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By Waqas The malicious Firefox extension is called FriarFox which is also being used by Chinese hackers to spy on Tibetan activists. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using malicious Firefox extension to phish Gmail credentials Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingBusiness email compromise (BEC) threats are one of the many tried-and-tested tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. These tend to be brief messages with only a few lines of text but no URLs, attached files or other elements that can be scanned and identified as malicious by security systems. No problem, you might think, […]
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Continue ReadingSilicon Valley-based venture capital giant Sequoia Capital said the recently disclosed data breach was apparently the result of a business email compromise (BEC) attack attempt. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingLooking to take advantage of a growing global market for its bot protection technologies, PerimeterX has banked a new $57 million round of venture capital funding. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingCaleb Sima to Join Robinhood as Chief Security Officer Veteran cybersecurity practitioner, entrepreneur and executive Caleb Sima has been tapped to lead security at mobile stock trading startup Robinhood. read more Source: Security Week
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LinkedIn seems to have become a popular destination for phishing attacks and users have been attacked with phishing emails in the recent scam on the site. With the public becoming more familiar with the standard tactics used to attack them, cybercriminals had to adopt new tactics in order to prevent identification. JB Bowers, a […]
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Aujourd’hui, nous vous racontons le piratage relativement récent d’un compte personnel sur le site d’un fournisseur d’hébergement Web. Ce genre de comptes intéressent beaucoup les cybercriminels. Nous analysons le fonctionnement de cette attaque et les conséquences d’une telle divulgation. Hameçonnage L’attaque a débuté de façon habituelle : hameçonnage. Dans ce cas, ils ont parlé d’une cyberattaque […]
Continue ReadingBy Waqas By definition, cybersecurity risk is your potential exposure to harm when your online information or communication system is left vulnerable. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybersecurity Risk: What It Is and How Can It Be Reduced? Source: hack read com
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