A recent case of a major database mishandling involved an anonymous company that left a list of 350,000,000 email addresses exposed online. The seven gigabytes worth of addresses were not encrypted and were being hosted on a public Amazon AWS server, visible to all for downloads and viewing. With an average email compromise of 7 million per day in the year 2020 alone, cybercrime is … [Read more...] about Unsecure Server Compromises 350 Million Emails
How hackers are using COVID-19 to find new victims
Hackers always use crisis situations to their advantage, and COVID-19 is not different. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, cybercriminals have attacked various businesses, hospitals, and private networks. The attackers are using ransomware, malware, phishing, smishing, vishing, and other types of attacks to target the victims. During this pandemic, the attackers are targeting most users’ trusted … [Read more...] about How hackers are using COVID-19 to find new victims
Common Types of Phishing Attacks
Mass-Market Emails Mass market email is the typical type of phishing in which the cyber criminals pretend to be someone else and try to trick the recipient into something like downloading malware or logging into a website. Cybercriminals try to make the message appears to be from an authorized person or organization. Spear Phishing Spear phishing is another type of phishing in … [Read more...] about Common Types of Phishing Attacks
Penetration Testing and Its Advantages
Penetration testing is a virtual cyber attack conducted within an organization by professional hacker-consultants to identify security loopholes and weaknesses. The ethical hacker uses many tools and techniques that are available to malicious hackers to find out the security weaknesses. Hacking has become easier than before because of available tools and technologies. Given below are the … [Read more...] about Penetration Testing and Its Advantages
What is Smishing and How to Avoid it
The word Smishing is a combination of SMS and Phishing. Smishing is a type of cyberattack whereby the attacker uses misleading messages to betray the victim into sharing sensitive information or giving away money. The cybercriminals trick the victim into believing that the message has arrived from a trusted person or organization. They usually ask the victim to verify, update, or reactivate their … [Read more...] about What is Smishing and How to Avoid it