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Gamblers’ data compromised after casino giant Strendus fails to set password

Security Affairs

Source: Cybernews The information exposed in this data leak could have been exploited for fraud, identity theft, phishing attempts, or as a source of data for meticulously targeted cyberattacks. Storing personal information in logs should be avoided, as it elevates their sensitivity level. User security log.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

The level of sophistication used by attackers to mimic the original domains varied greatly, ranging from low quality, obvious phishing pages to more refined efforts mimicking animations and logos. pro is flagged as a phishing domain by multiple security providers. Among these pages, a notable example was the qatar2022[.]pro

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. Phishing Type. Ransomware.

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45 Main Cyber Security Terms Everyone Must Know

Spinone

DDoS (denial-of-service attack) – a type of a cyber attack which makes the site user wants to visit unusable by flooding it with malicious traffic. Spyware – malware that spies on the computer to collect the information about a product, a company, a person. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. Other malware.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Don’t worry though.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Don’t worry though.

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