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TalkTalk Slated For Tardy Response To Website Flaw
How long? TalkTalk failed to fix cross-site scripting error until this week, despite being informed two years ago
NCSC Programme Blocks 30 Million Phishing Emails In One Month
The National Cyber Security Centre's 'Active Cyber Defence' strategy has blocked millions of scam emails imitating government addresses
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics Hack Installed ‘In-Depth’ Spyware
A malware campaign targeting Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organisations installed tools capable of sending detailed information back to attackers
Study Finds Top Sites Can Be Impersonated Using Non-Latin Alphabet
Homograph attacks using international characters to spoof well-known web domains were found targeting more than 100 top brands
Fake Meltdown & Spectre Websites Target Users With Fake Patches
Meltdown and Spectre patch issues continue with scammers now getting in on the act
How Facebook Users Can Thwart Imposters Who Spoof Their Identities
ANALYSIS: Scammers are spoofing the Facebook user's account names to engage in phony Messenger conversations to phish for information. Here's how to stop it
Windows Trick ‘Can Spread Malware Through Outlook Emails’
The unpatched security vulnerability allows attackers to use a Windows code-sharing feature to trigger malware using formatted Outlook messages
Google Adds ‘Advanced Protection’ Account Security Option
The feature, aimed at 'high-risk' users including politicians, journalists and dissidents, requires two hardware keys amongst other protections
iOS Vulnerable To ‘Shockingly Easy’ Phishing Attack
iOS' frequent authentication pop-ups, together with developers' ability to create authentic-looking dialogue boxes, spells phishing trouble
Sneaky Credential Phishing Campaign Discovered By Researchers
Businesses emails are being targetted by a PDF scam campaign with a “low detection rate”
Gmail iOS App Gets Auto-Phishing Protection
Google extends Gmail phishing protection to iPhone users
Spear Phishing Attacks Need To Be Given The Attention They Deserve
Ransomware has dominated the headlines in recent months, but Barracuda's SVP of security argues that spear phishing should be receiving the attention
Scammers ‘Telephoning MPs To Obtain Passwords’
Following the attack on Parliament's network two weeks ago MPs were targeted by scam callers in an effort to obtain passwords
PayPal Phishing Attack Demands Selfie With Photo ID
An unusually authentic-looking phishing scam attempts to obtain a photo of the target in order to launder stolen funds
Russian Voter System Tampering The Result Of Typical Weak Security
The compromise of a highly classified report by an NSA contractor is serious enough, but the poor security measures were worse
BT Branded Email Scam Aims To Exploit WannaCry Ransomware Fears
The phishing scam is piggy-backing onto WannaCry warnings
Google Squashes Phishing Scam Aimed At Docs Users
The scam appears to have affected but a few users yet was surprisingly sophisticated
Verizon: All Cyber Attacks ‘On The Rise’ As Cyberespionage Takes Centre Stage
Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report paints a bleak picture of the current state of cyber security
70 Percent Of UK Universities Have Fallen Victim To Phishing Attacks
Seven universities said they have been hit more than 50 times in the last year
Crowdstrike: Machine Learning Can Stop Security Teams From ‘Drowning in Data’
Next-gen technologies such as machine learning and AI are key to cutting through the sea of security data
Foreign Office ‘Targeted By Sustained Cyber-Attack’
The British government was the subject of a sophisticated phishing campaign for several months last year, researchers say
IBM Report Details 2017 Tax Scams As IRS Filing Deadline Nears
As the Tax Day 2017 filing deadline of Tuesday April 18 nears, IBM is warning of an increase in tax-related spam and scams
Netflix’s Open Source Cybersecurity Tool Hopes To Empower Employees
Netflix says it wants to treat workers like people and educate them rather than restrict them on cybersecurity issues
Eavesdropping Malware Discovered Gathering Audio Data In Ukraine
"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone
Hackers Lovin’ It As McDonald’s Site Vulnerable To Phishing Attack
Shoddy password practices leave the door open for hackers to take away customer details
Scottish Football Association Suffers Third-Party Data Breach
"I'd rather be associated with being hacked by some porn site," says one unhappy football fan
Twitter’s Sponsored Tweets Used For Credit Card Phishing
Malwarebytes finds a scam masquerading under the offer of Twitter verification
Scam Texts Target Apple Users As Clocks Go Back
The latest phishing scam sends text messages directly to users' smartphones
FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers
Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say