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- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 4th, 2018

Hacker Gets 17 Years in Jail for Cyberstalking Female Housemate, Bomb Threats
Ryan S. Lin was held in custody since 2017
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 4th, 2018

Hacker Pleads Guilty of Defacing 11,000 Websites, Could Get up to 20 Years
Sentence is scheduled for February 13, 2019
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 4th, 2018

Database of 200 Million Records Stolen from Apollo in Data Breach
Data said to only contain publicly available info
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

Facebook Accused of Collecting Children's Personal Info in FTC Complaint
Messenger Kids app data collection reportedly breaking COPPA
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

FTC Releases Alert about Facebook Breach Involving 50 Million Users
Details the next steps users should take after the breach
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

FakeSpy Is Back as Part of New SmiShing Campaign, Adds New Features
Uses text messages to spread itself to other devices
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

NCCIC Issues Alert on APTs Actively Attacking MSPs and Their Customers
Detailed mitigation guidance is available for MSP clients
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

Multi-factor Authentication Used by 45% of Businesses Reports LastPass
Only 3% of companies with 10,000 employees or more use MFA
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 3rd, 2018

Instagram Used as Marketplace to Sell Stolen Fortnite Accounts and Botnets
Botnet access is also available as a monthly subscription
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

DHS to React A Lot Faster to Cyber Threats During 2018 Midterms
Situational awareness room to be set up this election season
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

765 Million Users Affected by Cyber Attacks in Q2 2018
Also, 47% more cyber attacks in Q2 2018 than in Q2 2017
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

California Governor Signs Bill Requiring Bots to Disclose Their True Identity
The new bill should prevent bots from influencing elections
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

Fortnite Cheaters Targeted Using Data Stealer
Malware campaign uses YouTube videos as propagation vector
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

Skype's Debian Package Could Allow Attackers To Completely Takeover Machines Updated
Microsoft's APT repository is added to the sources.list
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 2nd, 2018

Twitter Updated Rules to Fight Against Fake Accounts and Election Interference
Also made changes to improve rules enforcement
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 1st, 2018

Picture-in-Picture Phishing Campaign Goes After Steam Credentials
Scammers used a picture-in-picture phishing pop-up
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 1st, 2018

Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities Found in Atlantis Word Processor
Vendor released patched version after disclosure