Microsoft reaches $20m settlement with FTC in child privacy violation case
Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts. Microsoft is counting the…
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Facebook clickbait leads to money scam for users
Clickbait posts on Facebook can lead to malicious websites. In this campaign, crooks are redirecting Facebook victims to scam pages hosted on Google’s infrastructure. Online…
Cl0p ransomware gang claims first victims of the MOVEit vulnerability
The first victims of the ongoing attacks on vulnerable MOVEit Transfer instances are coming forward. The Cl0p ransomware gang claims it is behind the attacks.…
5 unusual cybersecurity tips that actually work
It’s time to shake off that special feeling, start lying, forget everything you’ve been told about passwords, spin up a million email addresses, and start…
Trusting AI not to lie Lock and Code S04E12
This week on Lock and Code, we ask whether AI can “lie” and whether companies and individuals are placing too much trust into tools like…
84% increase in attacks over 6-month period
In total, 26 separate ransomware-as-a-service gangs contributed to the onslaught on education. This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who…
Information stealer compromises legitimate sites to attack other sites
A new web skimming campaign uses compromised legitimate sites to act as command and control servers. Security researchers at Akamai have published a blog about a…
Play ransomware gang compromises Spanish bank, threatens to leak files
Ransomware is creating additional work for a major Spanish bank. Globalcaja, said to have more than 300 offices in Spain and close to half a…
The #1 cyberthreat to schools, colleges, and universities
In the last 12 months, the Vice Society ransomware gang has conducted more known attacks against education targets globally, and in the USA and the…
Update now! MOVEit Transfer vulnerability actively exploited
A critical vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer is being used to steal large amounts of data On May 31, 2023, Progress Software released a security…
Amazon’s Ring cameras were used to spy on customers
It’s what we all feared, but hoped wouldn’t be the case. Every single Amazon Ring employee was able to access every single customer video, even…
US hospital forced to divert ambulances after cyberattack
The Idaho Falls Community Hospital fell victim to a cyberattack on Monday and had to divert ambulances to nearby hospitals and close some of its…