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RTL Today – Computer security test: GoDaddy apologises for fake Christmas bonus email security test

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US web company GoDaddy apologized Thursday after an email that promised employees a Christmas bonus in the midst of the economic crisis turned out to be a computer security test.

“GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seriously. We understand some employees were upset by the phishing attempt and felt it was insensitive, for which we have apologized,” a spokesman for GoDaddy, the largest internet domain management company in the world, told AFP in a statement.

“While the test mimicked real attempts in play today, we need to do better and be more sensitive to our employees,” added the Arizona-based company.

In December, around 500 employees clicked on an email from the company offering a Christmas bonus of $650 and asking them to fill out a form with their personal details.

Two days later, a different message appeared in their inboxes.

“You are receiving this email because you failed our recent phishing test,” the email from GoDaddy’s security chief read, according to Arizona’s Copper Courier newspaper.

The technique of phishing, widely used by computer hackers, sees emails pretending to be a person known to the intended target, with the objective of obtaining information to infiltrate their computer systems.

The test email sparked uproar on social media as millions of Americans have been hit hard by the economic crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

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GoDaddy apologises to employees after Christmas bonus email turned out to be security test

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GoDaddy, the largest internet domain management company in the world, on Friday, issued an apology to its employees that after an email that promised them a Christmas bonus in the midst of the economic crisis turned out to be a computer security test.

The Arizona-based company said “GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seriously. We understand some employees were upset by the phishing attempt and felt it was insensitive, for which we have apologised.”

A spokesman for GoDaddy added, “While the test mimicked real attempts in play today, we need to do better and be more sensitive to our employees.”

In December, around 500 employees of GoDaddy clicked on an email from the company offering a Christmas bonus of $650 and asking them to fill out a form with their personal details.

Two days later, a different message appeared in their inboxes.

“You are receiving this email because you failed our recent phishing test,” the email from GoDaddy’s security chief read, according to Arizona’s Copper Courier newspaper.

The technique of phishing, widely used by computer hackers, sees emails pretending to be a person known to the intended target, with the objective of obtaining information to infiltrate their computer systems.

The test email sparked uproar on social media as millions of Americans have been hit hard by the economic crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Huntsville City School Board proposes bonus for staff amid ransomware attack

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As Huntsville City Schools continue to navigate a ransomware attack that forced the school to go all-paper, the school board is considering a proposal to offer teachers and staff a supplemental pay package for their hard work.

“In the last two weeks you have really shown how amazing you are and for that, I truly appreciate you,” said Huntsville Schools District 1 Board Member, Michelle Watkins.

Earlier Wednesday, the District also came out with some positive news about the ransomware attack. “Those primary systems that do house student information, iNow and PowerSchool, do not appear to be compromised as part of the cybersecurity threat,” said Huntsville City Schools spokesperson Craig Williams

Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christi Finley acknowledged the challenges created by the ransomware attack at Wednesday’s board meeting but noted one good thing to come out of the cyber hack. “Because of COVID, we’ve seen that that laptop has really prevented that conversation piece. And dialogue, and conversation between student to student, and teacher to student, was really kind of one thing that has become a positive out of all this,” said Finley.

Also on the agenda Wednesday evening, two proposed school year calendars; one would kick off the school year on Wednesday, August 4th and end on Wednesday, May 25th and a second proposed calendar would start school on Monday, August 2nd and end on Monday, May 23rd. Parents, students, and staff have until tomorrow, Thursday, December 10th to vote on their preference through a school calendar survey.

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Hack Brief: Fake Adobe Flash Installers Come With a Little Malware Bonus

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  1. Hack Brief: Fake Adobe Flash Installers Come With a Little Malware Bonus  WIRED

  2. Cryptocurrency Malware Found in Adobe Flash  The Mac Observer
  3. Spoof Adobe Flash updaters are inserting cryptocurrency mining malware  Digital Trends
  4. Hackers Pushing Cryptojacking Malware Through Fake Adobe Flash Updaters  Unhashed

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