COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware

As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the spike in usage by registering new fake “Zoom” domains and malici… Continue reading COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware

How CISOs Should Prepare for Coronavirus Related Cybersecurity Threats

The Coronavirus is hitting hard on the world’s economy, creating a high volume of uncertainty within organizations.

Cybersecurity firm Cynet today revealed new data, showing that the Coronavirus now has a significant impact on information security and… Continue reading How CISOs Should Prepare for Coronavirus Related Cybersecurity Threats

Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to target victims with scams or malware campaigns.

Now, according to a new re… Continue reading Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

Why Minimizing Human Error is the Only Viable Defense Against Spear Phishing

Phishing attacks have become one of the business world’s top cybersecurity concerns. These social engineering attacks have been rising over the years, with the most recent report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group coalition identifying over 266,000 a… Continue reading Why Minimizing Human Error is the Only Viable Defense Against Spear Phishing

New Phishing Scam Lures iPhone Owners with Romantic Chat, Gambling, ‘Free’ VPN

Bitdefender this week has detected a new phishing campaign targeting iPhone owners with a range of scams aiming to defraud unsuspecting victims. First things first. If you receive the email pictured below, steer clear! Don’t open if it’s ma… Continue reading New Phishing Scam Lures iPhone Owners with Romantic Chat, Gambling, ‘Free’ VPN

BitDam Study Exposes High Miss Rates of Leading Email Security Systems

Imagine receiving an email from US VP Mike Pence’s official email account asking for help because he has been stranded in the Philippines.

Actually, you don’t have to. This actually happened.

Pence’s email was hacked when he was still the governor of… Continue reading BitDam Study Exposes High Miss Rates of Leading Email Security Systems