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BEC Scams Cost $1.2 Billion in 2018

BEC scams continue to rise and accounted for $1.2 billion in losses in 2018. The good news is that the FBI was able to work with banks to recover some of the funds.

Cybercrime

Taking Hype Out of Bug Bounty Programs

“Bug bounty apostate” and Luta Security founder Katie Moussouris said bug bounty programs have veered away from their original mission: help organizations become more secure.

Bug Bounty

Targeted Phishing Attacks Hit Embassies, Agencies in Several Countries

A series of targeted phishing campaigns have hit victims in government finance agencies and embassies in several European and African countries.

Phishing

Google Moves Developers to OAuth to Help Prevent Phishing Attacks

Google is planning to block sign-in attempts from embedded browser frameworks soon to help defeat some phishing attacks.

Google, Oauth

Someone is Leaking an Iranian Hacking Group’s Arsenal

An unknown leaker is publishing hacking tools used by the APT34 attack group that has been linked to Iranian intelligence.

Apt