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Acunetix, a global leader in automated web application security, is now available on macOS. Customers can now harness the full power of Acunetix using their operating system of choice — Windows, Linux, macOS, or the cloud. Over 3,000 companies worldwide

Iranian threat group ITG18 known for targeting pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. presidential campaigns. IBM referred to the group as ITG18, whereas the other security firms refer to as APT35 or Charming Kitten. The group found to be active since

Security researchers at Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the mobile network operator Orange. Researchers from Cyble came across a post of Nefilim ransomware operators which were claiming to have stolen sensitive data of Orange S.A., one of the largest

Twitter has revealed the true extent of this week’s large-scale cyber-attack that saw the accounts of multiple celebrities compromised. The social media giant said a total of 130 accounts were targeted as part of a major cybersecurity incident that took

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given all government agencies 24 hours to fix a critical vulnerability in Windows Server. An emergency directive was issued yesterday instructing agencies to deploy patches or mitigations

Experts that want to to study phishing attack schema and Kit-composition can use the recently PhishingKitTracker, which is updated automatically. If you are a security researcher or even a passionate about how attackers implement phishing you will find yourself to

Attackers have adopted a new attack method that includes connecting an external device and also contains parts of the software stack of the attacked ATM. ATM manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf alerted that they spotted an increase in several jackpotting attacks with

Businesses should prepare for the post Privacy Shield era now, and get binding corporate rules (BCR) and standard contractual clauses (SCC) in place for their own data protection. Speaking on a conference call after the earlier decision around Privacy Shield

A new enforcement body could have the power to ban, recall or destroy insecure consumer IoT products, according to the latest government plans. The UK is looking to take a global lead on IoT security with proposed legislation first published

More than 260,000 actors have had their personal data exposed thanks to yet another misconfigured cloud server. Researchers at SafetyDetectives led by Anurag Sen discovered the unprotected Elasticsearch server, which contained 1GB of data, amounting to 9.5 million records. It

Researchers spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock malware that steals credentials and credit card data from hundreds of apps. Security experts from ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock that steals credentials and credit card

Zoom is a popular video conferencing software across the globe that are used by individuals across the globe to work from and to stay in touch with friends and family. Checkpoint found a new vulnerability with Zoom that let attackers

More than half of Canadians have fallen victim to a cybercrime, according to a new report by the Cybersecure Policy Exchange (CPX) at Ryerson University in Toronto. In the report Advancing a Cybersecure Canada: Introducing the Cybersecure Policy Exchange, the

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning to air travelers to be wary of bogus US airport websites when booking flights online. Cyber-supervisory special agent Conal Whetten spoke to members of the press on Wednesday to raise awareness

Three-quarters (75%) of UK data protection officers (DPOs) anticipate the Covid-19 lockdown will cause difficulties in meeting data compliance obligations, potentially leading to large fines, according to a study by Guardum. In the survey, 72% of DSOs expect a backlog

State-sponsored hackers are actively targeting organizations involved with the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the NCSC, the threat group APT29, which has been named ‘Cozy Bear’ and is believed to be associated with Russian intelligence, has been targeting