Apple Is Top Pick for Brand Phishing Attempts
Apple was the brand most commonly used in spoofing attacks during the first quarter of 2020, when 10% of all brand phishing attempts related to the tech giant, researchers report. Check Point’s “Brand Phishing Report” for the first quarter of 2020 highlights the brands that cybercriminals most frequently imitate to steal personal and financial data….
Yahoo Explains Cookie Forgery Related To Two 2016 Breaches
Yahoo’s recent update on forged cookies is in relation to two, not three, security breaches announced last year. Yahoo has provided further clarification on the cookie forging activity related to data breaches disclosed in September and December of last year.
Yahoo Notifies Users of Sophisticated Breach Methods
Yahoo said Wednesday it was notifying some users that hackers may have been able to use a maneuver to break into their accounts without stealing passwords. The latest notifications were in response to the record breach disclosed late last year affecting an estimated one billion users — which involved forging of “cookies” or files used…
Yahoo investigating if insiders knew of hack
Yahoo said investigators were looking into the possibility that some people within the company knew at the time about the late 2014 theft of information of at least 500 million user accounts. Law enforcement authorities on Monday also “began sharing certain data that they indicated was provided by a hacker who claimed the information was…