Security News

Be wary of emails with links to ... er, Google Drive? Is that right?
2019-05-07 15:45

Alibaba, Azure and more used for badness, warns infosec biz Spammers are increasingly turning to common file-sharing and object storage services such as Google Drive and Microsoft Azure, in an...

Crooks using hacked Microsoft email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
2019-05-01 09:49

Hacked Microsoft email accounts are being used by criminals to compromise victims' cryptocurrency exchange accounts and empty their funds.

Over Dozen Popular Email Clients Found Vulnerable to Signature Spoofing Attacks
2019-04-30 17:03

A team of security researchers has discovered several vulnerabilities in various implementations of OpenPGP and S/MIME email signature verification that could allow attackers to spoof signatures...

2020 U.S. Presidential Candidates Vulnerable to Email Attacks
2019-04-30 14:56

A majority of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaigns are vulnerable to sophisticated email attacks as they have failed to implement DMARC and advanced security systems, according to a study...

Which employees receive the most highly targeted email-borne threats?
2019-04-24 06:15

Workers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher risk of email-borne cyber...

Facebook Collected Email Contacts of 1.5 Million Users Without Consent
2019-04-19 12:54

Facebook has admitted to uploading the email contacts of up to 1.5 million users over a period of three years without gaining either the user or the contacts' prior consent. read more

Facebook Password, Email Contact Mishandling Worsens
2019-04-19 12:03

Millions of Instagram Users Affected by Plain-Text Password StorageTwo security issues disclosed by Facebook over the past month are worse than first thought, adding to a harrowing series of...

Facebook Password, Email Contact Mishandling Deepens
2019-04-19 08:03

Millions of Instagram Users Affected by Plain-Text Password StorageTwo security issues disclosed by Facebook over the past month are worse than first thought, adding to a harrowing series of...

Old-school cruel: Dodgy PDF email attachments enjoying a renaissance
2019-04-19 07:06

Let's go back... way back The last few months have seen a big increase in malware attacks using PDF email attachments, according to security firm SonicWall.…