Tag: security
Scammers are using fake copyright infringement claims to hack businesses
Researchers spot new phishing campaign distributing Rhadamanthys infostealer The crooks are impersonating entertainment, media, and tech firms The campaign is automated and abuses Gmail Scammers have been spotted sending out fake copyright infringement violation claims as part of a new phishing campaign aiming to spread the latest version of the…
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HPE reveals critical security bug affecting networking access points
HPE releases patch for six serious security vulnerabilities The bugs affected multiple products, and could be used in destructive cyberattacks Patching is advised, but workarounds are available Two critical security bugs were found plaguing Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) endpoints, the company has confirmed, as it released a patch and follow-up…
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Thousands of employees could be falling victim to obvious phishing scams every month
Three in 1,000 bankers click on a phishing link every month, report claims Russia is believed to be the leading force behind banking attacks Banks are wary about new tech like GenAI, which does go some way to helping New research has claimed a concerning amount of banking employees click…
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Cisco issues patch to fix serious flaw allowing possible industrial systems takeover
Cisco issues urgent patch for worrying security flaw Vulnerability could have allowed hackers to run malicious code Industrial systems and platforms particularly affected, so update now Cisco has patched a critical vulnerability in some of its software which could have allowed threat actors to run malicious code remotely. In a…
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Washington state court systems taken offline following cyberattack
Courts across Washington state forced to shut down IT infrastructure There is no word on the attackers, or type of cyberattack Not all courts were affected in the same way Unnamed hackers have attacked court systems across the US state of Washington, forcing the judicial organization to shut down parts…
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Don’t search for information on cats at work — you could be at risk of being hacked
Researchers have spotted a very specific SEO poisoning campaign The campaign is dropping a decade-old malware framework The end result is either a Cobalt Strike beacon, or ransomware If you’re an Australian interested in Bengal cats, be very careful when researching the topic online, because you might get hacked. That’s…
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