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HP warns hackers are turning popular remote access tools into dangerous, stealthy backdoors

By Efosa Udinmwen published

HP's latest threat report reveals hackers are abusing legitimate remote access tools and fake downloads to silently compromise corporate devices.

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Maine takes down its data breach notification portal after it is flooded by fake claims

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone has been posting fake data breach notifications, forcing the Maine Attorney General's Office to act.

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Over 1 million WordPress sites at risk after popular plugins hacked

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three popular plugins served malicious JavaScript through a compromised CDN.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot could be turned into a one-click data theft tool

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Varonis found a way to chain three bugs into one exploit that can lead to data exfiltration.

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FBI reveals the 22,000-square-foot town it built for digital crime training

By Alex Blake published

The FBI has built a town with homes, businesses and hackable servers to help train its cyber agents.

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New report finds huge surge in cyberattacks targeting professional sports organizations

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI is amplifying cybersecurity risk around major sporting events, researchers find.

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Experts say some job-search platforms are stealing personal data from job seekers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many sites may be selling their users' data to third parties without them knowing.

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Novo Nordisk reveals cyberattack: Ozempic and Wegovy maker says clinical trials data breached

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company says the data is pseudonymous and apparently can't be linked to actual people.

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FBI takes out huge AI-powered phishing service using over a million URLs

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Servers, Telegram bots, and money, all seized by the authorities.

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AMD denies researcher $10,000 bug bounty reward — despite spotting critical-severity issue

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company updated its bug bounty disclosure rules retroactively.

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