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Scammers exploit current ongoing events, account notifications, corporate communication, and a sense of urgency.

We’ve accelerated Sophos Email development to include a host of new features and technologies.

Responses generated by ChatGPT about individual people could be misleading or harmful or spill their personal information. What are the takeaways for you as a ChatGPT user?

The realities of ransomware attacks facing education providers in 2023, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.

Malvertising campaigns using paid ads result in infostealer and backdoor attacks

That ‘employer’ you’re speaking to may in reality be after your personal information, your money or your help with their illegal activities

Building new aviaries for rescued birds at a wildlife rescue center.

Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?
The post Child identity theft: how do I keep my kids’ personal data safe? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?

Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?

Updated, July 24: This article has been updated with further information on the encryption method used by the ransomware and other details of the ransomware itself, as well as a proof-of-concept for decrypting affected files if the password used can be recovered or brute-forced.  Attackers will sometimes use the name of security companies in their

Sophos has received Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious Competitive Strategy Leadership Award in the next-generation firewall (NGFW) industry.

There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud
The post Protect yourself from ticketing scams ahead of the Premier League Summer Series USA Tour appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud

Here’s how cybercriminals have adjusted their tactics in response to Microsoft’s stricter security policies and other interesting findings from ESET’s new Threat Report
The post Key findings from ESET Threat Report H1 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here’s how cybercriminals have adjusted their tactics in response to Microsoft’s stricter security policies, plus other interesting findings from ESET’s new Threat Report

New insights into how ransomware impacts the financial services sector, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.

Some threats may be closer than you think. Are security risks that originate from your own trusted employees on your radar?
The post The danger within: 5 steps you can take to combat insider threats appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Some threats may be closer than you think. Are security risks that originate from your own trusted employees on your radar?

Here’s a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

Here’s a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

Here’s a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

Here’s a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

Here’s a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

In December 2022, Microsoft published their monthly Windows Update packages that included an advisory about malicious drivers, signed by Microsoft and other code-signing authorities, that Sophos X-Ops (and others) observed threat actors abusing during attacks. Today, Microsoft issued Security Advisory ADV230001 as part of their July Windows Update that addresses Sophos’ discovery of more than

Over a hundred Windows patches, a high-impact advisory, and a guest appearance by… Internet Explorer?!

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A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Halfway through 2023, the threat landscape is dominated by one loud, adaptable, persistent player