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Threats And Attacks
Hackers Creating Fraudulent Crypto Tokens as Part of 'Rug Pull' Scams
Hackers are creating fraudulent crypto tokens to trick victims into buying the tokens, and then abusing misconfigurations in smart contracts.
Belarus Hacktivists Target Railway in Anti-Russia Effort
A Belarusian hacktivist group says it has launched a limited cyberattack on the national railway company, aimed at impeding the movement of Russian troops and freight inside the ...
Industry Reactions to Biden Cybersecurity Memo: Feedback Friday
Industry professionals comment on the cybersecurity-focused national security memorandum signed this week by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Merck wins cyber-insurance lawsuit related to NotPetya attack
A New Jersey court has ruled in favor of Merck in a lawsuit the pharmaceutical company filed against its insurer, Ace American, which declined to cover the losses caused by the NotPetya ...
1-15 January 2022 Cyber Attacks Timeline
Let’s start this 2022 with the first cyber attacks timeline. The new year begins with...
N.Korean internet downed by suspected cyber attacks -researchers
North Korea's internet appears to have been hit by a second wave of outages in as many weeks, possibly caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, researchers said on Wednesday.
Cybersecurity Is Broken: How We Got Here & How to Start Fixing It
It's not just your imagination — malicious threats have exponentially increased organizational risk.
Beware of fake tax apps pushing malware
When it comes to fake tax apps, the crooks’ main approach is sleight of hand. Often, bad actors will reverse engineer legitimate apps.