A Runescape-themed missive landed in our email inbox today, claiming action is required to secure our account. The malicious email and…
Month: May 2022
Is quantum teleportation the future of secure communications?
“Beam me up Scotty” will always remain my first association with teleportation. And as it stands now, we are still a…
FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums
The FBI is warning academics to be on their guard, as an embattled education sector continues to experience attacks and breaches,…
The Quad commits to strengthening cybersecurity in software, supply chains
The United States, Australia, and its Asian partners—India and Japan—have agreed to work on several cybersecurity initiatives on software, supply chain,…
Intuit phish says “we have put a temporary hold on your account”
Intuit released a warning about a phishing emailbeing sent to its customers. The phishing emails tell recipients that their account has…
Double-whammy attack follows fake Covid alert with a bogus bank call
The BBC has revealed details of how a food bank in the UK was connedout of about $63,000 (£50,000) by scammers…
A week in security (May 23 – 29)
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Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using…
Firefox, Thunderbird, receive patches for critical security issues
Mozilla has published updates for two critical security issues in Firefox and Thunderbird, demonstrated during Pwn2Own Vancouver. The vulnerabilities, discovered in…
Watch out! Tinder and Grindr users targeted by cruel scammers using real abuse photos
A horrible catfishing scam is using real abuse photos in order to lure in unsuspecting victims on sites like Tinder and…