WHO Admits to Leaked Credentials, Says Number of Cyber Attacks Increased Fivefold

The World Health Organization (WHO) admitted that around 450 active credentials were leaked online last week and noted that the number of cyberattacks directed at the organization increased fivefold, compared with the same period the previous year. The… Continue reading WHO Admits to Leaked Credentials, Says Number of Cyber Attacks Increased Fivefold

Zoom Phishing Campaign Tricks People into Revealing Login Credentials

A new Zoom phishing campaign preys on people’s fears related to job security, tricking them into revealing credentials that criminals can abuse in a variety of ways. The practice of Zoom-bombing is still common across the world, even though the Z… Continue reading Zoom Phishing Campaign Tricks People into Revealing Login Credentials

US Law Enforcement Takes Down COVID-19-related Online Malicious Campaigns

The Department of Justice cooperated with several private companies and internet domain providers and registrars to disrupt hundreds of websites and malicious campaigns that tried to exploit the current COVID-19 pandemic. Following a wave of complaints… Continue reading US Law Enforcement Takes Down COVID-19-related Online Malicious Campaigns

Bad Bot Traffic Is on the Rise, and Financial Services Industry Takes the Brunt

Companies with an online presence are directly affected by bad bot traffic, forcing them to divert essential resources to deal with a problem that’s becoming increasingly larger. Just in 2019, 24.1% of the entire Internet traffic came from b… Continue reading Bad Bot Traffic Is on the Rise, and Financial Services Industry Takes the Brunt

Email Credentials of WHO, The Gates Foundation, Other Leaked Online

Around 25,000 email addresses and corresponding passwords belonging to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Gates Foundation, and a number of others organizations were leaked online. The source of the leak remains a mystery. According to a Washingt… Continue reading Email Credentials of WHO, The Gates Foundation, Other Leaked Online

Zoom Zero-Day Windows Vulnerability Selling for $500,000

A couple of zero-day Zoom vulnerabilities are reportedly for sale online, including one for Windows and one for macOS, with the asking price for the Windows one topping $500,000, according to a Motherboard report. Zero-day vulnerabilities are the most … Continue reading Zoom Zero-Day Windows Vulnerability Selling for $500,000

Canadian Authorities Email Private Details of 247 MS Zaandam Cruise Passengers

Some 247 of the passengers aboard the cruise MS Zaandam that faced coronavirus infection are now having to deal with an entirely different problem that of an unintentional data breach. We often read about data breaches and assume they’re the resu… Continue reading Canadian Authorities Email Private Details of 247 MS Zaandam Cruise Passengers

Zoom Disables File Sharing After Finding Potential Security Vulnerability

Zoom disabled the file-sharing feature in its popular application after it found an undisclosed vulnerability that was endangering the security and privacy of the users. As the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread throughout the world, people and compan… Continue reading Zoom Disables File Sharing After Finding Potential Security Vulnerability