing attacks capable of shutting down institutions. The following are the latest phishing news bits from across the world. Let us consider effective phishing prevention solutions as we read through these attacks:

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 6 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 6 of 2021

The headlines are crowded again with instances of cyberattacks on organizations, and the loss of information is immense, yet again. The following are the latest phishing updates that might convince you to renew that anti-phishing service bill you had been deferring!

 

Pakistani Company Bykea Exposes Over 400million User Records

In a recently reported security incident, the Pakistan based parcel delivery and vehicle-for-hire company Bykea was found exposing the details of over 400 million users. The exposed details include the names, addresses, and other PII of users. The 200 GB database was left unprotected and unencrypted online, thereby exposing its production server information.

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 5 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 5 of 2021

Phishing continues to be the most commonly used and effective form of cyberattack. The last week too, was a tough one for cybersecurity. The following headlines prove just how important it is to ensure phishing protection for your organization.

 

Data Breach Hits Bonobos Men’s Clothing Store

ShinyHunters recently attacked the men’s clothing store Bonobos and stole a 70 GB SQL database. The adversaries downloaded a cloud backup of Bonobos’ database and shared it for free on a hacker forum. Although Bonobos’ corporate systems remain unaffected, a lot of sensitive customer information was exposed in the breach. These include the addresses, credit card numbers, order details, passwords, and phone numbers of customers.

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 1 of 2021

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 1 of 2021

The holiday season has begun, and most organizations are operating with less than half their employees. The time is perfect for cyber adversaries to launch cyberattacks and target organizations or individuals through various phishing scams. Read on to learn about the latest security incidents and ponder about the efficacy of your phishing prevention measures

 

Emotet Returns In Time For Christmas

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Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 50 of 2020

Cybersecurity Updates For The Week 50 of 2020

The world has undergone hundreds of cyber attacks in the last few days, and we cannot keep up with them all. But one can learn from the security mistakes of others and improve the overall cybersecurity posture for their organization. The following list of significant cybersecurity headlines is just the right thing for that

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