Category: security
Hunting for early Prime Day deals? Beware, scammers have set up thousands of fake Amazon sites – here’s what to look out for
NordVPN’s researchers saw more than 100,000 malicious websites with an Amazon theme Besides phishing for credentials, crooks are tricking people into making fraudulent purchases Consumers are advised caution during Prime Day Hackers have set up thousands of fake websites, using them to steal login credentials, trick people into downloading malware,…
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Hundreds of Android apps band together in massive scam campaign targeting millions – here’s what we know
Apps would hide on a device as soon as they’re installed, to avoid removal They would serve unwanted, out-of-context ads to victims The apps were removed from the Play Store A major ad fraud campaign comprising hundreds of Android applications has been discovered and dismantled, security researchers HUMAN have said.…
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Another top WordPress plugin hacked to allow account takeover – stay safe with these tips
Experts find a way to trick Forminator into deleting a core WordPress file This process would trigger the site’s setup, where hackers can take it over A patch is available, and users are advised to apply it A popular WordPress plugin active on hundreds of thousands of websites was found…
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ChatGPT and other AI tools could be putting users at risk by getting company web addresses wrong
AI isn’t too good at generating URLs – many don’t exist, and some could be phishing sites Attackers are now optimizing sites for LLMs rather than for Google Developers are even inadvertently using dodgy URLs New research has revealed AI often gives incorrect URLs, which could be putting users at…
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The AI-powered future of ransomware is coming soon – here’s what we need to look out for
Kaspersky recently analyzed FunkSec, a new ransomware group This group uses AI to generate code in the encryptors and other tools Ransomware is steadily growing as a threat The future of ransomware threats lies in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as hackers are increasingly using the nascent technology to improve and…
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Cisco warns of a serious security flaw in comms platform – and that it needs patching immediately
Login credentials for an account with root access was found in Cisco’s Unified Communications Manager There are no workarounds, just a patch, so users should update now Different versions of the tool are affected Another hardcoded credential for admin access has been discovered in a major software application – this…
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