LinkedIn is listed as the company that has received the highest number of phishing attacks during the first quarter of the year, being the target of 52% of these campaigns.
Social networks have become the main target of this type of scam, whose objective is to obtain information from users to…
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Microsoft launches anti-cyberthreat service
Microsoft announced the launch of Security Experts, a service for companies with which the company seeks to help them strengthen their security systems and protect themselves from cyber attacks.
Security Experts is a new category of…
Axie Infinity manages to recover 150 million dollars
The developer of the game Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis announced that it has already managed to recover 150 million dollars thanks to special financing provided by Binance.
The goal of this process is to offer reimbursement for funds lost…
Chrome users are exposed to a new form of cyberattack
Users of the Google Chrome browser are exposed to a "browser-in-the-browser or BitB" attack when trying to log in to a web page from a Google, Twitter or Facebook account, among others.
A Google browser user who wants to save time logging…
Colombia has invested $ 90 million in bank security
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC) published the indicators related to information security and cybersecurity in the banking sector, establishing that the 2021 expenditure was approximately 90 million dollars.
Despite this…
Colombia will hold a hackathon on blockchain, Web3 and NFT
Colombia will host the ForkTheSystem hackathon that will take place between March 11 and 13 and will focus on blockchain technology, Web3 and NFTs. The event will be organized by Status Network with a mixed format that will be free for…
WhatsApp fixes bug that put user privacy at risk
WhatsApp corrected an important vulnerability present in both the consumer and business modes, whereby a cyber attacker could take control of the device by taking advantage of a call.
The vulnerability was rated as 4 or high importance…
The US proposes an alternative to avoid SIM hacking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States proposed new rules that prevent two of the frauds that affect users the most, known as SIM duplication and transfer.
SIM duplication, known as SIM Swapping, and transfer…
Attacks on devices with ransomware on the rise
There are various types of cyberattacks. In the last year, viruses have increased due to hacking on mobile phones. One of the most popular is known as ransomware, a modality that prevents users from accessing the information on their device…
Gigabyte suffers massive attack against its servers
The Taiwanese manufacturer of computers and IT components Gigabyte was the victim this weekend of a cyberattack of ransomware that allowed criminals to seize 112GB of company data, although its operations have not been affected.
As…
ESET warns about a new type of attack against WhatsApp
The cybersecurity company ESET warned about a new attack detected in the last hours that seeks to rob users of their account on the WhatsApp messaging platform by sending a fraudulent SMS.
The cybercriminals behind the threat pose as…
A CEO suffers at least 57 “phishing” a year
The average CEO receives 57 phishing attacks a year, although all employees – not just senior executives– should be prepared for attacks by spear phishing, a targeted email scam based on spoofing from a legitimate source.
The Barracuda…