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Understanding and Recognizing Tech Abuse

SecureWorld News

It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse. A common example of this is surveillance. Still, it might not be seen that way due to the normalization of surveillance and the narrative that 'surveillance is love'.

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Top 10 Malware Strains of 2021

SecureWorld News

FormBook FormBook is an information stealer advertised in hacking forums. Remcos, short for Remote Control and Surveillance, was leveraged by malicious cyber actors conducting mass phishing campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic to steal personal data and credentials. physically disconnected) backups of data. Enforce MFA.

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SHARED INTEL: Threat actors add a human touch to boost effectiveness of automated attacks

The Last Watchdog

Instead of encrypting the hard drives of individual victims, and demanding payments of a few hundred dollars, a skilled team collaborated to break into an organization’s network; surveil the network layout; and then embed the malware. Nuanced hacks Another ring honing automated, active techniques is the Baldr password stealing gang.

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7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

The course consists of four modules: Hackers Exposed: You will find out methods that stop hackers, block tracking, and prevent government surveillance. Endpoint Protection: Discover how to use antivirus software, learn about malware, encryption and application control. No hacking or programming experience is needed.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. The FTC claims that spy phones secretly harvested and shared data on people's physical movements phone news online activities through a hidden hack. So I hope you'll stick around.