The IRS “Dirty Dozen” – Top Tax Season Scams to Steer Clear of This Year
Who loves tax season besides accountants? Scammers. Emotions can run high during tax time. Even if you’re pretty sure you did everything right, you may still have a few doubts kicking around. Did I file correctly? Did I claim the right deductions? Will I get audited? As it turns out, these are the very same […] more…SD-WAN Product Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers to Steer Traffic, Shut Down Networks
Researchers at cybersecurity consulting firm Realmode Labs have identified vulnerabilities in SD-WAN products from Silver Peak, Cisco, Citrix and VMware, including potentially serious flaws that can be exploited to steer traffic or completely shut down an organization’s network. read more more…Legions of cybersecurity volunteers rally to protect hospitals during COVID-19 crisis
Last month, some of the usual cast of online scammers and malware miscreants promised to refrain from attacking healthcare organizations or exploiting them during the COVID-19 crisis, showing a sense of honor unexpected from ransomware attackers and cryptocurrency thieves. However, this ceasefire turned out to be a head-fake. Within a week of those vows, malware […] more…How to Steer Your Security Organization in a Toxic Environment
Five Ways to Steer Your Security Organization in a Toxic Environment read more more…How to Steer Clear of Tax Season Scams
It’s that time of year again – tax season! Whether you’ve already filed in the hopes of an early refund or have yet to start the process, one thing is for sure: cybercriminals will certainly use tax season as a means to get victims to give up their personal and financial information. This time of […] more…6 Ways to Help Kids Steer Clear of Cyberbullies During Summer Break
Wouldn’t it be nice if kids could leave the veiled threats and cutting words behind when the bell rings for summer break? Unfortunately, bullies rarely take a break from intimidating others over the summer and may even step up their game. To date, nothing has humbled me quite like this parenting gig. Once upon a […] more…Researchers Hijack Jeep’s Steering, Brakes, Acceleration
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the researchers who last year showed that cars can be remotely hijacked, are back with a new demonstration, and this time they managed to take over a vehicle’s acceleration, brakes and steering. read more more…Code.org Flaw Exposes Volunteer Email Addresses
Code.org, a non-profit organization that helps students learn computer science, informed users over the weekend that a flaw on its website allowed unauthorized parties to access the email addresses of its volunteers. read more Incoming search termsteercot more…Citadel malware now targets password management applications
Attackers have started using the Citadel Trojan program to steal master passwords for password management applications and other authentication programs. The Citadel malware has typically been used to steal online banking credentials and other financial information by modifying banking sites on the fly when opened by users in their local browsers. The technique is known […] more…Need your Mt. Gox bitcoins back? Steer clear of this website
Empty-handed customers of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are being targeted in a ploy likely intended to distributed malware. read more more…Steam gamers targeted by cleartext-grabbing trojan
Steam gamers are targeted by a trojan that steals their login credentials and defeats the service’s password encryption mechanism by using HTML injection. Attackers stripping users’ login data with a variant of the trojan Ramnit since mid-July according to Trusteer fraud prevention solutions manager Etay Maor. Steam has some 54 million members and was victim […] more…IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire security company Trusteer, and plans to set up a cybersecurity software lab in Israel. read more more…New Citadel malware variant targets Payza online payment platform
A new variant of the Citadel financial malware is targeting users of the Payza online payment platform by launching local in-browser attacks to steal their credentials, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. read more more…Banking malware returns to basics to evade detection, Trusteer says
Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. read more more…Cybercriminals use Zeus malware to target cloud payroll services
Cybercriminals are using the Zeus online banking malware to target companies that use cloud-based payroll services, researchers from security firm Trusteer said Monday. read more more…Ice IX malware tricks Facebook users into exposing credit card details, says Trusteer
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware attempts to trick its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer. read more Incoming search termsjoai teerJUWI teerbramateerTeerconm comnietteerbrama teersilon teer comteer silonnithteerteerboos more…More information
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