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Fake Google ads are trying to trick users into downloading nasty malware — here’s how you can fight back
Consumers in China looking to access banned communications apps such as Telegram are being targeted by threat actors looking to deploy various malware. This is according to a new report from Malwarebytes’ Jérôme Segura, who found unnamed hackers have been using two Google Ads accounts to publish malicious ads. The…
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A video of GitHub’s extraordinary deep-freeze archiving project has emerged — millions of projects were saved on 02/02/2020 and there’s a good reason why that date was chosen
The idea of preserving Earth’s most essential elements to keep them safe in the event of a catastrophe is not new – the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, for example, serves as a backup for over a million seeds to prevent their extinction. Not far from there, another crucial backup…
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Microsoft 365 users need to be on their guard — new phishing campaign could cause some serious damage, and it’s being offered for sale for barely nothing to lure new criminals in
A new report from Trustwave cybersecurity researchers SpiderLabs has claimed hackers are increasingly turning to the Greatness phishing kit due to its advanced features, simplicity in use, and relatively low cost. Greatness was developed by a threat actor going by the alias “fisherstell” and has been available since mid-2022, primarily…
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IT and security teams are getting better are fighting security threats – but more still needs to be done
Commvault has unveiled a new report highlighting a significant shift in the dynamics between IT Operations and security teams. The study emphasizes the increasing need for collaboration in the face of rising cyber threats, which damage companies financially and reputationally. A survey of over 200 C-Suite and senior-level IT execs…
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Windows PCs are now being hit by dangerous malware — here’s the steps you need to take to stay safe
It’s been a while since we heard about malware hiding in PyPI packages, but researchers have now reported finding almost a dozen lurking on the open source Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs found nine packages delivering the WhiteSnake Stealer. The packages are called nigpal,…
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The body behind the world’s internet domains want to create something entirely new — and not for what you’d think
In a move to enhance the security and stability of the global domain name system (DNC), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has proposed the creation of a new top-level domain (TLD) for internal use. The aptly named .internal TLD has been put forward as a replacement…
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