Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered that a “suspected China-aligned threat cluster named UNK_MassTraction” is attacking mailservers belonging to physics and engineering departments of U.S. and Canadian based universities. They have been tracking the activity since May 2026.
The threat actors are exploiting multiple n-day cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Roundcube mailservers to “steal credentials…
According to a Proofpoint study that analyzed 160 billion emails delivered to 2,400 global companies at the end of 2017, 88.8 percent of organizations were targeted by at least one email phishing attack over the past year. This is an increase over its 2016 report conclusion of 75 percent.
In addition, more identities were spoofed…
The Internet of Things allows consumers to program and monitor all sorts of equipment, devices and appliances, including smart meters, ovens, TVs and refrigerators. It is well known that most of these devices that are connected to the internet do not have any security protections, as they have been designed solely for consumer convenience.
The…
