In addition to traditional phishing, fraudulent cryptocurrency offers pose a rising trend.

Microsoft rolled out 60 patches for its Patch Tuesday release, impacting 19 critical flaws and 39 important flaws.

In a probable quest to build a botnet, someone is hacking Instagram accounts, deleting handles, avatars and personal details, and linking them to a new email address.

This is similar to taking a room key for a building and turning it into a skeleton key that works on every door in the building.

A recent report found that Google services – with functions like checking maps, the weather, and search – are tracking users even when they deny permission.

The attack targets IKE’s handshake implementation used for IPsec-based VPN connections, opening the door for MiTM attacks or for bad actors to access data carried in VPN sessions.

Adobe’s August Patch Tuesday release impacts Flash Player, and Acrobat DC and Reader.

Configuration data for GoDaddy servers could be used as a reconnaissance tool for malicious actors to uncover ripe targets.

Analytics, advertising and other web scripts can capture information housed in user confirmations for flight bookings, food delivery, medical testing and more.

Government entities and educational institutions in the Middle East are under attack in an ongoing credential-harvesting campaign.