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Who has banned Zoom? Google, NASA, and more

Video conferencing app Zoom has had a massive increase in users because of new remote work requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That spike in users also exposed a growing list of security flaws: Zoom bombing trolls have emerged, user email addresses and photos have leaked, calls aren’t being end-to-end encrypted, and flaws found in the Zoom installer allow an attacker to gain root access to computers that run a malicious version of it.

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71% of Security Pros See Threats Jump Since COVID-19 Outbreak

Cybercriminals are exploiting fears around the COVID-19 pandemic to tailor their threats, and businesses are feeling the effects: 71% of security professionals surveyed have seen an increase in security threats or cyberattacks since the coronavirus outbreak began, researchers report.

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Remote-work rush created a playground for cybercrooks

Most organisations have a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity… Far fewer are prepared for a crisis requiring social distancing and working from home for long periods on a massive scale. … Hence the rush to buy laptops and webcams and other equipment to kit out home offices…

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Cyber criminals are trying a new trick to cash in on Zoom’s popularity

Cyber criminals are bundling malware inside installers of video-conferencing application Zoom in an effort to lure victims into unwittingly infecting their computers with malicious software.  As the coronavirus outbreak forces organisations around the world to shift towards remote working, Zoom has become the top choice of video-conferencing software for people – both when it comes to work and socialising.

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How to Tell If Your Employees are a Cybersecurity Threat

The biggest threat to your business and its data does not come from the outside.  It originates from your own employees. Either through well-meaning ignorance or active malice, they have the potential to put your data at risk to an incredible degree. Here’s how you can tell you’re at risk.  Like it or not, the greatest threat to your data comes from within. …

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There’s now COVID-19 malware that will wipe your PC and rewrite your MBR

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raging all over the globe, some malware authors have developed malware that destroys infected systems, either by wiping files or rewriting a computer’s master boot record (MBR).  With help from the infosec community, ZDNet has identified at least five malware strains… This image appears just before it gets worse…

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Coronavirus used in email phishing attacks – a 667% increase

There has been a steady increase in the number of coronavirus COVID-19-related email attacks since January, according to security firm Barracuda Networks, but researchers have observed a recent spike in this type of attack, up a whopping 667% since the end of February. …

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New Zoom Users beware: Hackers Now Targeting You

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 malicious “Zoom” executable files in an attempt to trick people into downloading malware on their devices. …

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FBI issues warning about COVID-19 stimulus-package scams

Hackers and scammers online have ramped up attacks to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, and that could mean targeting the US COVID-19 relief effort next, the FBI has warned.

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Hackers attacking Citrix and Zoho users during lockdown

The global operation by hacking group APT 41 – widely believed to linked to the Chinese government – targeted businesses in telecoms, manufacturing, healthcare, defence, higher education, pharmaceuticals, banking, media, oil and gas, chemicals, plus government.  Campaigns by APT 41 are often deployed in an effort to steal intellectual property…

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Routers hacked to point you to coronavirus-themed malware

For almost a week, a group of hackers has been breaking into people’s routers and changing DNS settings in order to point unsuspecting device users to coronavirus-related sites pushing malware. …

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Half of firms have spotted a cyberattack – and here is the most common one you will face

Almost half of businesses have experienced a cyberattack or data breach in the past year – and almost all of the organisations that know they’ve been on the receiving end of attacks have reported being targeted by phishing and other fraudulent emails …

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Microsoft case study: customer under attack by 6 hacker groups

Imagine discovering six threat actors all at the same time!  Recently, Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) was engaged by a large, multinational company that faced a sophisticated, state sponsored advanced persistent threat.

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Nasty phishing scams aim to exploit coronavirus fears

Cyber criminals are aiming to take advantage of fears over coronavirus as a means of conducting phishing attacks and spreading malware, along with stealing login credentials and credit card details.  Cybersecurity companies have identified a number of campaigns by hackers who are attempting to exploit concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak for their own criminal ends.

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Ransomware victims are paying out millions a month. One has cost them the most

Over six-and-a-half years, ransomware victims have handed over vast amounts of bitcoin to crooks. Some variants of the malware have generated more ransom than others. …

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“Shark Tank” star loses $388,700 in phishing scam

Barbara Corcoran of ABC’s “Shark Tank” has lost nearly $400,000 in a phishing scam this week. … “I lost the $388,700 as a result of a fake email chain sent to my company,” she told the magazine. “The scammer disappeared and I’m told that it’s a common practice, and I won’t be getting the money back.” …

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ElectionGuard could be Microsoft’s most important product in 2020. If it works

ElectionGuard isn’t designed to make voting machines safe from hackers. It’s meant to make hacking them pointless. … With ElectionGuard, Microsoft isn’t setting out to create an unhackable vote — no one thinks that’s possible — but rather a vote in which hacks would be quickly noticed.

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Iranian hackers planting backdoors in companies around the world

ClearSky research team has uncovered a widespread Iranian offensive campaign which we call “Fox Kitten Campaign”; this campaign is being conducted in the last three years against dozens of companies and organizations in Israel and around the world. Though the campaign, the attackers succeeded in gaining access and persistent foothold in the networks of numerous companies and organizations from the IT, Telecommunication, Oil and Gas, Aviation, Government, and Security sectors around the world. …

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FBI: passphrases superior to complex passwords

The FBI says “Instead of using a short, complex password that is hard to remember, consider using a longer passphrase.”  “This involves combining multiple words into a long string of at least 15 characters,” it added. “The extra length of a passphrase makes it harder to crack while also making it easier for you to remember.” …

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Women! Hackers are demanding nude photos to unlock files in a new ransomware attack

Ransomware typically encrypts files and demands payment in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, but security firm Emsisoft reported Wednesday that it had discovered a variant making another sort of demand: explicit photos. … In other cases, scammers on dating apps have requested nude photos from would-be suitors, then held them for ransom by threatening to leak the photos. …

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Official: Puerto Rico govt loses $2.6M in phishing scam

Puerto Rico’s government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official. … Rivera said the government agency transferred the money on Jan. 17 after receiving an email that alleged a change to a banking account tied to remittance payments, according to a police statement. …

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Watch Out: This Verizon Smishing Scam Is Crazy Realistic

Text message scams are becoming more common, and the latest scam we’ve seen is the most sophisticated yet. The scammer impersonates Verizon, sending you an “account security” text message that takes you to a shockingly convincing copy of Verizon’s website.  We opened the link to see the scam in action. Don’t try this at home: If you receive a scam message, we recommend against opening any links attached to it. You should also delete the message and block the sender. …

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Macs saw almost double the number of malware threats than Windows PCs last year

Macs don’t get viruses,” or so the long-time saying goes. But according to Malwarebytes’ annual State of Malware report, that’s far from true. In fact, there was almost double the number of threats targeting Macs compared to Windows PCs in 2019.  The report states that Macs saw an average of 11 threats per endpoint in 2019, whereas Windows systems had an average of 5.8 threats—the first time Macs outpaced PCs when it comes to malware threats. …

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Popular internet scams to watch out for in 2020

The internet is filled with scammers looking to steal your private information. … You should also be able to spot threats on your own. To help, here are a few scams that are currently trending online.

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Minimize Risk While Surfing the Web on Your Phone

We simply enjoy surfing on wireless networks wherever we go… assume that none of these networks are safe. This is especially important for those of us who use our mobile devices for online banking, accessing medical records, storing our passwords with a password manager, or browsing files on Dropbox, Google Drive, or Windows OneDrive. … Here are a few tools that can help protect your most precious data from those with powerful digital tools and prying eyes.

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This crafty malware makes you retype your passwords so it can steal them

A trojan malware campaign is targeting online banking users around the world with the aim of stealing credit card information, finances and other personal details. … Like many other hacking campaigns, Metamorfo begins with phishing emails that in this case claim to contain information about an invoice and invite the user to download a .ZIP file….

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New service notifies companies when their employees get phished

Companies across the world now have a new free web service at their disposal that will automatically send out email notifications if one of their employees gets phished.  The service is named “I Got Phished” and is managed by Abuse.ch, a non-profit organization known for its malware and cyber-crime tracking operations.

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Microsoft Issues Excel Security Alert

A well-known hacking group called TA505 is weaponizing Microsoft Excel to spread a malware payload. Researchers from Microsoft Security Intelligence have this week taken to Twitter to warn users to be alert to the ongoing campaign.

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This simple malware still plagues one in 10 Mac users

A prolific trojan campaign that tries to trick macOS users into downloading malicious software remains the most common malware Mac users are likely to encounter.  The Shlayer malware first emerged in early 2018 and is predominantly used to install malicious adware on users’ systems, with the intention of generating revenue from pop-up adverts and links that relentlessly appear in the victim’s browser.  Now, two years on from Shlayer’s arrival, figures from Kaspersky Lab reveal that the malware has targeted over one in ten macOS users, making it the most widespread macOS malware threat.

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