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How scammers use "scraped New York Times content" to trick security scanners

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Researchers uncovered a global phishing network using Google Cloud redirects and copied news content across thousands of coordinated servers.

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‘Data can place the lives of frontline military or other personnel at risk’: FBI warns that China is luring Western military and intelligence operatives with 'gig-work' job offers to steal secrets

By Benedict Collins Published

China is using fake organizations to pay for intelligence reports, with higher payments for more secrets.

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Anonymous video chat app leaks data on millions of users — more than 22 million records exposed, including 3 million containing names and email addresses

By Rahim Amir Published

A not-so-private anonymous video chat app has compromised credentials, including usernames, emails, and network information, thanks to a misconfigured Kibana dashboard.

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A Russian hacker tricked a 17,000-strong MAGA Telegram channel with a jailbroken AI for over 5 years, leading to fraud, credential theft, and an empty crypto wallet

By Benedict Collins Published

The threat actor tricked tens of thousands of MAGA and QAnon community members into believing he was a USAF veteran.

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FBI confirms 25 ransomware groups using First VPN’s now seized services

By Silvia Iacovcich Published

FBI links First VPN’s activities to gangs involved in cybercrime and calls for tighter security controls and behavioural monitoring to prevent cyberattacks.

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World Password Day 2025
82% of IT pros report a web-based security incident in past year – BYOD, SaaS tools, and remote work policies all play a part in security resilience

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Confidence is high, despite malware running rampant and businesses losing login credentials left and right.

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Websites are using this FROST-y new technique to spy on users by snooping on their SSD activity

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A new side-channel attack was discovered but exploiting it is not as easy as it sounds.

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The FBI warns Microsoft 365 services are being bombarded with new phishing emails — here are 3 steps you can take to stay safe

By Benedict Collins Published

Kali365 is abusing legitimate Microsoft login mechanisms to hijack Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive services.

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Hackers abuse UltraVNC, Splashtop, and ScreenConnect to hijack business PCs

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Numerous legitimate tools being used in RMM attacks against Brazilian targets.

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Hackers are turning up to victim's work dressed as IT support to install malware in-person, FBI warns

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

If a remote session fails, hackers will come to install malware in person.

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