Researchers Flag FBot Hacking Tool Hijacking Cloud, Payment Services

The tool, called FBot, is capable of credential harvesting for spamming attacks, and AWS, PayPal and SaaS account hijacking.
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Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration

Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually without any form of additional authentication was the most commonly used authe… Continue reading Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration

Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits

A new study found that 4.31% of phishing attacks mimicked Microsoft, far ahead of the second most-spoofed brand PayPal. Continue reading Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits

PayPal Scammers Using Legitimate Accounts to Send Phishing Invoices

By Deeba Ahmed
Scammers are creating legit PayPal accounts and sending phishing invoices to unsuspected users and since the email comes from service@paypal.com chances of falling for this scam are more than usual.
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