Tag: security

Trying to strike it big? Beware, that TradingView app could be malware

At least 75 malicious ads were posted on Meta’s ad network The ads were seen tens of thousands of times They promoted a fake premium TradingView app that deployed a remote access trojan Cybercriminals are once again targeting cryptocurrency traders, this time by trying to infect Android devices with an…

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Hackers are also going back to school – major campaign hijacks Google Classroom to hit targets

New phishing campaign found targeting Google Classroom users CheckPoint has detected and blocked the sites Hackers often use legitimate services to disguise their attacks New research by Check Point has revealed a large-scale social engineering campaign which sees hackers using Google Classroom to victimize students and educators across the world.…

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Who says crime doesn’t pay? Microsoft has deployed its own security chip on all Azure servers to protect its customers from $10 trillion cybercrime ‘pandemic’

Microsoft has revealed how it protects Azure with an Integrated HSM chip Azure security stack includes Azure Boost, Hydra BMC and Caliptra 2.0 Cybercrime reportedly worth $10.2 trillion annually, making it the world’s third-largest economy in 2025 Microsoft has revealed more on the custom-built security chip it deploys across every…

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AI chatbot users beware – hackers are now hiding malware in the images served up by LLMs

Malicious prompts remain invisible until image downscaling reveals hidden instructions The attack works by exploiting how AI resamples uploaded images Bicubic interpolation can expose black text from specially crafted images As AI tools become more integrated into daily work, the security risks attached to them are also evolving in new…

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Got no signal? This devious cyberattack can downgrade your phone from 5G to 4G without you knowing

5G phones can be silently downgraded to insecure 4G, leaving the device exposed The exploit works without setting up expensive and complex fake towers Tested smartphones include flagship models from Samsung, Google, Huawei, and OnePlus In late 2023, researchers uncovered a set of flaws in 5G modem firmware from major…

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PayPal glitch triggers chaos as European banks freeze ‘billions’ in transactions

European banks freeze PayPal transactions after fraud system failure sparks disruption Merchants face delayed payments as billions in PayPal direct debits halted Suspicious surge forces lenders to suspend PayPal activity across Germany and Europe European banks temporarily froze PayPal transactions worth billions after fraud system failure triggered widespread suspension of…

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