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Microsoft study says India is most susceptible, other studies suggest the USA cops it most Tech support scam attempts dropped in frequency over the past two years, but remain a threat. And Millennials and Gen Z – not Boomers – fall prey most frequently, according to Microsoft in its 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report, released Thursday.… READ MORE HERE…

Learn tricks of the trade at SANS Singapore 2021 – and treat yourself to a discount Promo  Whisper it softly, but we’re fast forwarding through the second half of 2021, which means the holiday shopping season – and accompanying hacking season – is not far behind.… READ MORE HERE…

Would you like to pay with a poke? Thales has announced what it claims is the “world’s first” payment card to include an onboard fingerprint sensor, promising improved security and usability – and an end to contactless payment limits.… READ MORE HERE…

‘PlugWalkJoe’ also said to have meddled with TikTok, SnapChat The Spanish National Police have, at the request of America, arrested UK citizen Joseph O’Connor in Estepona, Spain, in connection with the July 2020 takeover of more than 130 Twitter accounts.… READ MORE HERE…

Patches available for priv-esc bug in the open-source software, at least Move over, PrintNightmare. Microsoft has another privilege-escalation hole in Windows that can be potentially exploited by rogue users and malware to gain admin-level powers.… READ MORE HERE…

Cure worse than the disease for anyone with the ‘fgfmsd’ daemon activated Security appliance slinger Fortinet has warned of a critical vulnerability in its software that can be exploited to grant unauthenticated attackers full control over a targeted system, providing a particular daemon is enabled.… READ MORE HERE…

Those affected get free protection services – but only if their Social Security numbers were exposed Law firm Campbell Conroy & O’Neil has warned of a breach from late February which may have exposed data from the company’s lengthy client list of big-name corporations including Apple and IBM.… READ MORE HERE…

Plus: Telegram security probed, CISA boss confirmed, and more In Brief  Cloud-based IT provider Cloudstar has been hit by ransomware, taking down its systems. It said it is currently negotiating with the crooks that infected its computers.… READ MORE HERE…

Heads of State, academics, diplomats, journalists, and others targeted, iPhones vulnerable Amnesty International and French journalism advocacy organisation Forbidden Stories say they’ve acquired a leaked list of individuals targeted by users of Israeli spyware-for-law-enforcement operator NSO Group, and that Heads of State, academics, diplomats, human rights advocates, and media figures are among those targeted.… READ MORE HERE…

PrintNightmare? More like Groundhog Day for admins Microsoft has shared guidance revealing yet another vulnerability connected to its Windows Print Spooler service, saying it is “developing a security update.”… READ MORE HERE…