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Cyber-criminals have siphoned an estimated $55m from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol bZx. The crypto company said that the theft occurred on Friday after one of its developers was taken in by a phishing attack and unwittingly gave up the details of some private keys.  The phishing email was sent to the victim’s personal computer with a malicious macro in a Word document that was disguised as a legitimate email attachment. “This attack granted the hacker access to the content…

Officials at the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) department in Texas have issued a warning about a new phone scam. Threat actors carrying out the malicious campaign have been impersonating special agents at the San Antonio HSI to call up members of the public.  Victims are told that a problem has been detected with their passport. They are then threatened with arrest by the imposter agent unless they make a payment…

Both furthest in Completeness of Vision and highest in Ability to Execute in the Leaders’ Quadrant SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that the company has been positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant® for Network Firewalls report by Gartner Inc. It was positioned furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision and highest for Ability to Execute among the 19…

By Steve Schwartz, director of security, ECI Earlier this year, a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline led to a shutdown of 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply, 12,000 gas stations running dry and the highest gas costs in years. Five days and $4.4 million later, the pipeline was back up, with the CEO of the company acknowledging he authorized the ransom payment because executives weren’t sure of the extent of the breach and…

  In this blog we explore the challenges around security of payment data during the hectic holiday season and provide tips and best practices to help retailers better secure their payment data.

You’re not the only one looking forward to the big holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hackers are too. As people flock to retailers big and small in search of the best deals online, hackers have their shopping scams ready. Remember, McAfee frees you to live your connected life safe from threats like viruses, malware, phishing, and more. Download award-winning antivirus that protects your data and devices today. One aspect of cybercrime that deserves a fair…

You’re not the only one looking forward to the big holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hackers are too. As people flock to retailers big and small in search of the best deals online, hackers have their shopping scams ready.  One aspect of cybercrime that deserves a fair share of attention is the human element. Crooks have always played on our feelings, fears, and misplaced senses of trust. It’s no different online, particularly…