Federal CISO Mike Duffy speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) Threat awareness, cloud security, quantum computing among chief agency cyber policy priorities ahead The interim Federal Chief Information Security Officer spelled out some 2025 agenda items for feds at CyberTalks. Oct 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
LONDON,ENGLAND – MARCH 21: (Editors note: The email address has been pixelated) In this photo illustration a spam ‘Phishing’ email is displayed on a laptop screen on March 21,2022 in London,England. (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) Here’s how attackers are getting around phishing defenses Data from Egress looks at how hackers are successfully evading email security filters. Oct 16, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
photo via Europol European, Latin American authorities arrest 17 in crackdown on phishing network with 483,000 victims Europol and eight other agencies launched the bust aimed at a network that targeted people trying to regain access to lost or stolen phones. Sep 19, 2024 By Tim Starks
Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial. Sep 4, 2024 By AJ Vicens
The recent flaw in WhatsApp does not mean encryption is a gimmick. (Jeso Carneiro/Flickr) Meta deep-sixes WhatsApp accounts tied to Iranian hacking group The tech giant believes it is another instance of Iranian hackers attempting to meddle in U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election. Aug 23, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images) Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found. Aug 14, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of “CrowdStrike” cybersecurity technology company in Paris on July 19, 2024, amid massive global IT outage. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Low-level cybercriminals are pouncing on CrowdStrike-connected outage The malicious activity comes as CrowdStrike customers continue to recover from the July 18 outage. Jul 23, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images) Researchers identify high-grade phishing kits attacking nearly 60,000 Microsoft 365 accounts Hackers compromised roughly 8,000 of those accounts with tools that a cybercrime group known as W3LL sold through its underground marketplace. Sep 6, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images) Researchers unpack massive email scam targeting dozens of companies The campaign is the latest case of business email compromise, which costs victims billions of dollars annually. Jun 13, 2023 By AJ Vicens
An unidentified person on their phone on Feb. 13 during New York Fashion Week in New York City. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) FCC rules aims to curb scourge of robotexts assaulting Americans’ phones The agency reports that scam text complaints rose 500% between 2015 to 2022, reflecting the increase in robotexts Americans receive annually. Mar 16, 2023 By Tonya Riley