Fake job ads and how to spot them.

7 hours ago

Fake job ads and how to spot them.

Ashley Taylor from SANS.edu, joins Dave to discuss fake job ads and methods to proactively detect these scams. The research shares how job seekers are under attack, with scammers posing as fake job recruiters to steal information from people who are interested in the job posting. The brands being impersonated as are at risk of losing credibility to their brand identity. The research shares exactly how these doppelgängers are posing a threat to job seekers and the best practices to detect these scams. It also shares how one company that works in medical device manufacturing industry has been a target for these scams. It concludes with sharing some of the ways to proactively spot these scams before they happen.

Research Saturday

Fake job ads and how to spot them.

7 hours ago

Fake job ads and how to spot them.

Ashley Taylor from SANS.edu, joins Dave to discuss fake job ads and methods to proactively detect these scams. The research shares how job seekers are under attack, with scammers posing as fake job recruiters to steal information from people who are interested in the job posting. The brands being impersonated as are at risk of losing credibility to their brand identity. The research shares exactly how these doppelgängers are posing a threat to job seekers and the best practices to detect these scams. It also shares how one company that works in medical device manufacturing industry has been a target for these scams. It concludes with sharing some of the ways to proactively spot these scams before they happen.

Research Saturday

Cybersecurity News

8 hours ago

Twitter exploit may have compromised more than 5 million accounts. Cyberattack disrupts NHS 111. Twilio discloses data breach.

Twitter exploit may have compromised more than 5 million accounts. Cyberattack disrupts NHS 111. Twilio discloses data breach.

Week that Was

16 hours ago

The optempo of a hybrid war's cyber phase. Hacktivists as cyber partisans. Zeppelin ransomware alert. DoNot Team update. Rewards for Justice offers $10 million for info on Russian bad actors.

The optempo of the war's cyber phase, and Ukraine’s response. Organizing and equipping hacktivists. Joint warning on Zeppelin ransomware. Update on the DoNot Team, APT-C-35. Rewards for Justice offers $10 million for information on Conti operators. Rob Boyce from Accenture shares insights from BlackHat. Caleb Barlow ponders closing the skills gap while shifting to remote work. And, hey, Mr. Target: pick one, OK?

CyberWire Daily

17 hours ago

FTC seeks public comment on future commercial surveillance rules. State Department announces $10 million bounty for info on Conti. The war in Ukraine’s impact on US cybersecurity.

FTC seeks public comment on future commercial surveillance rules. State Department announces $10 million bounty for info on Conti. The war in Ukraine’s impact on US cybersecurity.

Policy

17 hours ago

Seller, beware. College network intrusion results in data compromise. AT&T denies stolen data came from an internal breach.

Seller, beware. College network intrusion results in data compromise. AT&T denies stolen data came from an internal breach.

Privacy

17 hours ago

Matthew Warner from Blumira CTO discusses avoiding burnout in the IT industry.

This interview from August 10th, 2022 originally aired as a shortened version on the CyberWire Daily Podcast. In this extended interview, Dave Bittner sits down with Matthew Warner from Blumira CTO to discuss avoiding burnout in the IT industry.

Interview

20 hours ago

Zeppelin ransomware. The DoNot Team. $10 million reward for Conti tips. Cyber partisans. CISA issues 28 ICS advisories.

Joint warning on Zeppelin ransomware. Update on the DoNot Team, APT-C-35. Rewards for Justice offers $10 million for information on Conti operators. The optempo of the war's cyber phase, and how Ukraine has responded. Organizing and equipping hacktivists. CISA issues twenty-eight ICS security advisories.

Daily Briefing

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