300,000 links taken down in crackdown on investment scams
Aug, 15 2020
Over 300,000 malicious links advertising fake get-rich-quick schemes designed to trick people into handing their money to cyber criminals have been taken down in a crackdown by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Critical Flaws in WordPress Quiz Plugin Allow Site Takeover
Aug, 15 2020
The recently patched flaws could be abused by an unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over vulnerable websites.
A plugin that is designed to add quizzes and surveys to WordPress websites has patched two critical vulnerabilities. The flaws can be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to launch varying attacks – including fully taking over vulnerable websites.
Looting Causes Data Breach at Walgreens
Aug 14 2020
The personal health information (PHI) of over 72,000 Walgreens customers has been exposed after looters broke into nearly 200 stores and stole prescriptions.
NCSC Shut Down 300K URLs Linked to Investment Scams in 4 Months
Aug 15 2020
Over 300,000 malicious links advertising fake get-rich-quick schemes designed to trick people into handing their money to cyber criminals have been taken down in a crackdown by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool: Report
Aug 14 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russia’s arsenal of digital weapons.
Twitter launches much-awaited developer software after hack delay
Aug 12 2020
Twitter Inc rolled out its new long-awaited Application Programming Interface (API) software on Wednesday, nearly a month after the social media company delayed the platform’s launch following the hack of several high-profile accounts.
