Category: security
Cybercriminals have found a sneaky way of stealing tax accounts and even encrypted messages: here’s what you need to know
Bypasses email gateways and security tools by never hitting a real server Blob URIs mean phishing content isn’t hosted online, so filters never see it coming No weird URLs, no dodgy domains, just silent theft from a fake Microsoft login page Security researchers have uncovered a series of phishing campaigns…
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AI is making phishing emails far more convincing with fewer typos and better formatting: Here’s how to stay safe
Experts warn AI-written phishing emails look polished and bypass traditional email filters Polymorphic attacks shift constantly to evade detection in real time Business email compromise scams now mimic executives with near-perfect formatting We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Artificial Intelligence is changing the face of cybercrime, and…
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A top VC firm says investor details were stolen in a data breach
Insight Partners confirms effects of January 2025 breach VC firm reveals some sensitive data was stolen No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack Insight Partners, a major venture capital organization that invested in some of the biggest tech organizations around today, has confirmed suffering a cyberattack in which…
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Popular employee monitoring software hijacked to launch ransomware attacks
Hackers are using backdoors to drop Kickidler, a legitimate employee monitoring tool The tool is used to obtain login credentials and deploy an encryptor VMwaare’s ESXi servers are being targeted Kickidler, a popular employee monitoring tool, is being abused in ransomware attacks, multiple security researchers have warned. The software was…
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PowerSchool hackers return, and may not have deleted stolen data as promised
A hack on school software provider PowerSchool has put staff and students at risk Individual schools are now being targeted using the same data PowerSchool did pay the ransom, but the data was not wiped The hackers which struck PowerSchool in 2024 are now reportedly targeting individual schools and extorting…
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Cisco has patched a worrying flaw which could have let attackers hijack devices
Cisco has patched a 10/10 flaw in IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers The flaw was due to hardcoded tokens There is no evidence of abuse in the wild (yet) Cisco has released a patch for a maximum-severity flaw found in its IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers…
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