Have a NETGEAR Router? Patch It Now

Netgear Router

A large number of NETGEAR routers have a flaw that needs to be patched. Learn why you should apply the patch as soon as possible.

A serious vulnerability has been discovered in many popular NETGEAR routers. By exploiting this vulnerability, hackers can expose a router’s password and then use it to take control of the device. The January 2017 announcement about this flaw came just a month after the news about a different but equally dangerous vulnerability in several NETGEAR routers.

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Don’t Let Your Business Become the Next Spear Phishing Victim

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Spear phishing scams targeted at businesses have proven to be very lucrative for cybercriminals. For example, since January 2015, hackers have stolen over $3 billion (USD) from more than 22,000 companies worldwide using a type of spear phishing attack known as a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). BEC scams specifically target companies that regularly send wire transfer payments or work with foreign suppliers.

The main reason why BEC and other types of spear phishing scams are so effective is that they are personalized.

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How to Protect Your IoT Devices from Malware Designed to Destroy Them

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Hackers have unleashed a new kind of malware that damages the systems of Internet of Things (IoT) devices so extensively the devices become useless. The malware has been dubbed BrickerBot because it turns these devices into little more than expensive bricks.

Security researchers are unsure why hackers are destroying IoT devices. What’s not in question, though, is the seriousness of this malware threat.

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