Elon Musk and SNL: Scammers Steal Over $10 Million in Fake Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Crypto Giveaways

Elon Musk and SNL: Scammers Steal Over  Million in Fake Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Crypto Giveaways

In the run up to Elon Musk hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live and the potential mention of Dogecoin on the show, scammers quickly capitalized on his appearance by promoting fake giveaways on Twitter and YouTube. Background On May 8, Elon Musk hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Musk, who is a known supporter of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, teased the possibility that he might talk about the coin on the show, which led to much online speculation….

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How to connect Ubuntu Linux Desktop 21.04 to an Active Directory domain

How to connect Ubuntu Linux Desktop 21.04 to an Active Directory domain

Canonical has made it easy for admins to join Ubuntu Desktop to Active Directory domains. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps. Image: iStock/LeoWolfert Ubuntu 21.04 was made available last month, and it has been quite the hit with both end users and businesses. Although you won’t find a massive amount of new features, what is there should be considered a significant step forward for enterprise and other business use cases. One particular feature that…

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Cyber-bullying Spawns Artistic Protest

Cyber-bullying Spawns Artistic Protest

A group of artists in China has used insults hurled at women over the internet as the basis for a humungous new artwork intended to raise awareness of cyber-bullying. The impactful piece was created by swathing an entire hillside with red banners on which 700 misogynistic comments are printed in bold white lettering.  On Weibo, the insults took up a dozen pages. In their new physical form, the hateful missives measure 3,000 meters and weigh 100 kilograms….

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MSBuild Used By Threat Actors to Deliver RATs Filelessly

MSBuild Used By Threat Actors to Deliver RATs Filelessly

Authored by: Tara Gould and Gage Mele Key Findings Anomali Threat Research identified a campaign in which threat actors used Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver Remcos remote access tool (RAT) and password-stealing malware commonly known as RedLine Stealer This campaign, which has low or zero detections on antivirus tools, appears to have begun in April 2021 and was still ongoing as of May 11, 2021. We were unable to determine how the .proj…

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Cyber-attacks Cost Small US Businesses $25k Annually

Cyber-attacks Cost Small US Businesses k Annually

Cyber-attacks are leaving small businesses in the United States with big dents in their annual budgets, according to new research by international insurance company Hiscox. Data analyzed in the creation of the “Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021″ revealed that the average financial cost of a cyber-attack to a small business in the US over 12 months is “high at $25,612.” The annual report, which was first published five years ago, surveys over 6,000 professionals from the US, UK, Belgium,…

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Consumers Unforgiving of Merchants’ Data Failings

Consumers Unforgiving of Merchants’ Data Failings

New research has revealed that most American consumers who shop online will cease doing business with a merchant that mishandles their data. The finding emerged from the May 2021 Securing eCommerce study, carried out by PYMNTS.com in collaboration with NuData, which surveyed a census-balanced panel of nearly 2,400 American consumers. Shoppers were quizzed about their online buying habits and asked to share how they felt about a variety of related subjects, including data security.  Nearly two-thirds of…

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Biden issues Executive Order to strengthen nation’s cybersecurity networks

Biden issues Executive Order to strengthen nation’s cybersecurity networks

The administration, public and private sector leaders applaud the initial steps outlined but said more action needs to be taken. Image: Mackenzie Burke, Getty Images President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order Wednesday designed to better protect the federal government’s networks from cyberattacks, following the attack this week on the Colonial Pipeline. At the same time, the White House acknowledged that more would need to be done to stop an attack like that, and called…

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President Biden signs executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses

President Biden signs executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses

President Biden signs executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses | 2021-05-13 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn…

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Palo Alto Networks Named a Leader in Endpoint Security Report

Palo Alto Networks Named a Leader in Endpoint Security Report

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 2021 report. According to the Forrester report, “Palo Alto Networks is the most comprehensive [vendor] in this study, offering threat prevention, detection, and access controls spanning endpoint, IoT, network, and cloud apps…Palo Alto Networks is an easy shortlist addition for…

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Wi-Fi vulnerability may put millions of devices at risk

Wi-Fi vulnerability may put millions of devices at risk

Wi-Fi vulnerability may put millions of devices at risk | 2021-05-13 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more….

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