Cyber

Crypto scammers posing as real brands on X are easily hacking YouTubers

Fighting game YouTuber now fighting Google over “monstrous” post-hack revenue loss. Credit: via Capcom USA For months, popular fighting game YouTubers have been under attack. Even the seemingly most cautious among them...

Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands

Vulnerability with severity rating of 9.8 out of possible 10 still live on >8,000...

5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever

Phishing attacks were so well-orchestrated that they fooled some of the best in the...

Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines

These are not the the developer tools you think they are. Credit: Getty Images An ongoing...

Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy

FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers. Credit: Getty Images Researchers have...

The real threat to cybersecurity isn’t cybercrime, it’s burnout

Cybercrime poses a significant threat to industries and individuals alike. However, there are some less obvious but just as damaging issues that we need...

Ongoing campaign compromises senior execs’ Azure accounts, locks them using MFA

The wide range of employee roles targeted indicates attacker's multifaceted approach. Hundreds of Microsoft Azure accounts, some belonging to senior executives, are being targeted by...

There’s gonna be a Tesla ad full of lies at the Super Bowl but it isn’t Elon’s

There’s gonna be a Tesla ad full of lies that will play the Superbowl today, but it isn’t coming from Tesla. After years of resisting,...

Chinese malware removed from SOHO routers after FBI issues covert commands

Routers were being used to conceal attacks on critical infrastructure. The US Justice Department said Wednesday that the FBI surreptitiously sent commands to hundreds of...

NCSC warns ransomware attacks to intensify due to AI

The number of cyberattacks will “almost certainly” increase in the next two years as artificial intelligence lowers the entry barrier for less skilled hackers,...

Growing Number of Ransomware Victims Are Refusing to Pay

Companies are now more adept at recovering from ransomware attacks, providing less of an incentive to pay the hackers, according to Coveware. For years, ransomware gangs have...

Passkeys for X is now live for iOS users in the US

Social media platform X has announced the launch of the innovative Passkeys security feature for iOS users based in the United States. The company announced...

iPhone users: turn on new security feature

Apple has released a new security feature called Stolen Device Protection – and you should definitely turn it on, experts say. Stolen Device Protection “adds...

Mugger take your phone? Cash apps too easily let thieves drain accounts, DA says

Cash apps need tools like Apple’s Stolen Device Protection, DA says. Popular apps like Venmo, Zelle, and Cash App aren't doing enough to protect consumers...

Cyber spies launch PDF campaign

After a nine-month sabbatical, a cyber espionage group has returned to the scene, targeting organizations across North America with infected PDF documents. Proofpoint cybersecurity firm...

Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says

Study finds "search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam." It's not just you—Google Search is getting worse. A new study from Leipzig...

Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password breaches in recent history

Roughly 25 million of the passwords have never been seen before by widely used service. Nearly 71 million unique credentials stolen for logging into websites...

Critical Xwiki vulnerability risks RCE attacks

Xwiki, an application development platform, has a critical vulnerability that could open it up for remote code execution (RCE) attacks. Xwiki is vulnerable to remote...

Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware attack

The largest zoo in Canada, Toronto Zoo, was hit by a ransomware attack on Friday, January 5th, affecting systems and some information about visitors,...
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