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5G Scam: Do Not Provide OTP Sent To You, EFCC Warns Nigerians

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Channelstv.com
10 February 2023

February 10, 2023 ,  Channelstv.com  published that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians to  be beware of fraudsters sending messages and calling citizens, asking to help individuals update their Sim card from 4G to 5G. In a brief communique, the antigraft agency explained that an OTP would be sent to citizens who opt to have their mobile sim card “upgraded to 5G” by the scammers, adding that such individuals will then be asked to provide the code with which the defrauders will eventual defraud the innocent citizens...Read More.......

 

Microsoft OneNote Abuse for Malware Delivery Surges

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Securityweek.com
10 February 2023

February 10 , 2023 ,  Securityweek.com  published that ​​threat Actors  are increasingly abusing  Microsoft OneNote documents to deliver malware in both targeted and spray and pray attacks. Organizations worldwide have been warned of an increase in the number of attacks abusing Microsoft OneNote documents for malware delivery.Part of the Office suite, OneNote is typically used within organizations for note taking and task management, among other operations.What makes OneNote documents an attractive target for threat actors includes the fact that they do not benefit from the Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) protection, along with the fact that files can be attached to OneNote notebooks and then executed with minimal warnings.. Read More.......

 

Microsoft launches new AI chat-powered Bing and Edge browser

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Bleepingcomputer.com
07 February 2023

February 7 , 2023 ,  Bleepingcomputer.com  published that Microsoft announced a new version of its Bing search engine powered by a next-generation OpenAI language model more powerful than ChatGPT and specially trained for web search."AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all – search," Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said today at a Redmond press event. "Today, we're launching Bing and Edge powered by AI copilot and chat, to help people get more from search and the web. Read More.......

 

Over 12% of analyzed online stores expose private data, backups

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Bleepingcomputer.com
07 February 2023

February 7, 2023 ,  Bleepingcomputer.com  published that many online stores are exposing private backups in public folders, including internal account passwords, which can be leveraged to take over the e-commerce sites and extort owners.According to a study by website security company Sansec, roughly 12% of online stores forget their backups in public folders due to human error or negligence...Read More.......

 

SYS01stealer: New Threat Using Facebook Ads to Target Critical Infrastructure Firms

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thehackernews.com
07 March 2023

March 7, 2023  thehackernews.com published that Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer dubbed SYS01stealer targeting critical government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies, and other sectors. The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked software. The attack is designed to steal sensitive information, including login data, cookies, and Facebook ad and business account information.....Read More.......

 

  1. Acer Confirms Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Data
  2. Critical Vulnerabilities Allowed Booking.com Account Takeover
  3. Microsoft Defender can now isolate compromised Linux endpoints.
  4. Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads
  5. Microsoft Urges Customers to secure On-Premises Exchange Servers

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