The suspect is believed to have carried out the scam on no fewer than six executives in the Bay Area, albeit ultimately with varying success

Emotet starts another massive spam campaign just as the shopping season picks up steam

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The software giant takes passwords one step closer to obsolescence as it now enables users to log into their Microsoft accounts with more modern forms of authentication

The breach exposed the personal data of 160,000 people and cost the telecom company £77 million

In August 2018, Sednit’s operators deployed two new Zebrocy components, and since then we have seen an uptick in Zebrocy deployments, with targets in Central Asia, as well as countries in Central and Eastern Europe, notably embassies, ministries of foreign affairs, and diplomats

ESET researchers identified 21 distinct websites that had been compromised including some particularly notable government and media sites

90% of Canadians surveyed agreed that cybercrime was an important "challenge to the internal security of Canada"

GDPR-themed WordPress plugin flaw exploited. Google’s data charts path to avoiding malware on Android. Plus security researchers bypass encryption on self-encrypting drives

Industry standard specification does not guarantee the safety of the self-encrypting drives despite verification

Almost all young people recycle their passwords, often doing so across work and personal accounts

The campaign’s goals aren’t immediately clear, as the malefactors don’t appear to be leveraging the hijacked websites for further nefarious purposes