Netizen Blog and News
The Netizen team sharing expertise, insights and useful information in cybersecurity, compliance, and software assurance.
Category: Threat Intelligence
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On December 9th, the greater information security community had its world turned upside down when a newly uncovered zero-day vulnerability was found in Apache’s Java logging library Log4J. Within hours of this news, every major software company was in disaster mode, attempting to determine how their products were affected and how to fix a patch…
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Americans on the East Coast have found themselves on the wrong end of one of the most impactful ransomware attacks this country has ever seen. The FBI reported earlier this week that a group known as DarkSide has claimed responsibility for an attack that caused the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. On Friday, May 7th, Colonial announced that they had halted…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Google Discovers Mass iPhone Hacking Hacking Group Targets WordPress Vulnerabilities How Can Netizen/CyberSecure Solutions help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing is a type of online scam where criminals send an email that appears to be from a legitimate source such as a company or a doctor’s office and…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week 23 Towns Across Texas Hit by Ransomware Attack European Central Bank Suffers Data Breach How Can Netizen/CyberSecure Solutions help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts are often carried out with the purpose of tricking the target into downloading or accidentally running a malicious script on their devices. This example…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Cyber Attacks on the Rise US Utilities Have Become Targets How Can Netizen/CyberSecure Solutions help? Phish Tale of the Week For this week’s Phish Tale of the Week, we’re taking a look at the phishing email that was sent to our HQ office that claims to be a promotional…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Sprint Breach Exposes Customer Data Critical Flaw Found In VLC Media Player How Can Netizen/CyberSecure Solutions help? Phish Tale of the Week As is typical for most businesses, our HQ Office inbox receives the occasional phishing email attempting to trick an employee into sending the perpetrator some sort of…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Microsoft’s BlueKeep Proves Vulnerable Critical Warning Issued for Samsung Cellphone Update App How Can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts are often carried out with urgent messages that are meant to provoke the victim to act without rationally thinking about the contents of the email. In…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Vulnerability in TP-Link’s Wi-Fi Extenders Could Allow Remote Control to Attackers Latest Phishing Scam Impersonates Apple Support How Can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing email targeting…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Microsoft Urges Users to Patch BlueKeep Security Flaw U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data Breach How Can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of the Week Malicious actors are constantly finding new ways to target a big payday. In the newest trend, these cyber criminals are using secured websites to run…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week First American Financial Corp. Leaks 800+ Million Records Google Begins Tracking “zero-day” Exploits How Can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of the Week One way a malicious actor can try to collect a business’ sensitive information is by targeting the business’ employees. Attempting to phish an employee requires some research…
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