Proofpoint Records 100,000 Phone-Based Attacks Each Day SMS phishing (smishing) attacks more than doubled year-on-year in 2021 as cyber-criminals looked to exploit human error to compromise devices, according to Proofpoint. The security vendor’s latest annual Human...
Twitter has agreed to pay a $150m fine to settle a federal privacy suit over privacy data violations. The row saw the social company reportedly collecting phone numbers and email addresses for account security measures and then using the information for advertising...
Zoom, the videoconferencing platform that has become a staple for connection and communication since the onset of COVID-19, has revealed four recent security vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could be exploited to compromise users over chat by sending specially...
Attacks Surge 12% in 2021, According to Leading Insurer A fifth of US and European businesses have warned that a serious cyber-attack nearly rendered them insolvent, with most (87%) viewing compromise as a bigger threat than an economic downturn, according to Hiscox....
Agricultural Sector Could Be Vulnerable During Critical Seasons US food supply chains are at risk of potentially devastating ransomware attacks, the FBI has warned. A new Private Industry Notification sent out this week claimed that agricultural cooperatives may be...
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