Category: security
McAfee is now bundling its Scam Detector with all its antivirus plans: here are others that are actually totally free
McAfee says Scam Detector hits 99% accuracy, including deepfake spotting on video platforms Real-time scam alerts on WhatsApp, Gmail, and more – but only if you pay McAfee Scam Detector adds flash to McAfee’s lineup, but free rivals could be more practical McAfee has begun bundling its new Scam Detector…
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Critical security flaw could leave over 100,000 WordPress sites at risk
A flaw in TI WooCommerce Wishlist allows threat actors to upload arbitrary files Since the files can be malicious, they could fully take over a website A patch is not yet released, so users should take care A critical-severity vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin is possibly exposing hundreds of…
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Massive data leak exposes 1.6 million Etsy and other TikTok shop customer details – here’s what we know
Over 1.6 million files have been discovered online by researchers These seem to belong to Etsy, Poshmark, and TikTok Shop customers Personally Identifiable Information is included Two apparently unsecured Azure Blob Storage containers holding a combined 1.6 million files have been discovered by CyberNews researchers, allegedly belonging to online shopping…
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Over 364,000 people have personal info leaked following hack on data broker LexisNexis
LexisNexis has suffered a data breach after a cyberattack Personal information was taken affecting around 360,000 users Not everyone is happy with the response timeline from the organization Data analytics and risk management firm LexisNexis has disclosed a cyberattack that resulted in data theft affecting 364,333 individuals. In a notification…
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Chinese hackers use Google Calendar in stealthy new attack
Google found Chinese hackers abusing Google Calendar The service was used to host malicious instructions and to exfiltrate results ToughProgress campaign was carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers APT41 Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as APT41 have been seen abusing Google Calendar in their newest attacks, using it as part of…
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Millions of users could fall for fake Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool that is just malware
Fake AI video editor ads are targeting Facebook users Threat group UNC6032 has been identified spreading malware The ads have reached over 2 million users Google’s Mandiant Threat Defense group has identified a campaign, tracked as UNC6032, which “weaponizes the interest around AI tools” – specifically tools used to generate…
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