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Cyber criminals are using the US tax deadline to score a payday
Tax Day will be on the minds of millions of Americans as the deadline to submit their taxes on 15 April looms on the horizon, and it’s not just a hefty bill or error in paperwork that could cause problems. Cyber criminals are using tax season as an opportunity to trick individuals and businesses into handing over sensitive information. Microsoft…
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Cyber criminals widen the net to target tradespeople
Tradespeople are being warned to take the potential of cyber attacks more seriously after new research showed almost two-thirds had fallen victim to at least one successful attempt in the past. Commercial insurer NFU Mutual surveyed 500 tradespeople in the UK at the beginning of January 2025. Of the 61% who said they had been a victim of cyber crime…
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A ‘significant increase’ in infostealer malware attacks left 3.9 billion credentials exposed to cyber criminals last year – and experts worry this is a ticking time bomb for enterprises
Researchers have warned that billions of credentials exposed to cyber criminals were sourced from infostealer logs last year – and it’s created a ticking time bomb for enterprises as hackers begin cracking systems. KELA Cyber Threat Intelligence’s State of Cybercrime 2024 report singled out infostealers as a persistent threat that usually serve as “precursors to advanced attacks, including ransomware and…
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LinkedIn has become a prime hunting ground for cyber criminals – here’s what you need to look out for
LinkedIn has emerged as a lucrative hunting ground for cyber criminals in recent years, with threat actors conducting a range of social engineering campaigns centered around fake job offers. Last year, security company Clear Sky revealed a social engineering campaign using fraudulent LinkedIn identities to trick users into downloading malware with these job offers, for example. Led by an Iranian…
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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. It should be noted that MATRIX is a different entity from the secure open-source, decentralized, real-time communications protocol with the same name, which is perfectly legal to continue using. The operation was conducted across…
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Five ways cyber criminals target healthcare and how to stop them
Healthcare organizations around the world are continually weathering a barrage of cyber attacks that disrupt patient care and threaten lives. In an industry where system downtime could potentially have fatal consequences, healthcare institutions need to be as prepared as they can to prevent and recover from cyber attacks. But what are the major cyber threats facing healthcare organizations, and how…
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UK firms are dangerously overconfident about paying ransoms to cyber criminals
Organizations are naïve when it comes to ransomware, new research has warned, with many believing their chances of recovering data are higher than they actually are. Virtually all UK IT and security decision-makers surveyed by Cohesity were aware that cyber attacks were on the rise, with more than half having fallen victim to a ransomware attack themselves in 2023. This,…
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Criminals Use Malware to Steal Near Field Communication Data
Recent research by cybersecurity company ESET provides details about a new attack campaign targeting Android smartphone users. The cyberattack, based on both a complex social engineering scheme and the use of a new Android malware, is capable of stealing users’ near field communication data to withdraw cash from NFC-enabled ATMs. Constant technical improvements from the threat actor As noted by…
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