Watch Out for Tech Support Scams Lurking in Sponsored Search Results

Scammers often impersonate reputable companies like CNN and Amazon, leading users to malicious sites. Victims are urged to call fake tech support numbers, leading to costly scams.

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NASA Doesn’t Know if Its Spacecraft Have Adequate Cyber Defenses, GAO Warns

NASA has been cautioned by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for not having mandatory security guidance in place for its spacecraft acquisition policies and standards.

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White House Issues National Security Memorandum for Critical Infrastructure

The White House has published a national security memorandum focusing on critical infrastructure security and resilience.

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Lawsuits and Company Devaluations Await For Breached Firms

A new report from Netwrix has laid bare the significant financial and reputational costs stemming from serious cyber-attacks, including what are often unplanned expenses.

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These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes

“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.

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Why Cloud Vulnerabilities Need CVEs

Cloud services have introduced new challenges for vulnerability management, as organizations no longer control the underlying infrastructure and must focus on configuration management rather than just patching.

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Ransomware Rising Despite Takedowns, Says Corvus Report

In its latest ransomware report, Ransomware Groups Don’t Die, They Multiply, published on April 30, the cyber insurance firm Corvus found that ransomware activity increased by 21% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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Ukrainian REvil Ransomware Affiliate Gets 13 Years in US Prison

Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison for his alleged role in the REvil ransomware operation.

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Mal.Metrica Redirects Users to Scam Sites

Mal.Metrica is a significant malware campaign targeting vulnerabilities in popular WordPress plugins. It injects external scripts using domain names resembling legitimate services to redirect users to malicious sites.

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Google Announces Passkeys Adopted by Over 400 Million Accounts

Google on Thursday announced that passkeys are being used by over 400 million Google accounts, authenticating users more than 1 billion times over the past two years.
“Passkeys are easy to use and phishing resistant, only relying on a fingerprint, face scan or a pin making them 50% faster than passwords,” Heather Adkins, vice president of security engineering at Google, said.

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