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From the impact of the pandemic on cybersecurity careers to workers’ job satisfaction, the report offers a number of interesting findings For the first time on record, the cybersecurity workforce gap has shrunk, the 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study has found. While companies have been facing a plethora of new security challenges due to the COVID-19-powered…

The peace of mind that comes with connected home security gear may be false – your smart doorbell may make an inviting target for unwanted visitors Smart doorbells commonly found on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay contain serious vulnerabilities that expose their owners to a host of security and privacy threats, according to an…

This won’t be music to your ears – researchers spot an unsecured database replete with records used for an account hijacking spree Researchers have found an unsecured internet-facing database containing over 380 million individual records, including login credentials that were leveraged for breaking into 300,000 to 350,000 Spotify accounts. The exposed records included a variety…

Here’s what to know about attacks where a fraudster has your number, literally and otherwise SIM swap scams have been a growing problem, with fraudsters targeting people from various walks of life, including tech leaders, and causing untold damage to many victims. Here’s why you should be on the lookout for attacks where someone can…

The U.S. law enforcement agency shares a sampling of more than 90 spoofed FBI-related domains registered recently The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about domains designed to spoof the Bureau’s official website, fbi.gov. The alert lists more than 90 such fraudulent websites that have been registered recently. “The FBI observed unattributed cyber actors…

The operation was carried out against fraudsters trying to monetize stolen credit card data on the internet’s seedy underbelly Europol and several national law enforcement agencies have teamed up to disrupt trade in stolen credit card data on the dark web, ultimately preventing around €40 million (US$48 million) in losses for both consumers and financial…

Are mobile payments and digital wallets safe? Are the apps safer than credit cards? What are the main risks? Here’s what to know. While cash transactions aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, the convenience of electronic payment solutions has been steadily growing in popularity over the years. According to a recent survey by the US Federal Reserve,…

Without ever setting foot in the lab, a threat actor could dupe DNA researchers into creating pathogens, according to a study describing “an end-to-end cyber-biological attack” Researchers have described a theoretical cyberattack that could be used to dupe unsuspecting scientists into producing dangerous biological substances, toxins and synthetic viruses. The paper, authored by researchers from Israel’s…

ESET researchers discover a new backdoor used by Turla to exfiltrate stolen documents to Dropbox ESET researchers found a previously undocumented backdoor and document stealer. Dubbed Crutch by its developers, we were able to attribute it to the infamous Turla APT group. According to our research, it was used from 2015 to, at least, early…