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Phishing Attack Targets The Guardian's Whistleblowing Site

The Guardian's SecureDrop whistleblower submission site was targeted with a phishing page that attempted to harvest the unique "codenames" used to identify sources who used the service. In addition, this phishing page promoted an Android app that allowed attackers to perform a variety of malicious activity on a victim's device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-attack-targets-the-guardians-whistleblowing-site/
Most Cyber Attacks Focus on Just Three TCP Ports

Small to mid-sized businesses can keep safe from most cyberattacks by protecting the ports that threat actors target the most. Three of them stand out in a crowd of more than 130,000 targeted in cyber incidents. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/most-cyber-attacks-focus-on-just-three-tcp-ports/
Misconfigured Google Calendars Share Events With the World

Thousands of Google users are exposing the contents of their calendars to the public. The information is indexed by search engines and can include email addresses as well as private events from individuals and businesses. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/misconfigured-google-calendars-share-events-with-the-world/
Smominru Mining Botnet In Cyber Turf War With Rival Malware

The Smominru mining botnet continues to wreck havoc on corporate machines by not only installing cryptominers, but also stealing credentials, installing backdoors, and making system configuration modifications that could affect the proper operation of an infected machine. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/smominru-mining-botnet-in-cyber-turf-war-with-rival-malware/
Celebrity Instagram Accounts Being Hacked to Push Scams

The streak of hacked celebrity Instagram accounts continues as cybercriminals temporarily hijacked Nicole Scherzinger's social media profile and promised access to an alleged sex tape of the singer-songwriter. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/celebrity-instagram-accounts-being-hacked-to-push-scams/
Emotet Trojan Evolves Since Being Reawakend, Here is What We Know

With the reawakening of the Emotet botnet, the distribution methods, payloads, malicious document templates, and email templates continue to evolve. This article will go over some of the changes that have been observed by various security researchers over the past couple of days. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-trojan-evolves-since-being-reawakend-here-is-what-we-know/
Thinkful Resets All User Passwords After Security Breach

Online developer bootcamp company Thinkful is sending out email notifications that state an unauthorized user was able to gain access to employee accounts credentials. Due to this, they are requiring all users to reset their passwords the next time they login. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thinkful-resets-all-user-passwords-after-security-breach/