Free Wi-Fi is convenient, but it is also unsafe and puts users at great risk. Hereâs how the cybercriminals attack user on these open networks. The free Wi-Fi is one of the catchiest things for the users in todayâs world. This is the main reason why so many free public Wi-Fi can be found without […]
Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 billion. This information was first made public by experts […]
A former NASA contractor has pleaded guilty for a cyberstalking scheme, the man blackmailed seven women threatening to publish their nude pictures. Richard Bauer (28), an ex-NASA contractor has pleaded guilty for a cyberstalking, the man allegedly threatened to publish nude pictures of the women unless they sent him other explicit pictures. Richard Bauer of Los Angeles, who worked […]
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Security experts from Digital Shadows have conducted an interesting study about the technique adopted by crooks to infiltrate company emails, so-called BEC scam. According to the FBI, the number of business email account (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scam incidents worldwide reached 78,000 between October 2013 and May 2018. Business email compromise (BEC) and email account […]
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Gary Davis, one of the admins and moderators of the notorious Silk Road black marketplace, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. Gary Davis is an Irish national (20) who was one of the admins and moderators of the notorious Silk Road black marketplace, on Friday he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. “Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for […]
The Canadian restaurant chain Recipe Unlimited that operates over 20 restaurant brands has suffered a major IT outage over the weekend in a “malware outbreak.” The company operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, Recipe Unlimited has suffered a major malware-based attack that impacted several of its brands. On Monday the company Monday […]
Tesco Bank agreed to pay ÂŁ16.4m as part of a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority following the 2016 security breach. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has assigned a ÂŁ16.4m fine to Tesco Bank for the vulnerabilities in its systems that were exploited by hackers to steal millions of pounds from customersâ online accounts in […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·     Hackers target Port of Barcelona, maritime operations […]