- Google, Microsoft Hit Most In Impersonation Attacks: Study
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 28, 2020
Google file sharing and storage websites were impersonated the most, making up 65% of form-based attacks, Barracuda reports. ...
- Home Is Where The Hack Is: Remote Workforces Present Security Challenges
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Phishing and malware are the biggest threats, and there are many obstacles to securing work-at-home, Cybersecurity Insiders reports. ...
- Russian Cyberspies Employ Updated Malware: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Security researchers have discovered a new version of the ComRAT malware that is being used by the Russian hacker group Turla. It is controlled through the Gmail web interface. ...
- Ad-Blocking Tool 'Seriously Threatened' By Recent Decision, EFF Tells Supreme Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 22, 2020
A recent decision in a battle between two security vendors "seriously threatens" the availability of Privacy Badger, an anti-tracking and ad-blocking tool offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the group ...
- Apple, Google Delivered COVID-19 Tracing Technology -- Will Users Share Data?
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 21, 2020
Apple and Google have collaborated on a technology designed to protect people -- but will consumers download and use it? ...
- Sextortion Email Scams Make A Comeback
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 21, 2020
An old email scam is rearing its ugly head again. Sextortion artists tell intended victims “We hacked your computer, turned on the webcam, and videotaped you watching pornography.” Actually, they ...
- Data On Coronavirus Contact Tracers Exposed In Error
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 21, 2020
Contact information including 300 email addresses was exposed on Covid-19 coronavirus contact tracers following an error at outsourcing company Serco. The firm has apologized for the incident. ...
- Google Begins Encrypting Domain Name Lookups
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
In a move touted as boosting privacy and security, Google on Tuesday rolled out a relatively new encryption technology for domain name look-ups. ...
- Cyber Crime Continues To Climb, With Financial Gain The Main Objective
Digital News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
A record 157,525 incidents and 108,069 breaches were analyzed from 81 countries covering 16 industries in a report from Verizon Business. Money -- not espionage -- was the main goal ...
- Nigerian Cybercriminal Group Targets Eight States With COVID-19 Schemes: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Scattered Canary group has filed 174 fraudulent unemployment claims with the state of Washington, Agari charges. ...
- Anti-Malware Company Wants Supreme Court To Intervene In Battle Over Filters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 15, 2020
Web security company Malwarebytes has asked the Supreme Court to review a decision allowing rival security company Enigma Software to proceed with claims it was wrongly flagged as a potential ...
- Phishing Campaigns Spoof Government and Groups Worldwide: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, May 15, 2020
The templates mimic the websites of the CDC, IRS and WHO, according to a report by Proofpoint. ...
- Church Sues After Bible Class Zoombombed With Porn
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 14, 2020
"Because of Zoom's utter failure in providing security, Saint Paulus's bible study class was Zoombombed twice within minutes," the church alleges in a class-action complaint filed Wednesday. ...
- How Anti-Phishing Technologies Have Evolved: Analysis
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The idea that hackers are using sophisticated tools is the stuff of Hollywood fiction, according to Len Shneyder, VP of industry relations at Twilio SendGrid. The problem starts with people. ...
- Email Is The Largest Malware Threat: Analysis
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
Almost all cyber crime is email-based or uses email as part of the process. Here is a rundown of the threats and solutions, from anti-malware to BIMI. ...
- Data Breaches Fell In Q1, But The Number Of Records Exposed Went Up: Study
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
COVID-19 had an impact on activity -- and email addresses were leaked in more breaches than any other detail, Risk Based Security reports. ...
- Zoom Buys Keybase, Enhances Cybersecurity
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 7, 2020
With the purchase, Zoom can now build end-to-end encryption into its video conferencing platform. ...
- Twilio SendGrid Partners With Valimail To Bolster Email Domain Security
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 7, 2020
Bad actors are spoofing such groups as the CDC, WHO and NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, Twilio SendGrid notes. ...
- Don't Let Your Email Numbers Be Skewed By Bots
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Are your email metrics are off because of spam bots? Many marketers are facing this problem, but there are many ways to fight it, starting with monitoring your sender reputation.&n ...
- Workers Can't Define Ransomware And Are Ignoring Security Best Practices: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Boomers are more likely than younger people to know what phishing and ransomware are. But millennials and Gen Z are more hip to smishing and vishing, Proofpoint reports. ...
- GoDaddy Data Breach Affected SSH Accounts
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
GoDaddy has reported an email breach involving the access of SSH accounts by an unauthorized individual. The company has blocked the person and is providing a year of its website ...
- Quibi Claims It Has Fixed Email Data Leakage Issue: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 4, 2020
Quibi told Variety it has fixed the issue raised in a report last week by Victory Medium. The new streaming service, which is roughly a month old, allegedly sent data ...
- Malware Criminals Attack Hospitals With Fearware, Show They Are Faster To Adapt Than Legit Firms
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Cyber criminals have adapted to the “new normal” during the pandemic and are showing they more nimble than legitimate companies. For example, there has been an increase in “fearware,” with ...
- Surprising Link Found Between Ransomware, Purchase Behavior And Brand Loyalty
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A study suggests that one in four consumers will abandon a product or service in favor of a competitor after one ransomware-related attack, failed transaction, or instance of inaccessible information. ...
- Cofense, Anti-Phishing Firm, Lands Additional Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The new investment from BlackRock Privacy Equity Partners will fund R&D and global expansion. And Tom McDonough has joined the Cofense board of directors. ...
- Brands Are Exposing Customer Emails Through A 'Sloppy Hack,' Report Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Many brands are exposing visitor emails that are used by third-party ad and analytics outfits, says the CEO of web analytics firm Victory Medium. ...
- GDPR Advice Site Fixes Data Exposure Problem: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
GDPR.EU, a GDPR advice site, has fixed a problem that reportedly exposed MySQL database settings, including passwords. Researchers discovered a .git folder exposing this data. ...
- Abnormal Security Names Kevin Moore As CRO
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 27, 2020
Moore previously led global sales at Vectra Networks, and has also served at Proofpoint. ...
- GlobeX Data Readies New Email Security Platform
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 24, 2020
GlobeX Data is set to launch a platform to help firms reduce Business Email Compromise scams as employees work at home during the COVID-19 crisis. The Custodia platform will be ...
- Italian Email Provider Hacked: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 23, 2020
Data from users of Email.it is now being offered for bitcoin on the dark web. ...
