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“Back to School”: 3,000+ Suspicious Domains Registered

Back to school? Your searches are fodder for phishers, with researchers at security firm Check Point saying it has seen…

How Easy Was it For Researchers to Hack into Alexa?

During routine tests, researchers at cyber security company Check Point found that through certain vulnerable Amazon Alexa subdomains, it is…

Coronavirus-Related Domain Registrations Rise 6,000 in a Week

More than 6,000 Covid-19 and coronavirus-related web domains have been registered in the past week, security researchers say, with large…

Major XSS and SMS Vulnerabilities Found in TikTok

Severe security vulnerabilities in the incredibly popular media content platform TikTok could let an attacker manipulate content, send malicious links…

EA Games Vulnerability Could Leave 300m Open to Account Hijacking

An EA Games vulnerability allowed anyone to hijack a registered player’s account giving them full access and control without the…

Coinhive Shuts Down: Bad for UNICEF – and Cybercriminals?

Coinhive, a browser-based cryptocurrency mining website, shuts down today. The site's API had been used by clients as eclectic as…

1 in 3 IT Professionals Unaware of the Cloud Shared Responsibility Model

One in three IT professionals believe that cloud security is the responsibility of their selected cloud provider, while a further…

Cryptomining Attacks Hit 40 percent of Enterprises in 2018 Report Finds

Over 40 percent of organisations were affected by cryptomining attacks in 2018, a marked increase of 20 percent in comparison…

Fortnite Account Hack: Check Point Team Discovers Web of Vulnerabilities

Researchers at Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company Check Point have identified numerous vulnerabilities within the online infrastructure of Epic Games, allowing…

Shadowy Mastermind Using Stolen Traffic to Power “Malvertising” Campaign

UPDATED 31st August 2018 17.53 with comment from AdsTerra, AdKernel Researchers at Tel Aviv-headquartered cybersecurity vendor Check Point have identified…