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FTC: Americans Lost Over $547 Million to Romance Scams in 2021
FTC: Americans Lost Over $547 Million to Romance Scams in 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that Americans reported record high losses of more than $547 million to romance scams in 2021. This is up 80% compared to 2020 and over 6 times compared to reported losses in...
Meta and Chime Sue Nigerians Behind Phishing Attacks
Meta and Chime Sue Nigerians Behind Phishing Attacks
Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has filed a lawsuit with financial technology and digital banking company Chime against two Nigerian individuals who allegedly used Instagram and Facebook accounts to impersonate Chime and target...
Canadian Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for His Role in NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
Canadian Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for His Role in NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
Canadian national Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins was charged by the US for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks and sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison after pleading guilty before an Ontario judge on Monday to mul...
Q&A With Cyber 2.0
Q&A With Cyber 2.0
Safety Detectives: Please share your company background, how you got started, and your mission. Cyber 2.0: Cyber 2.0 was created because of one question: in the cyber world, with thousands of cyber companies that employ the best m...
Q&A With East-Tec
Q&A With East-Tec
Safety Detectives: Please share your company background, how you got started, and your mission East-Tec: At East-Tec, our primary goal is to provide cybersecurity solutions that enable both individuals and companies to feel secure...
Q&A With ThreatGEN
Q&A With ThreatGEN
Safety Detectives: What is the main service your company offers? ThreatGEN: We provide a cybersecurity gamification platform, ThreatGEN® Red vs. Blue.  ThreatGEN® Red vs. Blue is a cutting-edge cybersecurity simulation and traini...
Microsoft Fixes Windows Active Directory Issue Caused by Recent Updates
Microsoft Fixes Windows Active Directory Issue Caused by Recent Updates
Microsoft says it has fixed an issue caused by last month’s Windows updates that would cause apps using Microsoft.NET to experience problems, close, or throw errors when acquiring or setting Active Directory Forest Trust Informati...
Microsoft Blocked Billions of Brute-Force and Phishing Attacks in 2021
Microsoft Blocked Billions of Brute-Force and Phishing Attacks in 2021
Microsoft successfully blocked billions of phishing emails and brute force attacks that targeted Office 365 and Azure Active Directory customers in 2021. “From January 2021 through December 2021, we’ve blocked more than 25.6 billi...
NordVPN's Parent Company Is Merging with Surfshark
NordVPN's Parent Company Is Merging with Surfshark
NordVPN and Surfshark, two well-known VPN providers, are merging together to form one company. NordVPN’s parent company, Nord Security, announced the deal on Tuesday. The new company is called Cyberspace, which has been registered...
Business Services Provider Morley Discloses Ransomware Attack
Business Services Provider Morley Discloses Ransomware Attack
Business services provider Morley Companies Inc. disclosed a data breach after falling victim to a ransomware attack on Aug. 1, 2021, according to a security incident notification by the company on Wednesday. The data breach allow...