How to recognize employment fraud before it becomes a security issue

The combination of remote work, the latest technologies, and never physically meeting your employees has made it very easy for job applicants to mask their true identities from their employer and commit employment fraud. Motivations for this type of fr… Continue reading How to recognize employment fraud before it becomes a security issue

Cybercriminals turn to pen testers to test ransomware efficiency

Ransomware gangs recruit pen testers to improve attack reliability Threat actors employ pen testers to improve ransomware effectiveness Threat actors are recruiting pen testers to test and improve the reliability of their ransomware for affiliate progr… Continue reading Cybercriminals turn to pen testers to test ransomware efficiency

Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker

The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector.

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Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams

It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.

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Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams

It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.

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US charges five alleged members of Scattered Spider gang

Law enforcement unsealed criminal charges against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, who allegedly targeted employees of companies nationwide with phishing text messages and then used the harvested employee credentials to log in and steal non-pu… Continue reading US charges five alleged members of Scattered Spider gang

Attackers are hijacking Jupyter notebooks to host illegal Champions League streams

Normally reserved for data analysis, a cybersecurity firm caught online content pirates hosting soccer matches.

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