Tag: cybercrime

Facebook scam targets pages of Irish political parties, media and businesses

June 13, 2023

A phishing scam claiming “Your Post Goes Against Our Community Standards So Only You Can See”, tags Irish political parties, media, businesses and others, to make them click on a phishing link. An insidious scam, which leads users to believe something on their Facebook page goes against community standards is tagging various Irish Facebook pages … More Facebook scam targets pages of Irish political parties, media and businesses

Cyber insurance 101: What is it and does my company need it?

June 13, 2023

While not a ‘get out of jail free card’ for your business, cyber insurance can help insulate it from the financial impact of a cyber-incident. Cyber risk is on the rise as the combined impact of surging threat levels, expanding attack surfaces and security skills shortages are putting organizations at a disadvantage. Faced with an increased likelihood that they … More Cyber insurance 101: What is it and does my company need it?

Strava heatmap feature can be abused to find home addresses

June 12, 2023

According to BleepingComputer*, Researchers at the North Carolina State University Raleigh have discovered a privacy risk in the Strava app’s heatmap feature that could lead to identifying users’ home addresses. Strava is a popular running companion and fitness-tracking application with over 100 million users worldwide, helping people track their heart rate, activity details, GPS location, … More Strava heatmap feature can be abused to find home addresses

ESET Research deconstructs Asylum Ambuscade: group focused on cybercrime, cyberespionage and cyberattacks

June 9, 2023

Today, ESET Research released its analysis of Asylum Ambuscade, a cybercrime group that has been performing cyberespionage operations on the side. Asylum Ambuscade has been operating since at least 2020. It is a crimeware group that targets individuals, small and medium businesses, bank customers, and cryptocurrency traders in various regions, including North America and Europe. … More ESET Research deconstructs Asylum Ambuscade: group focused on cybercrime, cyberespionage and cyberattacks

Hear no evil: Ultrasound attacks on voice assistants

June 8, 2023

How  your voice assistant could do the bidding of a hacker – without you ever hearing a thing. Regular WeLiveSecurity readers won’t be stunned to read that cyberattacks and their methods keep evolving as bad actors continue to enhance their repertoire. It’s also become a common refrain that as security vulnerabilities are found and patched … More Hear no evil: Ultrasound attacks on voice assistants