The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, urging federal agencies and large organizations to apply the available security updates as soon as possible. […]
How Agentic AI will be Weaponized for Social Engineering Attacks
With each passing year, social engineering attacks are becoming bigger and bolder thanks to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence.
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Spain arrests suspected hacker of US and Spanish military agencies
The Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker in Alicante for allegedly conducting 40 cyberattacks targeting critical public and private organizations, including the Guardia Civil, the Ministry of Defense, NATO, the US Army, and various universities. […]
Hacker Conversations: David Kennedy – an Atypical Typical Hacker
David Kennedy is a hacker. There is no doubt about that. He has qualities common among hackers, but also many differences.
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How attackers abuse S3 Bucket Namesquatting — And How to Stop Them
AWS S3 bucket names are global with predictable names that can be exploited in “S3 bucket namesquatting” attacks to access or hijack S3 buckets. In this article, Varonis explains how these attacks work and how you can prevent them. […]
Cross-Platform JavaScript Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets in New Lazarus Group Campaign
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to an active campaign that leverages fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver malware capable of infecting Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.
According to cybersecurity company Bitdefender, the scam begins with a message sent on a professional social media network, enticing them with the promise of
According to cybersecurity company Bitdefender, the scam begins with a message sent on a professional social media network, enticing them with the promise of
Cyber Insights 2025: OT Security
Just as OT technology differs from IT technology, the threats, likely adversaries, and potential harm also differ.
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 45 Deals Announced in January 2025
A significant number of cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in January 2025.
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Cybercriminals Use Go Resty and Node Fetch in 13 Million Password Spraying Attempts
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging legitimate HTTP client tools to facilitate account takeover (ATO) attacks on Microsoft 365 environments.
Enterprise security company Proofpoint said it observed campaigns using HTTP clients Axios and Node Fetch to send HTTP requests and receive HTTP responses from web servers with the goal of conducting ATO attacks.
“Originally sourced from public
Enterprise security company Proofpoint said it observed campaigns using HTTP clients Axios and Node Fetch to send HTTP requests and receive HTTP responses from web servers with the goal of conducting ATO attacks.
“Originally sourced from public
Riot Raises $30 Million for Employee Cybersecurity Solution
Riot has raised $30 million in Series B funding for a platform that helps employees improve their cybersecurity posture.
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