As PCI DSS 4.0.1 comes into force, it shows the power of industry collaboration in cybersecurity.
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Six arrested for AI-powered investment scams that stole $20 million
Spain’s police arrested six individuals behind a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that used AI tools to generate deepfake ads featuring popular public figures to lure people. […]
Everest ransomware’s dark web leak site defaced, now offline
The dark web leak site of the Everest ransomware gang has apparently been hacked over the weekend by an unknown attacker and is now offline. […]
Google fixes Android zero-days exploited in attacks, 60 other flaws
Google has released patches for 62 vulnerabilities in Android’s April 2025 security update, including two zero-days exploited in targeted attacks. […]
Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers
Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer to mine Ethereum and Monero. […]
Food giant WK Kellogg discloses data breach linked to Clop ransomware
US food giant WK Kellogg Co is warning employees and vendors that company data was stolen during the 2024 Cleo data theft attacks. […]
Windows 11 24H2 blocked on PCs with code-obfuscation driver BSODs
Microsoft has introduced a new Windows 11 24H2 safeguard hold for systems running security or enterprise software using SenseShield Technology’s sprotect.sys driver. […]
Google Pushing ‘Sec-Gemini’ AI Model for Threat-Intel Workflows
Experimental Sec-Gemini v1 touts a combination of Google’s Gemini LLM capabilities with real-time security data and tooling from Mandiant.
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CISA and FBI Warn Fast Flux is Powering Resilient Malware, C2, and Phishing Networks
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States have published a joint advisory about the risks associated with a technique called fast flux that has been adopted by threat actors to obscure a command-and-control (C2) channel.
“‘Fast flux’ is a technique used to obfuscate the locations of malicious servers through rapidly changing Domain Name System (DNS)
“‘Fast flux’ is a technique used to obfuscate the locations of malicious servers through rapidly changing Domain Name System (DNS)
This $16 AdGuard plan protects your whole family from malicious ads
You have until April 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT to grab lifetime access to AdGuard’s privacy and ad-blocking tools for just $15.97 (reg. $169)—remember to enter code FAMPLAN at checkout for this limited-time discount. […]