Tag: security
Beware – this fake KeePass download site is just spreading malware
Hackers are getting creative with malicious Google Ads campaigns, with a new scam spotted by cybersecurity researchers Malwarebytes meaning even more eagle-eyed visitors could fall prey and end up accidentally installing malware. Hackers were spotted distributing malware by impersonating the KeePass password manager, initially by creating a website that looks…
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Casio data breach hits users in 149 countries
Casio has suffered a security incident that saw data on thousands of customers spread all over the world hacked and stolen. The company confirmed the news, saying unnamed threat actors managed to access a ClassPad.net database within its development environment. ClassPad.net is the company’s education and learning platform. “On the…
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RagnarLocker dark web sites seized in major crackdown
The operators of the RagnarLocker ransomware have had their website seized by the authorities, hopefully lessening its ability to spread chaos to victims. Where once stood information on the encryptor and its victims, now stands a message saying “This service has been seized by a part of a coordinated international…
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Many SMBs wouldn’t trust employees with confidential information
New research has uncovered that a third of SMB leaders do not trust employees to handle confidential information, with more than half stating that workers simply do not understand the importance of securing confidential information. Other companies admit to not having sufficient technology or checks to protect confidential information, while…
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Scammers are targeting plastic surgery clinics with extortion scams
Cybercriminals are targeting plastic surgery offices with ransomware, and are using stolen sensitive information to pressure the businesses into paying the ransom demands. Organizations and their workers are urged to tighten up on cybersecurity, work on their privacy on the internet, and be vigilant when getting email and social media…
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Patch WinRAR now – it’s got a major security flaw
Russian and Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been discovered abusing a known vulnerability in the popular archiving tool WinRAR to extract sensitive information such as passwords and other login credentials. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which usually tracks and analyzes state-sponsored hacking players, claims to have found evidence that the…
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