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☐ ☆ ✇ Threatpost | The first stop for security news

Voicemail Scam Steals Microsoft Credentials

By Elizabeth Montalbano — June 21st 2022 at 11:20
Attackers are targeting a number of key vertical markets in the U.S. with the active campaign, which impersonates the organization and Microsoft to lift Office365 and Outlook log-in details.
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The Ghost of Internet Explorer Will Haunt the Web for Years

By Lily Hay Newman — June 20th 2022 at 11:00
Microsoft's legacy browser may be dead—but its remnants are not going anywhere, and neither are its lingering security risks.
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An Alleged Russian Spy Was Busted Trying to Intern at The Hague

By Matt Burgess — June 18th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: Firefox adds new privacy protections, a big Intel and AMD chip flaw, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell

By Lily Hay Newman — June 17th 2022 at 11:00
Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses.
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Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists

By Andy Greenberg — June 16th 2022 at 11:00
New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.
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Facebook Messenger Scam Duped Millions

By Nate Nelson — June 16th 2022 at 10:59
One well crafted phishing message sent via Facebook Messenger ensnared 10 million Facebook users and counting.
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Facebook Messenger Scam Duped Millions

By Nate Nelson — June 16th 2022 at 10:59
One well crafted phishing message sent via Facebook Messenger ensnared 10 million Facebook users and counting.
☐ ☆ ✇ The first stop for security news | Threatpost

DragonForce Gang Unleash Hacks Against Govt. of India

By Nate Nelson — June 15th 2022 at 13:59
In response to a comment about the Prophet Mohammed, a hacktivist group in Malaysia has unleashed a wave of cyber attacks in India.
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Travel-related Cybercrime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds

By Sagar Tiwari — June 15th 2022 at 13:37
Upsurge in the tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic grabs the attention of cybercriminals to scam the tourists.
☐ ☆ ✇ Threatpost | The first stop for security news

DragonForce Gang Unleash Hacks Against Govt. of India

By Nate Nelson — June 15th 2022 at 13:59
In response to a comment about the Prophet Mohammed, a hacktivist group in Malaysia has unleashed a wave of cyber attacks in India.
☐ ☆ ✇ Threatpost | The first stop for security news

Travel-related Cybercrime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds

By Sagar Tiwari — June 15th 2022 at 13:37
Upsurge in the tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic grabs the attention of cybercriminals to scam the tourists.
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Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet

By Matt Burgess — June 15th 2022 at 11:00
In occupied Ukraine, people’s internet is being routed to Russia—and subjected to its powerful censorship and surveillance machine.
☐ ☆ ✇ The first stop for security news | Threatpost

Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Track Smartphones, Say Researchers

By Sagar Tiwari — June 13th 2022 at 12:36
Researchers demonstrated a possible way to track individuals via Bluetooth signals.
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Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Track Smartphones, Say Researchers

By Sagar Tiwari — June 13th 2022 at 12:36
Researchers demonstrated a possible way to track individuals via Bluetooth signals.
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Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era

By Matt Burgess — June 12th 2022 at 11:00
A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime.
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Hackers Can Steal Your Tesla by Creating Their Own Personal Keys

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica — June 9th 2022 at 20:20
A researcher found that a recent update lets anyone enroll their own key during the 130-second interval after the car is unlocked with an NFC card.
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A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived

By Lily Hay Newman — June 7th 2022 at 13:00
MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is open source.
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Follina Exploited by State-Sponsored Hackers

By Nate Nelson — June 7th 2022 at 12:45
A government-aligned attacker tried using a Microsoft vulnerability to attack U.S. and E.U. government targets.
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AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again

By Andy Greenberg — June 6th 2022 at 13:46
Five years after it was torn offline, the resurrected dark web marketplace is clawing its way back to the top of the online underworld.
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The Hacker Gold Rush That's Poised to Eclipse Ransomware

By Lily Hay Newman — June 5th 2022 at 11:00
As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world's most profitable type of scam.
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Google May Owe You a Chunk of $100 Million

By Andrew Couts — June 4th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: The US admits to cyber operations supporting Ukraine, SCOTUS investigates its own, and a Michael Flynn surveillance mystery is solved.
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An Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Flaw Still Has No Patch

By Lily Hay Newman — June 3rd 2022 at 14:14
The company continues to downplay the severity of the Follina vulnerability, which remains present in all supported versions of Windows.
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DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Think

By Andy Greenberg — May 28th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: A $150 million Twitter fine, a massive leak from a Chinese prison in Xinjiang, and an ISIS plot to assassinate George W. Bush.
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