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Volkswagen Vendor Exposed Data of 3.3m Drivers
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Nearly all of the leaked data was for owners or wannabe owners of the automaker’s luxury brand of Audis, now at greater risk for phishing, ransomware or car theft.
Microsoft Teams: Very Bad Tabs Could Have Led to BEC
Attackers could have used the bug to get read/write privileges for a victim user’s email, Teams chats, OneDrive, Sharepoint and loads of other services.
Utilities ‘Concerningly’ at Risk from Active Exploits
Utilities’ vulnerability to application exploits goes from bad to worse in just weeks.
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CD Projekt Red confirmed that employee and game-related data appears to be floating around the cyber-underground, four months after a hack on the Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer.
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Researchers said they saw a seven-times increase in ransomware activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, across various families – from Ryuk to Egregor.
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APT31, a Chinese-affiliated threat group, copied a Microsoft Windows exploit previously used by the Equation Group, said researchers.
Emotet’s Takedown: Have We Seen the Last of the Malware?
A week after law enforcement agencies said they took down Emotet, there has been no sign of the prolific malware.
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National Surveillance Camera Rollout Roils Privacy Activists
TALON, a network of smart, connected security cameras developed by the Atlanta-based startup and installed by law enforcement around the country, raises surveillance-related privacy concerns.
Malware Gangs Partner Up in Double-Punch Security Threat
From TrickBot to Ryuk, more malware cybercriminal groups are putting their heads together when attacking businesses.
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The money being wire transferred by business email compromise victims is on the rise, as cybersecurity criminals evolve their tactics.
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2020 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch
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