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A woman checks her calendar on a smartphone: scam offers

Fraudsters Abuse Smartphone Google Calendar Feature to Push Through Scam Offers

Fraudsters are abusing a Google Calendar feature that's commonly enabled on smartphones to target unsuspecting users with scam offers.

4 days ago

A woman using a smart home controller: Mirai malware

Researchers discovered a Mirai malware variant with 18 exploits targeting embedded internet of things (IoT) devices.

Latest Mirai Malware Variant Contains 18 Exploits, Focuses on Embedded IoT...

4 days ago

Website owner discovering an extortion scam on her laptop.

A new extortion scam uses the threat of reputational damage to persuade website owners to pay a ransom fee.

Extortion Scam Threatens Website Owners With Reputational Damage

5 days ago

A security professional analyzes code for a Monero miner.

Researchers observed an attack campaign exploiting CVE-2019-2725 and abusing certificate files to deliver a Monero...

Attack Campaign Exploits CVE-2019-2725, Abuses Certificate Files to Deliver...

5 days ago

Woman affected by a Windows 10 zero-day vulnerability.

Threat actors could use a recently discovered Windows 10 zero-day flaw to take over a computer and bypass local...

Windows 10 Zero-Day Lets Threat Actors Bypass Patch and Escalate Role to Admin...

5 days ago

Woman opening Monero-mining malware on an office computer.

According to researchers, the fileless attack uses PCASTLE to distribute samples of XMRig, a well-known Monero-mining...

Fileless Attack Campaign Leverages PCASTLE to Distribute XMRig Monero-Mining...

5 days ago

User infected with Buran ransomware via the RIG exploit kit.

A malvertising campaign is redirecting users to the RIG exploit kit, which then attempts to infect them with a new...

Malvertising Campaign Infects Users With Buran Ransomware Via the RIG Exploit...

6 days ago

Victim infected with Maze ransomware.

Security researchers spotted a campaign involving Maze ransomware that is basing the cost of recovering stolen data on...

Maze Ransomware Adjusts Recovery Fee According to Device Type

Jun 5, 2019

A programmer analyzes computer code for vulnerabilities: blacksquid malware

The new BlackSquid malware is capable of abusing eight notorious exploits in its attempts to install the XMRig Monero...

BlackSquid Malware Capable of Abusing 8 Exploits to Install XMRig Monero Miner

Jun 5, 2019

A user falling victim to a phishing scam.

Researchers discovered a phishing scam that leverages a fake list of undelivered emails to trick users into clicking...

Phishing Scam Leverages Fake List of Undelivered Emails to Trick Users Into...

Jun 4, 2019