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Surge of MongoDB Ransom Attacks Use GDPR As Extortion Leverage A flood of attacks is targeting unsecured MongoDB servers and wiping their databases. Left behind are notes demanding a ransom payment, or the data will be leaked, and the owners reported for GDPR violations. Being tracked by Victor Gevers, the chairman of the non-profit GDI
US Govt Shares Tips On Defending Against Cyberattacks Via Tor The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued guidance on how to protect against cyberattacks launched from the activity originating from or routed through the Tor anonymity network. Tor is a software enabling internet anonymity by automatically encrypt and reroute a user’s web requests through
Federal Reserve Shares Tips On Mitigating Synthetic Identity Fraud Image: Jesús Rocha The U.S. Federal Reserve today issued guidance on how financial organizations from the United States can mitigate payment fraud attempts scammers carry out with the help of synthetic identity accounts. The white paper published today by the Federal Reserve on mitigating synthetic identity payments fraud comes after two previous white
Hundreds Arrested After Encrypted Messaging Network Takeover European law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds of suspects in several countries including France, Netherlands, the UK, Norway, and Sweden after infiltrating the EncroChat encrypted mobile communication network used by organized crime groups. EncroChat phones used by international criminal networks around the world to exchange encrypted data and millions of messages came with dual