Tag: security
Keeper Security has a new idea to help prevent supply chain attacks
Keeper Security has launched a new open source project that it hopes will help protect against supply chain attacks. Secure Shell (SSH) keys can now be used to sign git commits to verify that software is genuine. Git commits are are used to keep track of changes to code, with…
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Beware – that Google Chrome update alert might actually just be malware
There are multiple fake “update your browser” campaigns active right now that are aiming to trick people into installing all kinds of malware on their devices. A new report from Proofpoint observed at least four different campaigns, delivering different malicious software to the victims. The first thing these groups do…
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Phishing threats have hit a new high in 2023
Phishing attacks have seen a lot more successful in 2023 compared to previous years, a new report published by SASE experts Netskope claims. According to the paper, threat actors were three times more successful in their phishing, compared to the attacks at the end of 2022. The success rate is…
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Admins everywhere are making this really basic password security mistake
It seems that even IT admins, who should know better, aren’t even using strong passwords to secure portals. Research from cybersecurity firm Outpost24 has found that out of close to two million admin passwords, over 40,000 of them were simply ‘admin’, a common default password that is supposed to be…
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Watch out – this nasty Android trojan can record your video and audio calls
Cybersecurity experts from F-Secure are warning Android users to be careful when downloading applications from third-party sources, as they could end up installing some nasty malware. In their report, the researchers said that unnamed threat actors engaged in SMS phishing to try and deliver the SpyNote banking trojan to the…
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A new wave of Discord malware is on the rise – here’s what you need to know
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) have been observed abusing Discord to target critical infrastructure in Ukraine and steal sensitive data. This is according to a new report from Trellix, whose researchers said this was the first time an APT (which are usually state, or state-sponsored groups) abused the popular communication and…
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