High-tech burglars have apparently knocked out their victims’ wireless cameras and alarms in the Los Angeles Wilshire-area neighborhoods before getting away with swag bags full of valuables.
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CISA Broke Into a Federal Agency and Remained There For 5 Months.
CISA calls these SILENTSHIELD assessments. The agency’s dedicated red team picks a federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agency to probe and does so without prior notice – all the while trying to simulate the maneuvers of a long term hostile nation-state threat group.
Evolution of Cybercrime Investigations
Cybercrime costs trillions, rising yearly. Criminals operate globally, teaching their methods. This article explores major cyberattacks from 1962 to 2024 and how investigators use advanced technology to combat them.
Don’t overlook the security risk posed by QR codes | TechRadar
But the more mainstream the technology has become, the more attractive it has become for threat actors. The same accessibility that makes the QR code a useful tool also makes it an effective vector for phishing and malware delivery.
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.
Why are cyberattacks increasingly targeting health care?
Why hospitals? It’s likely because of the massive databases of sensitive personal information they operate, and the importance of daily operations running smoothly.
Hackers are hijacking Windows Search to hit victims with malware | TechRadar
The attack starts with a phishing email pretending to be an invoice, or something similar. It carries a .ZIP archive of an HTML file, and thus successfully bypasses antivirus and email security programs that overlook compressed contents.
VLC Media Player Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution
This vulnerability could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the affected device due to exceeded storage space or arbitrary data.
My family was scammed out of a $15K Carnival Cruise — here’s how I’m fighting to get it back
https://nypost.com/2024/06/13/lifestyle/my-family-was-scammed-out-of-a-15k-carnival-cruise-heres-how-im-fighting-to-get-it-back/