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Hackers Exploit Critical WordPress Theme Flaw to Hijack Sites via Remote Plugin Install
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in "Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme" to take over susceptible sites.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5394, carries a CVSS score of 9...
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Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:23:00 +0530
Hackers Use Facebook Ads to Spread JSCEAL Malware via Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Apps
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an ongoing campaign that distributes fake cryptocurrency trading apps to deploy a compiled V8 JavaScript (JSC) malware called JSCEAL that can capture data such as credentials and wallets...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:51:00 +0530
FunkSec Ransomware Decryptor Released Free to Public After Group Goes Dormant
Cybersecurity experts have released a decryptor for a ransomware strain called FunkSec, allowing victims to recover access to their files for free.
"Because the ransomware is now considered dead, we released the decryptor for public download," Gen Digital researcher Ladislav Zezula said...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:41:00 +0530
Product Walkthrough: A Look Inside Pillar's AI Security Platform
In this article, we will provide a brief overview of Pillar Security's platform to better understand how they are tackling AI security challenges.
Pillar Security is building a platform to cover the entire software development and deployment lifecycle with the goal of providing trust in AI systems...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:33:00 +0530
Apple Patches Safari Vulnerability Also Exploited as Zero-Day in Google Chrome
Apple on Tuesday released security updates for its entire software portfolio, including a fix for a vulnerability that Google said was exploited as a zero-day in the Chrome web browser earlier this month...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:32:00 +0530
Critical Dahua Camera Flaws Enable Remote Hijack via ONVIF and File Upload Exploits
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed now-patched critical security flaws in the firmware of Dahua smart cameras that, if left unaddressed, could allow attackers to hijack control of susceptible devices...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:31:00 +0530
Chinese Firms Linked to Silk Typhoon Filed 15+ Patents for Cyber Espionage Tools
Chinese companies linked to the state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon (aka Hafnium) have been identified as behind over a dozen technology patents, shedding light on the shadowy cyber contracting ecosystem and its offensive capabilities...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:09:00 +0530
Google Launches DBSC Open Beta in Chrome and Enhances Patch Transparency via Project Zero
Google has announced that it's making a security feature called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) in open beta to ensure that users are safeguarded against session cookie theft attacks.
DBSC,...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:51:00 +0530
Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability to Breach Linux Systems and Deploy Auto-Color Malware
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical SAP NetWeaver flaw to deliver the Auto-Color backdoor in an attack targeting a U.S.-based chemicals company in April 2025.
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:20:00 +0530
Scattered Spider Hacker Arrests Halt Attacks, But Copycat Threats Sustain Security Pressure
Google Cloud's Mandiant Consulting has revealed that it has witnessed a drop in activity from the notorious Scattered Spider group, but emphasized the need for organizations to take advantage of the lull to shore up their defenses...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:45:00 +0530
Wiz Uncovers Critical Access Bypass Flaw in AI-Powered Vibe Coding Platform Base44
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched critical security flaw in a popular vibe coding platform called Base44 that could allow unauthorized access to private applications built by its users...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:08:00 +0530
PyPI Warns of Ongoing Phishing Campaign Using Fake Verification Emails and Lookalike Domain
The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have issued a warning about an ongoing phishing attack that's targeting users in an attempt to redirect them to fake PyPI sites.
The attack involves sending email messages bearing the subject line "[PyPI] Email verification" that are sent from the email address noreply@pypj[...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:57:00 +0530
Chaos RaaS Emerges After BlackSuit Takedown, Demanding $300K from U.S. Victims
A newly emerged ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang called Chaos is likely made up of former members of the BlackSuit crew, as the latter's dark web infrastructure has been the subject of a law enforcement seizure...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:55:00 +0530
How the Browser Became the Main Cyber Battleground
Until recently, the cyber attacker methodology behind the biggest breaches of the last decade or so has been pretty consistent:
Compromise an endpoint via software exploit, or social engineering a user...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +0530
Cybercriminals Use Fake Apps to Steal Data and Blackmail Users Across Asia’s Mobile Networks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, large-scale mobile malware campaign that's targeting Android and iOS platforms with fake dating, social networking, cloud storage, and car service apps to steal sensitive personal data...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:40:00 +0530
Why React Didn't Kill XSS: The New JavaScript Injection Playbook
React conquered XSS? Think again. That's the reality facing JavaScript developers in 2025, where attackers have quietly evolved their injection techniques to exploit everything from prototype pollution to AI-generated code, bypassing the very frameworks designed to keep applications secure...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0530
CISA Adds PaperCut NG/MF CSRF Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity security vulnerability impacting PaperCutNG/MF print management software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:21:00 +0530
Hackers Breach Toptal GitHub, Publish 10 Malicious npm Packages With 5,000 Downloads
In what's the latest instance of a software supply chain attack, unknown threat actors managed to compromise Toptal's GitHub organization account and leveraged that access to publish 10 malicious packages to the npm registry...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:01:00 +0530
⚡ Weekly Recap — SharePoint Breach, Spyware, IoT Hijacks, DPRK Fraud, Crypto Drains and More
Some risks don’t breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight.
This week, the clearest threats weren’t the loudest—they were the most legitimate-looking...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:43:00 +0530
Email Security Is Stuck in the Antivirus Era: Why It Needs a Modern Approach
Picture this: you’ve hardened every laptop in your fleet with real‑time telemetry, rapid isolation, and automated rollback. But the corporate mailbox—the front door for most attackers—is still guarded by what is effectively a 1990s-era filter...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +0530
Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America.
"The group's core tactics have remained consistent and do not rely on software exploits...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:49:00 +0530
Critical Flaws in Niagara Framework Threaten Smart Buildings and Industrial Systems Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium's Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the system under certain circumstances...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:42:00 +0530
U.S. Sanctions Firm Behind N. Korean IT Scheme; Arizona Woman Jailed for Running Laptop Farm
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a North Korean front company and three associated individuals for their involvement in the fraudulent remote information technology (IT) worker scheme designed to generate illicit revenues for Pyongyang...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:35:00 +0530
Patchwork Targets Turkish Defense Firms with Spear-Phishing Using Malicious LNK Files
The threat actor known as Patchwork has been attributed to a new spear-phishing campaign targeting Turkish defense contractors with the goal of gathering strategic intelligence.
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:45:00 +0530
Cyber Espionage Campaign Hits Russian Aerospace Sector Using EAGLET Backdoor
Russian aerospace and defense industries have become the target of a cyber espionage campaign that delivers a backdoor called EAGLET to facilitate data exfiltration.
The activity, dubbed Operation CargoTalon, has been assigned to a threat cluster tracked as UNG0901 (short for Unknown Group 901)...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:44:00 +0530
Soco404 and Koske Malware Target Cloud Services with Cross-Platform Cryptomining Attacks
Threat hunters have disclosed two different malware campaigns that have targeted vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments to deliver cryptocurrency miners.
The threat activity clusters have been codenamed Soco404 and Koske by cloud security firms Wiz and Aqua, respectively...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:03:00 +0530
Overcoming Risks from Chinese GenAI Tool Usage
A recent analysis of enterprise data suggests that generative AI tools developed in China are being used extensively by employees in the US and UK, often without oversight or approval from security teams...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:55:00 +0530
Critical Mitel Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Login, Gain Full Access to MiVoice MX-ONE Systems
Mitel has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in MiVoice MX-ONE that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections.
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:44:00 +0530
Fire Ant Exploits VMware Flaws to Compromise ESXi Hosts and vCenter Environments
Virtualization and networking infrastructure have been targeted by a threat actor codenamed Fire Ant as part of a prolonged cyber espionage campaign.
The activity, observed this year, is primarily designed Now to infiltrate organizations' VMware ESXi and vCenter environments as well as network appliances, Sygnia said in a new report published today...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:35:00 +0530
CastleLoader Malware Infects 469 Devices Using Fake GitHub Repos and ClickFix Phishing
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new versatile malware loader called CastleLoader that has been put to use in campaigns distributing various information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs)...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:43:00 +0530
Sophos and SonicWall Patch Critical RCE Flaws Affecting Firewalls and SMA 100 Devices
Sophos and SonicWall have alerted users of critical security flaws in Sophos Firewall and Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series appliances that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution.
The two vulnerabilities impacting Sophos Firewall are listed below -
CVE-2025-6704 (CVSS score: 9...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:44:00 +0530
Watch This Webinar to Uncover Hidden Flaws in Login, AI, and Digital Trust — and Fix Them
Is Managing Customer Logins and Data Giving You Headaches? You're Not Alone!
Today, we all expect super-fast, secure, and personalized online experiences. But let's be honest, we're also more careful about how our data is used...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0530
Pentests once a year? Nope. It’s time to build an offensive SOC
You wouldn’t run your blue team once a year, so why accept this substandard schedule for your offensive side?
Your cybersecurity teams are under intense pressure to be proactive and to find your network’s weaknesses before adversaries do...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530
China-Based APTs Deploy Fake Dalai Lama Apps to Spy on Tibetan Community
The Tibetan community has been targeted by a China-nexus cyber espionage group as part of two campaigns conducted last month ahead of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on July 6, 2025.
The multi-stage attacks have been codenamed Operation GhostChat and Operation PhantomPrayers by Zscaler ThreatLabz...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:29:00 +0530
Storm-2603 Exploits SharePoint Flaws to Deploy Warlock Ransomware on Unpatched Systems
Microsoft has revealed that one of the threat actors behind the active exploitation of SharePoint flaws is deploying Warlock ransomware on targeted systems.
The tech giant, in an update shared Wednesday, said the findings are based on an "expanded analysis and threat intelligence from our continued monitoring of exploitation activity by Storm-2603...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:07:00 +0530
Europol Arrests XSS Forum Admin in Kyiv After 12-Year Run Operating Cybercrime Marketplace
Europol on Monday announced the arrest of the suspected administrator of XSS.is (formerly DaMaGeLaB), a notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime platform.
The arrest, which took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 222, 2025, was led by the French Police and Paris Prosecutor, in collaboration with Ukrainian authorities and Europol...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:18:00 +0530
Hackers Deploy Stealth Backdoor in WordPress Mu-Plugins to Maintain Admin Access
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy backdoor concealed within the "mu-plugins" directory in WordPress sites to grant threat actors persistent access and allow them to perform arbitrary actions...
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:41:00 +0530
Threat Actor Mimo Targets Magento and Docker to Deploy Crypto Miners and Proxyware
The threat actor behind the exploitation of vulnerable Craft Content Management System (CMS) instances has shifted its tactics to target Magento CMS and misconfigured Docker instances.
The activity has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Mimo (aka Hezb), which has a long history of leveraging N-day security flaws in various web applications to deploy cryptocurrency miners...
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0530
New Coyote Malware Variant Exploits Windows UI Automation to Steal Banking Credentials
The Windows banking trojan known as Coyote has become the first known malware strain to exploit the Windows accessibility framework called UI Automation (UIA) to harvest sensitive information.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:28:00 +0530
Kerberoasting Detections: A New Approach to a Decade-Old Challenge
Security experts have been talking about Kerberoasting for over a decade, yet this attack continues to evade typical defense methods. Why? It’s because existing detections rely on brittle heuristics and static rules, which don’t hold up for detecting potential attack patterns in highly variable Kerberos traffic...
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530
Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages
Google has announced the launch of a new initiative called OSS Rebuild to bolster the security of the open-source package ecosystems and prevent software supply chain attacks.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:58:00 +0530
CISA Orders Urgent Patching After Chinese Hackers Exploit SharePoint Flaws in Live Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on July 22, 2025, added two Microsoft SharePoint flaws, CVE-2025-49704 and CVE-2025-49706, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation...
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:54:00 +0530
CISA Warns: SysAid Flaws Under Active Attack Enable Remote File Access and SSRF
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two security flaws impacting SysAid IT support software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation...
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:53:00 +0530
Microsoft Links Ongoing SharePoint Exploits to Three Chinese Hacker Groups
Microsoft has formally tied the exploitation of security flaws in internet-facing SharePoint Server instances to two Chinese hacking groups called Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as early as July 7, 2025, corroborating earlier reports...
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0530
Cisco Confirms Active Exploits Targeting ISE Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated Root Access
Cisco on Monday updated its advisory of a set of recently disclosed security flaws in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) to acknowledge active exploitation.
"In July 2025, the Cisco PSIRT [Product Security Incident Response Team], became aware of attempted exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities in the wild," the company said in an alert...
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:38:00 +0530
Credential Theft and Remote Access Surge as AllaKore, PureRAT, and Hijack Loader Proliferate
Mexican organizations are still being targeted by threat actors to deliver a modified version of AllaKore RAT and SystemBC as part of a long-running campaign.
The activity has been attributed by Arctic Wolf Labs to a financially motivated hacking group called Greedy Sponge...
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0530
How to Advance from SOC Manager to CISO?
Making the move from managing a security operations center (SOC) to being a chief information security officer (CISO) is a significant career leap. Not only do you need a solid foundation of tech knowledge but also leadership skills and business smarts...
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530
Hackers Exploit SharePoint Zero-Day Since July 7 to Steal Keys, Maintain Persistent Access
The recently disclosed critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability has been under exploitation as early as July 7, 2025, according to findings from Check Point Research.
The cybersecurity company said...
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:29:00 +0530
Iran-Linked DCHSpy Android Malware Masquerades as VPN Apps to Spy on Dissidents
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new Android spyware artifacts that are likely affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and have been distributed to targets by masquerading as VPN apps and Starlink, a satellite internet connection service offered by SpaceX...
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Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:48:00 +0530
China-Linked Hackers Launch Targeted Espionage Campaign on African IT Infrastructure
The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT services in the African region.
"The attackers used hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy servers embedded within their malware," Kaspersky researchers Denis Kulik and Daniil Pogorelov said...
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Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:57:00 +0530
Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
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Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:57:48 +0000
Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
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Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:43 +0000
Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
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Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:56:19 +0000
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
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Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:44:27 +0000
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
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Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:47:15 +0000
Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version
Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.
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Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:17:04 +0000
Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning
CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
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Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:19:58 +0000
Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers
Fake travel reservations are exacting more pain from the travel weary, already dealing with the misery of canceled flights and overbooked hotels.
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Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:59:06 +0000
iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days
Separate fixes to macOS and iOS patch respective flaws in the kernel and WebKit that can allow threat actors to take over devices and are under attack.
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Posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:25:56 +0000
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
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Posted on Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:31:38 +0000
Ways to Mitigate Risk in Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Risk Management
Cyber threats can wreak havoc on businesses, from data breaches to loss of reputation. Luckily, there are effective strategies available that can reduce cybersecurity risk. Avoidance is one of the...
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Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:04:08 +0000
Zero Trust Architecture
Zero trust security takes an “never trust, always verify” approach to access control. Access is only granted once an individual’s identity and context have been confirmed through multifactor authentication and...
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Posted on Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:43:16 +0000
What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?
A Security Operations Center (SOC) specializes in monitoring and analyzing data to detect cyber threats and prevent attacks from them. They work to sort actual threats from false positives before...
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Posted on Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:51:03 +0000
XDR vs SIEM Security Information and Event Management
The Extended Detection and Response Platform (XDR) ingestion and correlation technology captures and correlates high-fidelity data across your security layers, such as endpoint, network, logs, cloud services and identities to...
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Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:53:23 +0000
Best Free EDR for Windows PC
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools offer businesses that employ hybrid work models or remote employees an extra layer of cybersecurity protection. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML),...
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Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:19:32 +0000
Free EDR Solutions for Home Users in 2025
EDR can detect and respond to emerging and advanced cyber threats quickly and efficiently, making it an essential component of modern business ecosystems. Beyond signature-based detection capabilities, its features go...
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Posted on Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:46:59 +0000
Cloud Security Essentials
Cloud security involves employing perimeter defenses like firewalls, IDPSs and VPNs as well as guaranteeing isolation through network segmentation and virtual LANs while monitoring traffic for anomalies and threats –...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:57:20 +0000
Antivirus Software
Antivirus software protects devices against viruses, malware, and other cyberthreats by detecting, quarantining, and deleting malicious code. Modern antivirus products also offer additional security features such as password protection, identity...
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Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:43:18 +0000
How to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks?
Criminal hackers employ ransomware attacks against their targets by encrypting their data and demanding that a ransom be paid within an allotted timeframe or risk losing it forever. When an...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:57:42 +0000
Protecting Your Website From DDoS Attack
Distributed denial-of-service attacks pose an increasing threat to organizations, with even some of the largest firms suffering significant disruptions from such attacks. Attackers use botnets of compromised IoT devices to...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:22:16 +0000
A Note on Our Domain Update
Between The Hacks has updated its default domain name to
betweenthehacks.com. Everything is still here, but a few links might need
attention. Learn more about this update and let us know if you spot any
issues...
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Posted on Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:46:00 +0000
Passkeys: The Beginning of the End for Passwords
Still using passwords? It might be time to move on.
Passkeys are a simpler, more secure way to log in—no typing, no
phishing, no stress. In this post, I break down how passkeys work, why
they matter, and how you can start using them today...
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Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:41:00 +0000
I Finally Segmented My Network… by Cutting the Ethernet Cable!
After years of preaching network segmentation, I took it to the next
level—by physically disconnecting everything. Scissors, copper mesh,
and a rotating SSID script. What could go wrong?
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Posted on Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:36:55 +0000
Unlimited Access: Every Device on Your Network Can Talk to the Internet
Most home devices can access the entire internet—and often each other.
Segmentation helps, but without visibility into what your devices are
doing, you’re still exposed.
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Posted on Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:32:00 +0000
If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Even cybersecurity experts fall for phishing attacks. When Troy Hunt,
creator of Have I Been Pwned, clicked a malicious link and entered his
credentials, it was a wake-up call for all of us. In this post, we break
down what happened, why today’s phishing is more convincing than ever, and
what you can do to protect yourself...
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Posted on Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:34:13 +0000
AI Magic: My Blog, LinkedIn, and a 7-Minute Podcast!
So, here’s something that blew my mind: I decided to test
Google’s NotebookLM AI tool. I casually uploaded the URLs for my LinkedIn
page and my blog, not expecting much more than a basic summary...
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Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:01:00 +0000
How I Introduced the Cybersecurity World to a Cold War Hero
If you told me a year ago that I would meet a cold war hero at a birthday
party, I wouldn’t have believed you. And I would be even more skeptical if
you told me she would be an unintimidating, approachable music professor
with an infectious smile...
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Posted on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:39:31 +0000
log4shell
UPDATED December 16, 2021
If you are reading this, you likely have heard about Log4Shell, the
December, 2021 critical zero-day remote-code execution vulnerability in the
popular Log4j software library that is developed and maintained by the
Apache Software Foundation...
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Posted on Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:56:34 +0000
Hacking Humble Bundle
Last year, Humble Bundle teamed up with the great tech publisher, No Starch
Press, to offer deeply discounted hacking ebooks for as little as one
dollar with the Hacking 101 By No Starch Press Humble Bundle of ebooks...
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Posted on Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:11:00 +0000
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Since this is a cybersecurity blog, we will focus on cybersecurity but
let’s take a moment to talk about the important topic of breast cancer...
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Posted on Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:58:53 +0000
Colonial Pipeline: Lessons Learned
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline
in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a
short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U...
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Posted on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 21:23:00 +0000
President Biden's Cybersecurity Executive Order
Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden
signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on
U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely
result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages
cybersecurity within the United States and globally...
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Posted on Fri, 28 May 2021 19:08:00 +0000
World Password Day - May 6, 2021
It’s World Password Day!
Are your passwords strong enough?
Do you have a long, unique password for every account?
Do you use multi-factor authentication where available?
If you answered, “no”...
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Posted on Thu, 06 May 2021 13:30:00 +0000
Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive
fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few
weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing)
messages that I receive on my phone...
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Posted on Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:42:00 +0000
2021 Cybersecurity Report Roundup
Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and
information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and
anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a categorized...
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Posted on Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:27:00 +0000
2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured
their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the
author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of
the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished
cybersecurity professionals...
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Posted on Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:54:37 +0000
ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more
destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm,
also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than
ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000...
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Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:36:17 +0000
Safer Internet Day 2021
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day
with the theme "Together for a better Internet." Safer Internet Day (SID)
started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in
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Happy New Year!
2020 was a difficult year and Between The Hacks wants to congratulate
everyone who pulled through the challenges. We have all lived through a
year that delivered a global pandemic, civil unrest, and...
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Between The Hacks!
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