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Ed-Tech Company Chegg Suffers Third Breach Since 2018

4/30/2020
The latest incident compromised names, Social Security numbers, and other data belonging to 700 current and former Chegg employees.
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Microsoft Warns of Malware Hidden in Pirated Film Files

4/29/2020
An active campaign inserts malicious VBScript into ZIP files posing as downloads for "John Wick 3," "Contagion," and other popular movies.
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Rapid7 Announces Plan to Buy DivvyCloud

4/28/2020
The purchase will boost Rapid7's multicloud capabilities.
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Security Pros Reassigned to IT Tasks in Coronavirus Pandemic

4/28/2020
Most security practitioners surveyed say their job functions have changed during the pandemic, and 90% are now working remotely full time.
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Biopharmaceutical Firm Suffers Ransomware Attack, Data Dump

4/27/2020
ExecuPharm said its internal servers were hit with ransomware after attackers launched a phishing attack.
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Microsoft Advisory Warns of Vulnerabilities Affecting Office

4/27/2020
The flaws exist in Autodesk's FBX Software Development Kit, which is supported in Microsoft Office 2019 and Office 365 ProPlus.
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Paay Misconfiguration Leaves Transaction Data Exposed

4/23/2020
The New York-based credit-card processor left a server without password protection for approximately three weeks.
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Communication, Cloud & Finance Apps Most Vulnerable to Insider Threat

4/23/2020
Businesses say customer data, financial data, and intellectual property are the types of data most vulnerable to insider attacks.
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NSA Issues Guidance for Combating Web Shell Malware

4/22/2020
The US intelligence agency teamed up with Australian Signals Directorate in newly released information on how to protect Web servers from the malware.
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SBA Security Incident May Affect Nearly 8,000 Businesses

4/22/2020
Business owners who applied for federal disaster loans may have had information exposed to other applicants, the Small Business Administration reports.
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Viral WhatsApp Scam Promises Free Streaming Services

4/21/2020
Cybercriminals capitalize on the popularity of media and entertainment to target consumers looking for at-home activities.
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Terahash Buys L0phtCrack in Password Merger

4/21/2020
The acquisition brings password cracking and password auditing capabilities together in a single company.
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Work-from-Home Exposes Already-Infected Machines in 50K US Organizations

4/21/2020
Researchers find massive spike in infected enterprises worldwide.
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IT Services Firm Cognizant Hit with Maze Ransomware

4/20/2020
Cognizant is working with cyber defense firms and law enforcement to investigate the attack, disclosed April 17.
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COVID-Themed Phishing Messages Fill Phishing Filters on Gmail

4/17/2020
In the past week, Google says it identified more than 18 million daily phishing messages featuring coronavirus themes.
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Researchers Explore Details of Critical VMware Vulnerability

4/17/2020
The vCenter vulnerability, patched on April 9, could give an intruder access to administrative credentials in three steps.
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Small Business Is Big Target for Ransomware

4/16/2020
Small businesses are being hit by ransomware, and a majority are paying up to get their data back.
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Arxan Technologies Joins New Software Company Digital.ai

4/16/2020
The application security provider teams up with CollabNet VersionOne and XebiaLabs to create Digital.ai, a new enterprise DevOps platform.
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New York State Confirms Breach of Government Network

4/15/2020
The January incident led state officials to hire an external forensics firm and change thousands of employee passwords.
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TikTok Vulnerability Leaves Users Open to Fake News

4/14/2020
A vulnerability in the way TikTok requests and receives video content could leave users streaming video from bogus servers.
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Apple Is Top Pick for Brand Phishing Attempts

4/14/2020
Ten percent of all brand phishing attempts in the first quarter of 2020 tried to deceive victims by imitating the Apple brand.
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Dutch Police Shut Down 15 DDoS-for-Hire Services

4/13/2020
Officials arrested a man suspected of launching a DDoS attack against two websites that send government updates to citizens.
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SFO Hit by Web Compromise

4/10/2020
Web app credentials were stolen in attacks on two airport websites.
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Only 40% of Small Business Owners Have a Cybersecurity Policy

4/10/2020
Small business owners are concerned about cyberattacks targeting remote workers but lack the resources to invest in security.
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Zscaler to Buy Cloudneeti

4/9/2020
The security service provider adds cloud security "posture" management with the deal.
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Microsoft Releases COVID-19 Security Guidance

4/8/2020
Information includes tips on how to keep IT systems infection-free.
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Accenture Buys Revolutionary Security in Third Acquisition of 2020

4/8/2020
The deal is intended to strengthen Accenture's critical infrastructure protection capabilities and address more complex IT and OT challenges.
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Mature DevOps Teams Are Secure DevOps Teams

4/7/2020
New research shows the relationship between mature DevOps processes, secure applications, and happy developers.
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71% of Security Pros See Threats Jump Since COVID-19 Outbreak

4/7/2020
Phishing is the top threat, followed by websites offering false information about the pandemic, malware, and ransomware attacks.
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FBI Warns of BEC Dangers

4/6/2020
A new PSA warns of attacks launched against users of two popular cloud-based email systems.
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Mozilla Patches Two Critical Zero-Days in Firefox

4/6/2020
The latest release of Firefox brings fixes for two Critical vulnerabilities already seen exploited in the wild.
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FBI Warns Education & Remote Work Platforms About Cyberattacks

4/3/2020
The FBI expects attackers will target virtual environments as more organizations rely on them as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bad Bots Build Presence Across the Web

4/2/2020
Bots that mimic human behavior are driving a growing percentage of website traffic while contributing to an avalanche of misinformation.
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5 Ways Enterprises Inadvertently Compromise Their Network Security

4/2/2020
Is your organization carelessly leaving its networks vulnerable to invasion? Check out these five common oversights to see if your resources are at risk.
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New Magecart Skimmer Infects 19 Victim Websites

4/2/2020
MakeFrame, named for its ability to make iframes for skimming payment data, is attributed to Magecart Group 7.
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Microsoft Alerts Healthcare to Human-Operated Ransomware

4/1/2020
Microsoft has notified dozens of hospitals with vulnerable gateway and VPN appliances in their infrastructure, which could put them at risk.
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