Forcepoint Security Lab Identifies Tax-Themed Phishing Email Sent To Recipients In The UK
In the last week, Forcepoint Security Lab’s observation have identified a tax-themed phishing email sent to around 700 recipients in the UK, just one of many medium-sized email campaigns that have appeared since the start of this year. Last month, a warning was issued to Northwich residents in the United Kingdom regarding a HM Revenue […]
Slack Bug Granted Hackers Full Access To Your Account And Messages
Security researchers have disclosed a concerning vulnerability in popular chat client Slack that allowed attackers to hijack your account and take control of your entire communication line. The flaw, which was initially spotted and documented by Frans Rosén from cybersecurity firm Detectify, basically allows ill-intended individuals to snatch your Slack token by tricking you into opening a malicious page. IT security experts […]
Password Manager Flaws
Following the news that researchers TeamSIK found flaws with all top nine password manager apps that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, Barry Scott, CTO at EMEA Centrify commented below. Barry Scott, CTO at EMEA Centrify: “This is not the first, or last time, that password managers will face major security issues, but perhaps […]
TorrentLocker Returns
Following the news that TorrentLocke, a ransomware variant which has been relatively inactive for almost two years, is back, and this time it’s stealing user credentials from victims in addition to demanding a ransom to unencrypt locked files, Alex Mathews, Lead Security Evangelist at Positive Technologies commented below. Alex Mathews, Lead Security Evangelist at Positive Technologies: “This new version […]
