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FBI Outlines Technique Behind DDoS Attacks on US Voter Registration Website

07

Feb

2020

Hackers who unleashed DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks on a state-level voter registration and voter information website in the US used a technique called Pseudo Random Subdomain Attack (PRSD,) which is a form of attack that uses DNS queries for nonexistent and randomized subdomains, according to the FBI. “The FBI received reporting indicating […]

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FBI warns of spoofed websites and hiring scams that target your wallet

27

Jan

2020

A recent public service announcement from the FBI warns job seekers of risks they may face when seeking jobs online. When you are in search of honest work, you should not be paying for hiring fees, certifications or training materials. The fake job market has been continuously evolving, and cybercriminals today know just how important […]

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FBI: Phishing Can Defeat Two-Factor Authentication

11

Oct

2019

Human beings can be tricked. This fact is a hard-to-patch vulnerability in many systems. And that is the tl;dr version of a notice from the FBI that recently hit industry groups. According to the Private Industry Notification, criminals are bypassing two-factor authentication with a combination of well-known techniques including social engineering and man-in-the-middle attacks. In […]

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