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Cybersecurity company Akamai has found one of their clients has suffered a DDoS attack at the hands of a group claiming to be REvil.
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A study conducted by Agari and PhishLabs found a five-times increase in attempted vishing attacks from the beginning of 2021 to Q1 of 2022.
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The study from NexusGuard also found that average attack size decreased, while maximum attack size increased threefold.
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Three colleges have been victims of cyberattacks in the last three months alone.
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The agency touches on the most popular ways hackers are finding ways into victims’ networks, and issues tips on how to reduce risk.
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NCC Group has found proof of concept that BLE devices can be exploited from anywhere on the planet.
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