The X/Twitter account of Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity service has been taken over by a hacker who is seemingly promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The incident happened very early Wednesday morning, Eastern time. As of Wednesday afternoon, the account called Mandiant was…
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Mandiant loses control of X/Twitter account
The X/Twitter account of Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity service has been taken over by a hacker who is seemingly promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The incident happened very early Wednesday morning, Eastern time. As of Wednesday afternoon, the account called Mandiant was…
Canadian Senator temporarily loses control of X account
The office of Canadian Senator Amina Gerba has confirmed the Quebec parliamentarian’s account on the X/Twitter social media platform was hacked this week. Walter Calderon, the Senator’s executive assistant, made the confirmation Wednesday in a telephone interview. It followed the…
Stolen Gold X accounts are increasingly being peddled on dark web, says report
Cybercrooks have increased the number of new or stolen Gold checkmarked accounts from the X/Twitter platform offered for sale; they are a valuable way for threat actors to push links to malware on the social media site through what users…
Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments
Plea comes with the release statistics on record ransomware attacks last year i This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments
Coffee Briefing Jan. 2 – Ski and Snowboard Cybersecurity Conference; Federal government provides update on connectivity targets; Montreal company secures pre seed investment to fuel AI growth; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed the last Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. The Ski and Snowboard CyberSecurity Conference to take…
Microsoft disables feature after abuse by threat actors
Application developers relying on Windows’ App Installer feature for distributing software over the web will have to find another vehicle, after Microsoft disabled a key protocol because it is being abused by threat actors. Microsoft said Thursday it has disabled…
Cybersecurity Year in Review 2023: A zero-day nightmare
The huge exploitation of MOVEit is the story of the year in our annual roundup of top cybersec This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cybersecurity Year in Review 2023: A zero-day nightmare
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2023 – Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan
Don’t have a cybersecurity strategic plan? Here’s how to start bu This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2023 – Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan
Predictions 2024 from cybersecurity vendors, Part 2
We’ve collected comments from more than 40 vendors to give infosec pros an idea of what they might face in the next 12 months. Their predictions cover everything from meeting the talent shortage to quantum computing: More advanced persistent threat…