A Third of Internet Users Are Actively Targeted by COVID-19 Fraud

32% of consumers say they have been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19, with phishing emerging as the world’s top digital fraud scheme related to the pandemic, according to TransUnion, the US consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnio… Continue reading A Third of Internet Users Are Actively Targeted by COVID-19 Fraud

Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers

US authorities have charged two Chinese hackers for allegedly hacking into the systems of hundreds of companies, governments and individual dissidents, as well as firms developing COVID-19 vaccines, testing technology, and treatments, the U.S. Departme… Continue reading Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers

Quickly Mute and Unmute Yourself Using the Physical Mute Button

With many conferences moving to fully virtual this year, video conferencing will continue to be a mainstay in our lives for the foreseeable future. [Elliot] wanted to spice up his video conferencing experience just a bit and make his experience a bit more ergonomic. We’ve all had the problem of …read more

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Detect COVID-19 Symptoms Using Wearable Device and AI

A new study from West Virginia University (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) uses a wearable device and artificial intelligence (AI) to predict COVID-19 up to 3 days before symptoms occur. The study has been an impressive undertaking involving over 1000 health care workers and frontline workers in hospitals across New …read more

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Digi-Key Hacks UV Into Conveyor Line to Protect Warehouse Staff

No doubt that every hacker has already heard of Digi-Key, the electronic component distributor that makes it just as possible to order one of something as it is to order a thousand of it. As an essential business, Digi-Key has been open during the duration of the lockdown since they …read more

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Cyber Readiness Institute: Small Businesses to Become Hot Target for Hackers during COVID-19 Pandemic

A company’s perception of the importance of cybersecurity depends on the size of the business, new research shows. Small businesses are less apprehensive of cyber attacks than bigger organizations, and according to one study, cybercriminals may s… Continue reading Cyber Readiness Institute: Small Businesses to Become Hot Target for Hackers during COVID-19 Pandemic

Beware the Security Threats from Remote Working

The rapid move to home working is posing problems for CIOs who want to keep the network secure. Here’s what must happen to protect the network and its data.
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Quarantine Monitoring: China Throws Privacy Out the Door

The world continues to reel from COVID-19, as the pandemic rages on. In China, government entities are explicitly stating they are in test, trace and isolate mode. In “COVID-19: Contact Tracing Your Privacy or Your Health,” we noted the role the China … Continue reading Quarantine Monitoring: China Throws Privacy Out the Door

Ransomware Operators Hit Major Healthcare Supplier in Europe as COVID-19 Continues to Take Lives

Ransomware attackers have breached Europe’s largest private hospital operator, affecting not just its European branches, but every part of the company’s operations around the globe, sources say. Infosec journalist Brian Krebs reported yeste… Continue reading Ransomware Operators Hit Major Healthcare Supplier in Europe as COVID-19 Continues to Take Lives

COVID Email Attack or Email Harvesting?

The well-publicized publishing of 25,000+ emails and passwords allegedly associated with the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health has captured the attention of both infosec practitioner and the layman. … Continue reading COVID Email Attack or Email Harvesting?