Patrick Domingues

Black Friday is approaching, and you should be aware of scams. Thirty percent of people in the US reported receiving phishing messages around Black Friday.

“[N]early a third of U.S. consumers (30%) said they received a phishing email around Black … Read the rest

Cyber attacks on retailers are real and can occur online or offline. Credit card records can be stolen by malicious cyber-intruders. These attackers are able to enter a retail store in person and hack into your systems. Physical access to … Read the rest

A newly discovered Android malware was confirmed to have infected around 20 million users. The Clicker Malware, used 16 different malicious apps to get into the Google Play Store. Once there, it affected millions of users.

The Clicker Campaign

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Microsoft researchers recently found a new type of attack. Hackers compromise Exchange Online access with malicious OAuth applications and then use it to change your email settings and spread spam.

OAuth applications are growing in popularity. One of the first … Read the rest

Microsoft’s default blocking of macros in its Office suite is not stopping hackers. These hackers are now using alternative files to host malicious payloads, now that Microsoft’s primary method of threat delivery is being cut off.

The use of macros-enabled … Read the rest

Sophos surveyed more than 300 retailers in 2021, and it found that 300 of them had been hit with ransomware attacks.

A new study from Sophos found that retail businesses are increasingly being targeted by ransomware. Sophos, a leader in … Read the rest

USB Rubber Ducky is a USB device that looks like a flash drive. It can be used to hack into systems, steal data and inject malicious codes into computers. The most important thing to remember about this device is that … Read the rest

Cybersecurity, information security, and all those acronyms… How do you keep on top of it all? Don’t forget your users. An important part of information security is user training. These days, everyone is a potential target. It’s not just the … Read the rest

Microsoft is the most popular brand for phishing attacks in the first half of 2022. It was reported that Microsoft is followed by Facebook and then Credit Agricole. WhatsApp, Orange, and other brands round out the top five.

Microsoft continues