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8 U.S. City Websites Targeted in Magecart Attacks
Posted on 29-06-2020https://threatpost.com/8-city-gov-websites-magecart/156954/
Researchers believe that Click2Gov, municipal payment software, may be at the heart of this most recent government security incident. Researchers are warning that the websites of eight U.S. cit...
Singapore GE2020: Hackers pretend to be political parties in run-up to elections
Posted on 29-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-hackers-pretend-to-be-political-parties-in-run-up-to-elections
SINGAPORE - At least three political parties have fallen victim to hackers who are pretending to be them in the lead-up to the general election on July 10, in order to spread fake news, or possibly, t...
Surge in cyber attacks on education sector
Posted on 28-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/surge-in-cyber-attacks-on-education-sector
The education sector was the most popular target of hackers in April, when hundreds of thousands of students and teachers had to access online resources daily for remote learning, research from a cybe...
Three times more phishing attacks in Singapore in 2019, twice as many during Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 28-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/three-times-more-phishing-attacks-in-singapore-in-2019-twice-as-many-during-covid-19
SINGAPORE - The number of phishing attempts to trick users to give up personal information almost tripled last year from the year before, and doubled during the months when people had to stay home to ...
Hackers breach E27, want "donation" to reveal vulnerabilities
Posted on 27-06-2020https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-e27-want-donation-to-reveal-vulnerabilities/
Asian media firm E27 has been hacked, and attackers ask for a small "donation" to provide information on the vulnerabilities used in the attack. E27 is a media company that offers Asian technology st...