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InfoSec 2016: Apple Users Targeted By Fake Domains
Beware malicious websites posing as legitimate Apple presence, FireEye warns
Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams
Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true
Pirate Bay Is Blocked By Chrome, Firefox And Safari As ‘Phishing Risk’
Chrome, Safari and Firefox all now classify Pirate Bay as a ‘phishing site’ that could unleash malware onto users
Online Scams Leave One In Ten Out Of Pocket
Nearly half of consumers targeted by online scams in 2015, with one in ten losing money, Kaspersky report finds
Phishing ‘Behind Majority Of Data Breaches’
Verizon report reveals huge rises in human error as users continue to fall for popular scams
Microsoft Rapidly Patches Serious Phishing Flaw
The bug, which could have allowed attackers to take over user accounts, was patched in 48 hours
Microsoft Office 2016 Blocks Malicious Macros
Microsoft released a new feature in Office 2016 that helps administrators prevent macro-based malware infections
Seagate Employees’ Personal Data Pinched In Phishing Attack
Plenty more phish in the Sea-gate: Employee tricked by fake email from CEO asking for W-2 forms of 'thousands' of past and present Seagate workers
Snapchat Employee Wage Details Leaked In Phishing Scam
Unfortunately, leaked Snapchat salary information didn't delete itself after ten seconds
Phishing Scam Grabs Airbnb Logins
Bogus login for Airbnb spotted in the wild by security researcher Malwarebytes
20 Cybersecurity Terms Everyone Should Know
Get your head around these IT security terms and you're well on your way to protecting your company, says Laurance Dine, managing principal at Verizon Enterprise Solutions
eBay ‘Won’t Fix’ JavaScript Flaw That Exposes Users To Malware, Phishing
Flaw in eBay custom descriptions could allow for the execution of malicious JavaScript, but no fix appears to be on the horizon
‘LostPass’ Phishing Scam Can Steal LastPass Credentials
Security researcher devises method of stealing LastPass login details using browser notifications and API
Phishing Scams Cost UK Consumers £174m In 2015
British consumers hit by 21 percent rise in phishing attacks over 2015, GetSafeOnline report finds
The 5 Biggest Scams To Avoid In The January Sales – And How To Avoid Them
Norton by Symantec highlights the worst scams that are cropping up during the festive holidays
5 IT Christmas Nightmares – How To Avoid The Festive Fallout
Bob Janssen, founder and CTO at RES, shares tips on how to avoid the torture created for IT teams over Christmas, due to increased workloads, risk and exposure
LinkedIn Scammers Target Users With Fake Profiles
LinkedIn users warned to be wary of who they add to their network, after fake profile discovery by Symantec
Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky
Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky
7 Ways To Keep Your Business As Secure As MI6
Ryan Barrett, VP of privacy and security, Intermedia, shares top security tips that even James Bond could do with
British Gas Customer Logins Published Online
Customer logins for British Gas customers published online as company reportedly denies system breach
Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines
Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise
Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication
Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process
Top 5 Ways To Boost Business IT Security
Roger Keenan, managing director of London data centre City Lifeline shares his top tips on protecting data
Fujitsu: IT Security ‘Needs To Be For Everyone’
Rob Norris tells TechWeekEurope why education could play a major role in providing the security specialists of the future
SEC Investigates Hackers For Insider Trading
Show me the money! US financial regulator hunts hackers who used stolen data for insider trades
Criminals Target Windows Live ID Accounts
New scam uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive.
Google Launches ‘Password Alert’ Free Anti-Phishing Chrome Extension
Password Alert protects users from fake Google sites and removes need to re-enter Google password on other web pages
How To Explain Phishing To A Five-Year-Old
The definitive definition of phishing (not fishing) from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)
Desert Falcon Cyber Espionage Group Has Attacked 3,000 Victims In 50 Countries
World's first Arabic cyber espionage team, dubbed Desert Falcons, has been targeting 'important people' with increasing determination