News Archive
Throughout the pandemic, cyber criminals have been exploiting people’s uncertainty to conduct a variety of attacks, and although we are (hopefully) reaching the end of this turmoil, attackers remain as prolific as ever. That was demonstrated again this month when …
According to our figures, there were at least 7.8 million publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021. You can find the full list of incidents on our sister site, but as always, we delve into some of …
Earlier this month, Apache Pizza confirmed that it had suffered a data breach affecting customers’ names, addresses, contact details and encrypted passwords. In some cases, people’s passwords were also breached. The incident sparked concerns that the attackers would use the …
In a report published last week, cyber security firm Armorblox discovered two email scams that spoofed Amazon in an attempt to capture victims’ credit card details. The attackers use a technique known as ‘vishing’ – in which they direct the …
For the second month in a row, we discovered more than four publicly disclosed security incidents per day on average. According to our figures, there were at least 143 cyber attacks and data breaches in April, which accounted for than …
There was a 93% increase in malicious web domains related to the word ‘travel’ in the first three months of 2021, according to threat intelligence firm Webroot. Analysis from its real-time anti-phishing protection system found that cyber criminals have increasingly …
Those eager to get their hands on a PlayStation 5 are being warned about a fraudulent promotion that steals people’s sensitive data. Researchers at Kaspersky spotted the bogus email, which offers recipients the chance to win a console if they …
Microsoft users are being warned about a phishing email that steals Office 365 login credentials. The scams are distinctive in that they contain a fake Google reCAPTCHA to create an added layer of legitimacy. A reCAPTCHA is a security mechanism …
A Nigerian businessman was sentenced to ten years in prison this month for his role in a multi-million-dollar BEC (business email compromise) scheme. Over four years, Obinwanne Okeke and his conspirators performed a series of online scams, including an attack …
