Rebecca Kappel
Rebecca Kappel is a dedicated and experienced content writer with a strong background in cybersecurity. With 2.5 years of experience in the industry, Rebecca has demonstrated expertise in analyzing and interpreting complex security data to produce informative and impactful content. Her work has been published on Security Boulevard, a prominent platform in the cybersecurity field, and she has been quoted in numerous research papers for her insights and contributions.
Rebecca Kappel
Rebecca Kappel is a dedicated and experienced content writer with a strong background in cybersecurity. With 2.5 years of experience in the industry, Rebecca has demonstrated expertise in analyzing and interpreting complex security data to produce informative and impactful content. Her work has been published on Security Boulevard, a prominent platform in the cybersecurity field, and she has been quoted in numerous research papers for her insights and contributions.
Verizon Verifies Data Breach
Verizon notified an unknown volume of its prepaid customers that attackers breached Verizon accounts and were able…
Nullmixer Malware Madness
Using a single Windows executable file, Nullmixer infects devices with 12 different streams of malware, all at…
Uber: MFA Bombing Attack
Love may conquer all, but apparently MFA won’t. That pesky human factor again. Unmanaged risk surrounding the…
Twitter: Don’t Shut Down- Get Better!
“Twitter was and continues to be one of the world’s most influential communications platforms.What happens on Twitter…
Education Hit Hard by Ransomware
IT systems of the second largest school district in the U.S. were hit over the weekend by…
Third-party Services Breached for 2.5 million Loan Application Records!
Both EdFinancial and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) use technology services from Nelnet Servicing, including giving…
Credential Stuffing via Residential Proxy is on the Rise!
Last week, the FBI released a PIN (Private Industry Notification) on their Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).…
Meraki Firewall False Positive Triggers Microsoft 365 Outage
Did you experience trouble connecting to Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, Outlook desktop clients, and OneDrive for Business…
CosmicStrand: Getting Down to the Root of the Problem
How do you rid your computer of a rootkit that tunnels its way into the lowest levels…
4 “High Impact” Security Risks for Okta
Researchers at Authomize discovered 4 ‘high impact’ attack paths in Okta’s trusted management solution. Authomize clearly points…
Phishing for Credentials
A huge web of phishing attacks were performed on over 10,000 organizations! Tricking victims with fake Office…
ToddyCat APT Aims High
A new Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor has been spotted by Kaspersky cybersecurity researchers attempting attacks on…
Interpol Takes Down 2000 Social Engineers
Justice prevailed for the victims of worldwide social engineering scams as police from 76 countries worked together…
Keep China Out: Patch Network Devices ASAP
The US government, specifically the NSA, FBI and CISA, have issued explicit warnings that hackers working for…
Hijacked Whatsapp Accounts- Protect Yourself!
Sometimes the simplest scams are the most effective. Hackers managed to hijack victims’ Whatsapp accounts using mobile…
Pwn2Own- Successful Hacks
The annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, held in Vancouver, brought together security researchers from all over the world…
The Critical F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability
A huge and critical vulnerability broke this week making headlines across cyber news sites. Why is this…
Tricked at the Top: US Dept. of Defense
Quite amazingly, a resident of California conducted a phishing operation and managed to successfully reroute government money…
Coca-Cola Breach: The Real Thing? 
The infamous Stormous ransomware gang claims to have breached Coca Cola’s servers, stealing 161 GB of data.…
Dwell-Time Down, Vigilance Up!
Mandiant, the cybersecurity company to be acquired by Google later this year, have released their Mandiant M-Trends…
Illegal Legal Hacks
Looks like Apple and meta will be undergoing some social engineering awareness training! Hackers posing as various…
You’ve Been Hacked: Roskomnadzor
Ukrainian anonymous hacking group, appropriately called Anonymous, announced over Twitter this week that they had breached and…
