Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to five years in prison for his instrumental role in operating the infamous Raccoon Stealer malware.
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Digital Parenting After Divorce: How to Agree on Protecting Your Kids Online
Parenting in the digital age can be challenging, especially when you’re sharing custody with a former partner who has a different approach to managing technology.
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Looking Ahead to 2025: Why Data Protection and Cybersecurity Are Top Small Business Risks—and How to Prepare
As we move into 2025, small businesses must prepare for a year in which data protection compliance and cybersecurity threats will take center stage. These challenges are set to be some of the biggest hurdles businesses will face.
Beware of Scam Emails Seeking Donations for UNICEF or Other Humanitarian Groups
A new wave of spam emails is spreading worldwide, using the UNICEF name and a seemingly official email in an effort to persuade people to donate money for the victims of the Gaza conflict.
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Introducing YARA Rules to Enhance Threat-Hunting Capabilities
On the 27th of November Bitdefender announced General Availability (GA) for YARA rules capabilities to GravityZone. With the addition of YARA rules into the GravityZone platform, security teams are empowered to create finely tuned and organization-specific detection patterns. This not only strengthens your organization’s ability to detect known threats but also increases its resilience against emerging risks such as zero-day vulnerabilities and sophisticated malware variants.
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How Scammers Trick You into Compromising Your Own Security—and How to Stop Them
Cybercriminals are getting more creative, using clever tricks to target small business owners and entrepreneurs. One alarming trend is the rise of new types of scams that rely on social engineering—a tactic where attackers manipulate people into unknowingly compromising their own systems. These schemes play on trust, curiosity, or fear, convincing victims to take actions like downloading malware, granting access, or sharing sensitive information.
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Amazon Business: The Benefits, the Scams, and How to Stay Safe
Amazon Business is a dedicated platform created to support entrepreneurs, startups, and organizations of all sizes. It offers features like multi-user accounts, bulk purchasing options, and exclusive discounts tailored to meet professional needs.
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FTC Warns of Hospice Fraud Scams
Scammers are getting creative in their attempts to take advantage of older adults.
Job Scams Cost Americans Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in 2024
Scammers are increasingly targeting netizens with fake job offers – chief among them ‘task scams’ that use gamification techniques to trick victims into depositing crypto in exchange for larger returns, the Federal Trade Commission warns.
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It’s time to stop calling it “pig butchering”
Online romance and investment scams are painful enough without its victims being described as “pigs.”
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