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Vulnerabilities are the anomalies such as programming errors or configuration issues of the system. Attackers exploit the weaknesses in the system and can, in turn, disrupt the system. If these…
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Privileges are the permissions or right given to the user or group of systems for performing tasks that are needed to be run as a group or user. A user…
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Bulgaria, an East European country, has suffered from the biggest data breach in its history that has resulted in the compromise of the personal as well as financial information of 5…
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em A decade ago, the ‘spray and pray’ method was extremely popular for sending out phishing emails. This involved sending a generic email asking victims for credentials including passwords, credit…
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A new encryption ransomware named Sodin (or Sodinokibi) or REvil has been discovered which exploits a vulnerability that has been recently discovered in Windows for getting elevated privileges in an…
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In a recent incident of phishing attack, a hacker group has targeted Croatian government employees between the months of February and April in this year with spear phishing emails. The…
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Taiwan Ministry of Civil Service (MOCS) recently disclosed a security incident in a notice shared on their website which affected thousands of individuals. The data breach allegedly exposed the detailed…
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Not even half the year has passed; cyber-attacks have already terrorized the world. However, attack vectors like Phishing and Ransomware have caused the maximum loss to organizations across the globe,…
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The investigation bureau FBI has issued an alert warning to internet users that "HTTPS" and a padlock icon in the address bar might not be enough to prove if a…
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In May 2018, a gang called ‘Carbanak’ tricked two employees of an east European bank into opening a spear-phishing email that consisted of a malicious document containing three exploits for…