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Google has been the focus of two major security warnings this week, one of which exposes a major hole in Google Groups.
The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.
Be especially wary of the dangers lurking in your inbox on Thursdays - because that's when malicious email attachments are likely to spike.
In exchange for more 'likes' and comments on their own timelines, users are enticed to provide the app's access token to a third-party website.
Proofpoint has detected a massive spike in Dridex banking trojans that are targeting Australian organisations.
BEC scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, costing victims $3.1 billion worldwide, according to the FBI.
A mobile malware masquerading as a point-of-sale management app is targeting users in China & Mandarin-speaking regions, Proofpoint recently reported.
LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.
Scammers are finding increasingly cunning ways to capitalise on the reach and popularity of the world's global brands. This time PayPal is the target.
Twitter is now the target of a phishing attack that uses methods to trick brand managers and social influencers into fake account verification.
Yahoo admits to history's biggest data hack, 1bn users compromised; latest breach possibly distinct from 2016's.
Business email compromise (BEC) is set to continue evolving and causing big losses in 2017, cyber security firm Proofpoint has predicted.
Proofpoint researchers have discovered a Point-of-Sale malware that is targeting organisations worldwide, including those in Australia.
British institutions are being targeted by a new ransomware strain called MarsJoke, with government and educational organizations being the main victims.
Proofpoint and Trend Micro have discovered a large-scale 'malvertising' campaign through Microsoft Edge, enacted by threat actors known as AdGholas.
Proofpoint issues critical alert to Microsoft Office users to patch their software after Dridex email malware hits Australia.
Pokemon GO is taking New Zealand and Australia by storm - but there's a downside - malware attackers can quickly create a storm too.
