Phishing attack exposes personal information of 5,000 St. Louis Community College, a four-campus system with more than 50,000 students, announced Tuesday that a successful phishing campaign last month compromised the personal information of more than 5,000 students and employees. The college issued a notice that “a series of email phishing attacks” discovered on Jan. 13…

This crafty malware makes you retype your passwords so it can steal them Metamorfo banking trojan has expanded its campaign to target online users' banking services. A trojan malware campaign is targeting online banking users around the world with the aim of stealing credit card information, finances and other personal details. Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at…

NHS suffers fewer ransomware attacks, but threat persists Ransomware attacks against the NHS have tapered off dramatically, according to statistics obtained under FoI legislation, but this does not mean the threat has diminished Increased investment in cyber security around the NHS since the crippling WannaCry attack in 2017 has resulted in a dramatic drop-off in ransomware attacks…

97 of the world's 100 largest airports have massive cybersecurity risks An investigation of airport cybersecurity found glaring gaps in security for web and mobile applications, misconfigured public clouds, Dark Web exposure and code repositories leaks. Swiss web security company ImmuniWeb has released an in-depth report on the cybersecurity posture of the world's biggest airports, finding that…

Scarily real-looking Netflix scam targets unsuspecting streamers Netflix users are warned to be on guard as a new scam asking unsuspecting users to complete an online verification process hits inboxes. Email security firm MailGuard has intercepted an email phishing scam that looks exactly like it’s from Netflix and tells recipients that their “billing information has been modified”,…

Over 2000 Wordpress Sites Hacked to Propagate Scam Campaign The hacking campaign makes use of previously known vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins. Some of the vulnerable plugins exploited include the ‘CP Contact Form with PayPal’ and the ‘Simple Fields’. More than 2000 WordPress sites have been hacked by cybercriminals for a scam campaign that redirects visitors…

Cyberattackers lurking longer inside computers, report finds In 2019, criminals remained undetected for an average of 95 days before discovery, 10 more days than in 2018 Online attackers are becoming so good at hiding themselves that they can remain undetected in victims’ computers for months before being found, potentially giving these criminals more time to…