FBI warns hackers are planting card skimmers on online stores running a vulnerable Magento plugin

The FBI has issued a “flash alert” warning that hackers are planting Magecart-style credit card-skimming code on Magento-powered online stores running an out-of-date plugin.
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Hackers steal $10M in “wonderfully done” fraud from Norway’s State Investment Fund

Norfund, the Norwegian state-owned investment fund for developing countries, has revealed that it has been swindled out of $10,000,000 intended for an institution in Cambodia.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insight blog.
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The most-targeted security vulnerabilities – despite patches having been available for years

Newly-discovered zero-day vulnerabilities may generate the biggest headlines in the security press, but that doesn’t mean that they’re necessarily the thing that will get your company hacked.
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Smashing Security #178: Office pranks, meat dresses, and robocop dogs

Graham shares stories of email storms, Carole describes the steps being taken by firms as they try to coax employees back to the office, and special guest Lisa Forte details a hack that has impacted Lady Gaga and other celebrities.
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