“In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-world passwords used by individuals all over the world. Revealing that many passwords for threat actors substantially heightens the risk of credential stuffing attacks,” researchers said.
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InfoSec News
Google Docs, look out—there’s a new private alternative in town | TechRadar
Proton Docs comes as a way to ensure that document creation and collaboration are both secure and user-friendly. As with all its products, Docs is completely free to use.
Types of Cyber Crime: A Guide to Prevention & Impact
From individual cybercriminals to organized groups, cyber crime has become a social epidemic that knows no borders. Cyber criminals use psychological manipulation, phishing, and malware to exploit individuals and organizations, causing financial losses and disrupting business operations.
Hackers Using Weaponized Docs In QR Code Phishing Attacks
Threat actors embed malicious QR codes in emails, documents, and public places, using them to mask destinations.
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1B stolen records and rising | TechCrunch
These breaches not only affect the individuals whose data was irretrievably exposed, but also embolden the criminals who profit from their malicious cyberattacks.
Simplilearn: 41 Highest Paying Tech Jobs | Best Paying Jobs in Technology
You can have a career in technology in many different places, such as fast-paced startups, innovative tech companies, and small IT departments.
From Phish to Phish Phishing: How Email Scams Got Smart – Check Point Blog
In short, malicious emails will become easier to create and more difficult to stop.
FBI puts a $5 million bounty on the missing Cryptoqueen—’We will probably know within a few weeks if it’s worked’ | PC Gamer
OneCoin was one of those schemes where people earn commissions for getting others to become “investors” and convincing them to encourage family members and friends to do the same—a pretty straightforward pyramid scheme, in other words— and the money lost to the scam is estimated at $4.5 billion.
Arkansas AG lawsuit claims Temu’s shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’ – The Verge
The AG claims that Temu collects far more data than necessary to run a shopping app, including sensitive or personally identifiable information.