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Making Security Personal: Warn End Users About New Bank App Alert

SecureWorld News

Department of Justice alert: rogue banking apps and trojans. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that a trip to the bank is one of the least exciting errands of all time. The coronavirus made visiting the bank impossible for a time, and now reliance on banking apps has soared.

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Why Endpoint Security Is Important for Protecting Your Business Against the Latest Malware

SecureWorld News

For remote workers, endpoint security is perhaps the most essential measure as this is important in detecting the latest malware attacks. Growth in malware during COVID-19. It is sadly the case that as the instances of remote working have risen, so has the number of malware attacks against businesses.

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Man who unlocked nearly 2 million AT&T phones gets 12 years in prison

The Verge

Fahd instructed the AT&T employees to set up fake businesses and phony bank accounts to receive payments, and to create fictitious invoices for deposits into the fake accounts to create the appearance that money exchanged as part of the scheme was payment for legitimate services.

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Dept. of Justice credits Microsoft with identifying tech-support fraud scheme that targeted seniors

GeekWire

The messages fraudulently claimed that the consumer’s computer was infected by a virus, purported to run a scan of the consumer’s computer, falsely confirmed the presence of a virus and malware, and then provided a toll-free number to call for assistance.

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These are the 15 Top Cyber Threats Now

SecureWorld News

First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. We can't look at all of these categories, but let's talk about the number one cyber attack threat of malware. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’

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Read This If You Do Business in China

SecureWorld News

A Chinese bank forced two organizations, a UK-based technology and software vendor and a major financial institution, to download a software package in order to pay local taxes. But the bank left out a critical detail about the software: it included malware.". FBI issues new warning against Chinese tax software.

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Piggyback Hack: Criminals Preying on Kaseya Attack

SecureWorld News

The downloaded executable file and the executable attached to the spams are the same file—CobaltStrike malware.". They included an attachment in the email, that when clicked on, downloaded malware to the victim's computer. Below is an example. Both a malicious link and attachment are contained in the spams.

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