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Brute Force Attacks Conducted by Cyber Actors

13th December 2018blackMORE

In a traditional brute-force attack, a malicious actor attempts to gain unauthorized access to a single account by guessing the password. This can [...]

FBI and DHS issued Alert On Increase in SamSam Ransomware Attacks Targeted Multiple Industries

5th December 2018GURUBARAN S

FBI and DHS issued a joint alert on how to handle the SamSam ransomware attacks that targeted multiple industries. The SamSam ransomware is [...]

Overall Volume of Thanksgiving Weekend Malware Attacks Lower This Year

29th November 2018Jai Vijayan Freelance writer

But ransomware attacks go through the roof, new threat data from SonicWall shows. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – Overall Volume [...]

Sennheiser's HeadSetup software is vulnerable to MITM attacks

28th November 2018CW Enterprises

Ear there be danger folks Source: The Inquirer – Sennheiser’s HeadSetup software is vulnerable to MITM attacks [...]

Powerful Mobile Malware Rotexy Launched over 70,000 Attacks with Banking Trojan & Ransomware Modules

24th November 2018BALAJI N

A new Mobile malware family called Rotexy, launched over 7000 attacks in wide within 3 months of the period from August to October 2018. [...]

Gmail Glitch Enables Anonymous Messages in Phishing Attacks

20th November 2018Lindsey O Donnell

A glitch in the UX in Gmail allows the “from” field to be forged so there is no sender listed in the email’s [...]

Gmail Glitch Offers Stealthy Trick for Phishing Attacks

16th November 2018Lindsey O Donnell

The issue comes from how Gmail automatically files messages into the “Sent” folder. Source: Threat Post – Web Security – Gmail Glitch [...]

Understanding Evil Twin AP Attacks and How to Prevent Them

14th November 2018

The attack surface remains largely unprotected from Wi-Fi threats that can result in stolen credentials and sensitive information as well as backdoor/malware payload [...]