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A cyber-criminal group has been emailing employees and asking them to help attack their own companies with malware.  The insider threat solicitation scheme was discovered by researchers at Abnormal Security. The author of the emails is someone who claims to have links with the DemonWare ransomware group, also known as Black Kingdom and DEMON. “On August 12, 2021, we identified and blocked a number of emails sent to Abnormal Security customers soliciting them to become accomplices in an insider threat…

Mobile phones have gone through an incredible transformation since their inception in the 1970s. Now, the sheer number of applications is dizzying, as are their privacy policies; however, smartphone apps can bring hours of fun and belly laughs, and occasionally, a viral app captures the world’s attention. Don’t let potential risks to your personal information safety ruin all smartphone apps for you. All you need to share and play safely is a few tips to help you identify which apps are OK to use and how to navigate them intelligently.  Check out these four viral apps that…

Mobile phones have gone through an incredible transformation since their inception in the 1970s. Now, the sheer number of applications is dizzying, as are their privacy policies; however, smartphone apps can bring hours of fun and belly laughs, and occasionally, a viral app captures the world’s attention. Don’t let potential risks to your personal information safety ruin all smartphone apps for you. All you need to share and play safely is a few tips to help you identify which apps are OK to use and how to navigate them intelligently.  Check out these four viral apps that…

By Camille Morhardt, Director of Security Initiatives and Communications at Intel, and Tom Garrison, VP and GM of Client Security Strategy and Initiatives at Intel Robust security is a necessary and critical component of achieving a high-quality product. This is obvious when we consider security in a home or safety in a car or an airplane. And it’s the same with computing devices. From the initial architecture formation through the device build process to ongoing…

To ensure business continuity amid high turnover, many CIOs are planning to alter their strategies to make the company “less dependent on employee institutional knowledge,” says PwC. Image: iStock/alphaspirit After a year of layoffs and hiring freezes, companies have increased hiring in recent months. At the same time, a tight labor market and Great Resignation of sorts has companies using deal sweeteners to attract top talent and fill openings. On Thursday, PwC released the results…

In response to a breach that compromised the personal data of millions of subscribers, T-Mobile customers should change their password and PIN and set up two-step verification. A cyberattack against T-Mobile has resulted in the theft and compromise of certain personal data of almost 50 million people. This week, the carrier acknowledged a major data breach in which cybercriminals obtained the first and last names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs) and driver’s license/ID…

Global fines for anti-money laundering (AML) and data privacy compliance breaches have fallen by nearly 50% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, but could bounce back quickly as financial crime continues apace, according to Fenergo. The digital transformation company claimed that 85 individual fines were levied on global financial institutions for breaches of AML, Know Your Customer (KYC) and data privacy laws in the first six months of 2021 — a drop of 26% on…

A New York man has been sentenced to three years behind bars after stealing nude images of dozens of female victims whose social media accounts he hacked. Nicholas Faber, 25, of Rochester, pleaded guilty back in February to one count of computer intrusion causing damage and one count of aggravated identity theft. From around 2017 to 2019, Faber admitted to working with co-conspirator Michael Fish to access the email accounts of dozens of female college…