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Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated global phishing campaign featuring three new malware families, which landed back in December last year. Mandiant observed two waves of the campaign, beginning December 2, targeting nearly 50 organizations around the world. It tracked the financially motivated threat group as UNC2529. “Based on the considerable infrastructure employed, tailored phishing lures and the professionally coded sophistication of the malware, this threat actor appears experienced and well resourced,” the security vendor…

A quarter (22%) of shoppers use guest checkouts because they’re concerned about handing more personal data over to e-commerce providers, according to a new study. E-commerce search specialist Empathy.co commissioned Censuswide to poll a representative sample of 4000 British consumers to better understand their online preferences. It revealed widespread mistrust of online stores and a desire to gain more control over personal data. Only 13% said they’re not concerned about how their data is used…

Human nature has shown that people re-use passwords, at least for non-work accounts that aren’t requiring quarterly changes. How can it affect your current security that you’ve reused an old password or passphrase from 2012? Surprisingly, quite a lot. Hashed passwords and the plain text equivalent from a breached site can be paired with your then-username. Malicious hackers have compiled lists of these pairs in a dictionary. Many sites use your email address as your…