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Slack Initiates Mass Password Reset After Data Breach

Retrieved from ThreatPost - By: Tara Seals

Slack is currently sending password reset emails to tens of thousands of users after new information about a 2015 data breach (which revealed more victims) has come to light. Read more here:...

Posted: July 19, 2019, 8:44 AM

With FaceApp in the Spotlight, New Scams Emerge

Retrieved by WeLiveSecurity - By: Lukas Stefanko

The FaceApp application has had a spike in popularity recently as people have been using the various face-modifying filters and posting the new photos onto social media. However, information about...

Posted: July 19, 2019, 8:36 AM

Microsoft Notified 10,000 Victims of Nation-state Attacks

Retrieved from ZDNet - By: Catalin Cimpanu

Microsoft reported that over the past year it notified nearly 10,000 users that they had been targeted and/or compromised by nation-state hackers; most coming from Iran, North Korea, and Russia....

Posted: July 18, 2019, 9:21 AM

Cisco Webex Emails

Today many staff received an email from Cisco Webex regarding the creation of their new account. This email is legitimate, but we didn't intend to announce this yet as we are still finalizing the...

Posted: July 17, 2019, 2:00 PM