Since February, spam exploiting the novel coronavirus has jumped by 4,300% and 14,000% in the past 14 days, according to IBM X-Force, IBM’s threat intelligence…
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Source code of Dharma ransomware pops up for sale on hacking forums
The source code of a major ransomware strain named Dharma has been put up for sale on two Russian hacker forums over the weekend. The…
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What are DMARC, SPF and DKIM? How to master email security with these protocols
Despite making some progress, a trio of email security protocols has seen a rocky road of deployment in the past year. Going by their acronyms…
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Will spam die in 2020?
Bill Gates promised 16 years ago that the spam problem would be “solved” by 2006. As we begin the year 2020, the pandemic of unwanted…
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These Are The Five Most Dangerous Email Attachments
Despite the existence of much more advanced attacks, cybercriminals still rely heavily on spam emails. They’re much more sophisticated today than they were in the…
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Nasty New Malware Waits Until You Visit A Porn Site, Then Starts Recording
At the end of last week, ESET’s security researchers disclosed the discovery of a new strain of malware that takes the trend for sextortion to a new…
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New Security Warning Issued For Google’s 1.5 Billion Gmail And Calendar Users
Google’s Gmail email service is used by upwards of 1.5 billion people. The Google Calendar app, meanwhile, has been downloaded more than a billion times…
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