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China's Massistant Tool Secretly Extracts SMS, GPS Data, and Images From Confiscated Phones

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a mobile forensics tool called Massistant that's used by law enforcement authorities in China to gather information from seized mobile devices. The hacking tool, believed to be a successor of MFSocket, is developed by a Chinese company named SDIC Intelligence Xiamen Information Co...
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Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:12:00 +0530


UNG0002 Group Hits China, Hong Kong, Pakistan Using LNK Files and RATs in Twin Campaigns

Multiple sectors in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan have become the target of a threat activity cluster tracked as UNG0002 (aka Unknown Group 0002) as part of a broader cyber espionage campaign. "This...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:53:00 +0530


Ivanti Zero-Days Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:43:00 +0530


Critical NVIDIA Container Toolkit Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation on AI Cloud Services

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical container escape vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could pose a severe threat to managed AI cloud services. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23266, carries a CVSS score of 9...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:02:00 +0530


CERT-UA Discovers LAMEHUG Malware Linked to APT28, Using LLM for Phishing Campaign

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a phishing campaign that's designed to deliver a malware codenamed LAMEHUG. "An obvious feature of LAMEHUG is the use of LLM (large language model), used to generate commands based on their textual representation (description)," CERT-UA said in a Thursday advisory...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:02:00 +0530


Google Sues 25 Chinese Entities Over BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Affecting 10M Android Devices

Google on Thursday revealed it's pursuing legal action in New York federal court against 25 unnamed individuals or entities in China for allegedly operating BADBOX 2.0 botnet and residential proxy infrastructure...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:33:00 +0530


From Backup to Cyber Resilience: Why IT Leaders Must Rethink Backup in the Age of Ransomware

With IT outages and disruptions escalating, IT teams are shifting their focus beyond simply backing up data to maintaining operations during an incident. One of the key drivers behind this shift is the growing threat of ransomware, which continues to evolve in both frequency and complexity...
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0530


Hackers Use GitHub Repositories to Host Amadey Malware and Data Stealers, Bypassing Filters

Threat actors are leveraging public GitHub repositories to host malicious payloads and distribute them via Amadey as part of a campaign observed in April 2025. "The MaaS [malware-as-a-service] operators...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:10:00 +0530


Hackers Exploit Apache HTTP Server Flaw to Deploy Linuxsys Cryptocurrency Miner

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that exploits a known security flaw impacting Apache HTTP Server to deliver a cryptocurrency miner called Linuxsys. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2021-41773 (CVSS score: 7...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:41:00 +0530


Europol Disrupts NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Linked to DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine

An international operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted the infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) that has been linked to a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0530


CTEM vs ASM vs Vulnerability Management: What Security Leaders Need to Know in 2025

The modern-day threat landscape requires enterprise security teams to think and act beyond traditional cybersecurity measures that are purely passive and reactive, and in most cases, ineffective against emerging threats and sophisticated threat actors...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530


Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors

The Taiwanese semiconductor industry has become the target of spear-phishing campaigns undertaken by three previously undocumented Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. "Targets of these campaigns...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:26:00 +0530


Cisco Warns of Critical ISE Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Attackers to Execute Root Code

Cisco has disclosed a new maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges...
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:07:00 +0530


Hackers Leverage Microsoft Teams to Spread Matanbuchus 3.0 Malware to Targeted Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name given to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering that can act as a conduit for next-stage payloads, including Cobalt Strike beacons and ransomware...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:18:00 +0530


UNC6148 Backdoors Fully-Patched SonicWall SMA 100 Series Devices with OVERSTEP Rootkit

A threat activity cluster has been observed targeting fully-patched end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances as part of a campaign designed to drop a backdoor called OVERSTEP...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0530


Critical Golden dMSA Attack in Windows Server 2025 Enables Cross-Domain Attacks and Persistent Access

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is a "critical design flaw" in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) introduced in Windows Server 2025. "The flaw can result in...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:28:00 +0530


AI Agents Act Like Employees With Root Access—Here's How to Regain Control

The AI gold rush is on. But without identity-first security, every deployment becomes an open door. Most organizations secure native AI like a web app, but it behaves more like a junior employee with root access and no manager...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +0530


New Konfety Malware Variant Evades Detection by Manipulating APKs and Dynamic Code

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated variant of a known Android malware referred to as Konfety that leverages the evil twin technique to enable ad fraud. The sneaky approach essentially...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:43:00 +0530


Deepfakes. Fake Recruiters. Cloned CFOs — Learn How to Stop AI-Driven Attacks in Real Time

Social engineering attacks have entered a new era—and they’re coming fast, smart, and deeply personalized. It’s no longer just suspicious emails in your spam folder. Today’s attackers use generative AI, stolen branding assets, and deepfake tools to mimic your executives, hijack your social channels, and create convincing fakes of your website, emails, and even voice...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:43:00 +0530


Urgent: Google Releases Critical Chrome Update for CVE-2025-6558 Exploit Active in the Wild

Google on Tuesday rolled out fixes for six security issues in its Chrome web browser, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6558 (CVSS score: 8...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:43:00 +0530


Google AI "Big Sleep" Stops Exploitation of Critical SQLite Vulnerability Before Hackers Act

Google on Tuesday revealed that its large language model (LLM)-assisted vulnerability discovery framework discovered a security flaw in the SQLite open-source database engine before it could have been exploited in the wild...
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:14:00 +0530


Hyper-Volumetric DDoS Attacks Reach Record 7.3 Tbps, Targeting Key Global Sectors

Cloudflare on Tuesday said it mitigated 7.3 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the second quarter of 2025, a significant drop from 20.5 million DDoS attacks it fended off the previous quarter...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0530


Newly Emerged GLOBAL GROUP RaaS Expands Operations with AI-Driven Negotiation Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called GLOBAL GROUP that has targeted a wide range of sectors in Australia, Brazil, Europe, and the United States since its emergence in early June 2025...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:51:00 +0530


State-Backed HazyBeacon Malware Uses AWS Lambda to Steal Data from SE Asian Governments

Governmental organizations in Southeast Asia are the target of a new campaign that aims to collect sensitive information by means of a previously undocumented Windows backdoor dubbed HazyBeacon. The activity is being tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 under the moniker CL-STA-1020, where "CL" stands for "cluster" and "STA" refers to "state-backed motivation...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:38:00 +0530


Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access

AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t easily see...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530


AsyncRAT's Open-Source Code Sparks Surge in Dangerous Malware Variants Across the Globe

Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of a widely used remote access trojan called AsyncRAT, which was first released on GitHub in January 2019 and has since served as the foundation for several other variants...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:23:00 +0530


North Korean Hackers Flood npm Registry with XORIndex Malware in Ongoing Attack Campaign

The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing another set of 67 malicious packages to the npm registry, underscoring ongoing attempts to poison the open-source ecosystem via software supply chain attacks...
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:47:00 +0530


The Unusual Suspect: Git Repos

While phishing and ransomware dominate headlines, another critical risk quietly persists across most enterprises: exposed Git repositories leaking sensitive data. A risk that silently creates shadow access into core systems Git is the backbone of modern software development, hosting millions of repositories and serving thousands of organizations worldwide...
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:36:00 +0530


New PHP-Based Interlock RAT Variant Uses FileFix Delivery Mechanism to Target Multiple Industries

Threat actors behind the Interlock ransomware group have unleashed a new PHP variant of its bespoke remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a widespread campaign using a variant of ClickFix called FileFix...
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:22:00 +0530


⚡ Weekly Recap: Scattered Spider Arrests, Car Exploits, macOS Malware, Fortinet RCE and More

In cybersecurity, precision matters—and there’s little room for error. A small mistake, missed setting, or quiet misconfiguration can quickly lead to much bigger problems. The signs we’re seeing this week highlight deeper issues behind what might look like routine incidents: outdated tools, slow response to risks, and the ongoing gap between compliance and real security...
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:22:00 +0530


CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out "sophisticated" tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom...
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0530


eSIM Vulnerability in Kigen's eUICC Cards Exposes Billions of IoT Devices to Malicious Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new hacking technique that exploits weaknesses in the eSIM technology used in modern smartphones, exposing users to severe risks. The issues impact the Kigen eUICC card...
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:57:00 +0530


GPUHammer: New RowHammer Attack Variant Degrades AI Models on NVIDIA GPUs

NVIDIA is urging customers to enable System-level Error Correction Codes (ECC) as a defense against a variant of a RowHammer attack demonstrated against its graphics processing units (GPUs). "Risk of successful exploitation from RowHammer attacks varies based on DRAM device, platform, design specification, and system settings," the GPU maker said in an advisory released this week...
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Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025 22:44:00 +0530


Over 600 Laravel Apps Exposed to Remote Code Execution Due to Leaked APP_KEYs on GitHub

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a serious security issue that allows leaked Laravel APP_KEYs to be weaponized to gain remote code execution capabilities on hundreds of applications. "Laravel's APP_KEY, essential for encrypting sensitive data, is often leaked publicly (e...
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Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:15:00 +0530


Fortinet Releases Patch for Critical SQL Injection Flaw in FortiWeb (CVE-2025-25257)

Fortinet has released fixes for a critical security flaw impacting FortiWeb that could enable an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary database commands on susceptible instances. Tracked as CVE-2025-25257, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:08:00 +0530


PerfektBlue Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Vehicles to Remote Code Execution

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of four security flaws in OpenSynergy's BlueSDK Bluetooth stack that, if successfully exploited, could allow remote code execution on millions of transport vehicles from different vendors...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:40:00 +0530


Securing Data in the AI Era

The 2025 Data Risk Report: Enterprises face potentially serious data loss risks from AI-fueled tools. Adopting a unified, AI-driven approach to data security can help. As businesses increasingly rely on cloud-driven platforms and AI-powered tools to accelerate digital transformation, the stakes for safeguarding sensitive enterprise data have reached unprecedented levels...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530


Critical Wing FTP Server Vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812) Actively Being Exploited in the Wild

A recently disclosed maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Wing FTP Server has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Huntress. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-47812 (CVSS score: 10...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:28:00 +0530


Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals

An Iranian-backed ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) named Pay2Key has resurfaced in the wake of the Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict last month, offering bigger payouts to cybercriminals who launch attacks against Israel and the U...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:16:00 +0530


CISA Adds Citrix NetScaler CVE-2025-5777 to KEV Catalog as Active Exploits Target Enterprises

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, officially confirming the vulnerability has been weaponized in the wild...
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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:55:00 +0530


Critical mcp-remote Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution, Impacting 437,000+ Downloads

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the open-source mcp-remote project that could result in the execution of arbitrary operating system (OS) commands. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6514, carries a CVSS score of 9...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:33:00 +0530


Fake Gaming and AI Firms Push Malware on Cryptocurrency Users via Telegram and Discord

Cryptocurrency users are the target of an ongoing social engineering campaign that employs fake startup companies to trick users into downloading malware that can drain digital assets from both Windows and macOS systems...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:11:00 +0530


Four Arrested in £440M Cyber Attack on Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods

The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday announced that four people have been arrested in connection with cyber attacks targeting major retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. The arrested individuals include two men aged 19, a third aged 17, and a 20-year-old woman...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:43:00 +0530


What Security Leaders Need to Know About AI Governance for SaaS

Generative AI is not arriving with a bang, it’s slowly creeping into the software that companies already use on a daily basis. Whether it is video conferencing or CRM, vendors are scrambling to integrate AI copilots and assistants into their SaaS applications...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0530


New ZuRu Malware Variant Targeting Developers via Trojanized Termius macOS App

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new artifacts associated with an Apple macOS malware called ZuRu, which is known to propagate via trojanized versions of legitimate software. SentinelOne, in a new report shared with The Hacker News, said the malware has been observed masquerading as the cross‑platform SSH client and server‑management tool Termius in late May 2025...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:29:00 +0530


AMD Warns of New Transient Scheduler Attacks Impacting a Wide Range of CPUs

Semiconductor company AMD is warning of a new set of vulnerabilities affecting a broad range of chipsets that could lead to information disclosure. The flaws, collectively called Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA), manifest in the form of a speculative side channel in its CPUs that leverage execution timing of instructions under specific microarchitectural conditions...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:14:00 +0530


ServiceNow Flaw CVE-2025-3648 Could Lead to Data Exposure via Misconfigured ACLs

A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ServiceNow's platform that, if successfully exploited, could result in data exposure and exfiltration. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3648 (CVSS score: 8...
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:54:00 +0530


Gold Melody IAB Exploits Exposed ASP.NET Machine Keys for Unauthorized Access to Targets

The Initial Access Broker (IAB) known as Gold Melody has been attributed to a campaign that exploits leaked ASP.NET machine keys to obtain unauthorized access to organizations and peddle that access to other threat actors...
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Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:56:00 +0530


DoNot APT Expands Operations, Targets European Foreign Ministries with LoptikMod Malware

A threat actor with suspected ties to India has been observed targeting a European foreign affairs ministry with malware capable of harvesting sensitive data from compromised hosts. The activity has been...
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Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:58:00 +0530


U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme...
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Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +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... The post Ways to Mitigate Risk in Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Risk Management appeared first on Hacker Combat ...
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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... The post What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC)? appeared first on Hacker Combat ...
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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... The post How to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks? appeared first on Hacker Combat ...
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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 approximately 170 countries worldwide...
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Posted on Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000


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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Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:58:00 +0000


Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Between The Hacks! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or Festivus, we hope you and your family are doing well, staying healthy and surviving 20...
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Posted on Fri, 25 Dec 2020 02:51:00 +0000


Safeguarding the Backbone of the Global Economy: OT/ICS Security in the Oil and Gas Industry

The oil and gas industry is an essential pillar of the global economy, enabling energy production, transportation, and storage that fuel every aspect of modern life. At the core of these operations lie Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS), critical systems responsible for monitoring and controlling key industrial processes...
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Posted on Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:37:30 +0000


Detailed Guide to SOAR and SIEM

What Is SOAR? SOAR stands for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response. It’s a cybersecurity tool designed to simplify and enhance the efficiency of IT teams by automating responses to various security threats...
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Posted on Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:20:49 +0000


What is a cyberattack?

What is a cyberattack? Cyberattacks aim to damage or gain control or access to important documents and systems within a business or personal computer network. Cyberattacks are distributed by individuals or organizations for political, criminal, or personal intentions to destroy or gain access to classified information...
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Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:02:41 +0000


What is SIEM ?

Security information and event management, SIEM for short, is a solution that helps organizations detect, analyze, and respond to security threats before they harm business operations. SIEM, pronounced “sim,” combines both security information management (SIM) and security event management (SEM) into one security management system...
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Posted on Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:06:47 +0000


Cyber Security Operation Center Guidelines for best practices SOC Design

Cyber Security is become most needed services for all business and industries in 2024. Every business is concerned about Cyber Security. Security operations (SecOps) leaders face a multifaceted challenge:...
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Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:32:57 +0000


HOW TO BECOME CERTIFIED LEAD IMPLEMENTER – ISO 27001

ABOUT CERTIFIED LEAD IMPLEMENTER TRAINING AND EXAMINATION FOR INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO / IEC 27001 Learn and get certified as a professional in implementation of ISO 27001 standard through our self-paced E-learning interactive course which comprises of 4 modules...
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Posted on Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:21:59 +0000


YouTube disrupted in Pakistan as former PM Imran Khan streams speech

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Sunday 21 August 2022. The disruption comes as former Prime Minister Imran Khan makes a live broadcast to the public, despite a ban issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)...
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Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:04:16 +0000


Recommendations for Parents about Cyber Bullying

Here are some dedicated tips for keeping younger children safe online. One of these training tips goes into the risks of young children on the Internet, covers cyber bullying and other risky Internet behavior...
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Posted on Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:36:27 +0000


WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram server down in Pakistan?

Facebook-owned social media platforms, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are facing a worldwide outage, according to Downdetector, which offers real-time status and outage information for all kinds of services...
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Posted on Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:32:57 +0000


Cloudflare reports record-breaking HTTP-request DDoS attack

Cloudflare reports thwarting the largest known HTTP-request distributed denial of service attack in history, approximately three times larger than any other previously reported. The attack in July reached 17...
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Posted on Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:26:02 +0000


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