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Anyone hitting Fortinet cloud fmg/faz limitations with small deployments
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve spotted in DMARC reports?
Lightweight GRC tool for small teams. worth building?
What’s the wildest security breach you’ve ever personally seen or been part of?
Faux UnEmployment Claim
My take on LLMs in SAST: good for PRs, not yet for full repos
Struggling with log analysis as a new SOC analyst—how can I improve?
Consultants for just Cyber-Awareness October?
IP failed to access 3 different accounts in certain amount of time
Feeling underconfident as a new SOC analyst—how can I grow into a senior role?
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The 7 coolest gadgets I've seen at IFA 2025 (including ones you can actually buy)
IFA features new tech innovations, and these are the ones that thoroughly impressed me (and they have little to do with AI).
I got to see Eufy's stair climbing robot at IFA (and more new Anker products)
Here are some of the devices Anker unveiled at IFA Berlin this year.
How Atlassian's $610 million AI browser acquisition puts knowledge workers first
Atlassian acquires The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia. It's part of a broader industry effort to build the next-generation browser.
Worried AI will take your job? OpenAI's new platform could help get you one
In addition to a LinkedIn-like jobs platform, the company is launching certifications in AI fluency. The goal: Certify 10 million Americans by 2030.
These new AI earbuds offer real-time translation of 42 languages - different accents too
The Timekettle W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds also use bone conduction audio technology for more accurate, clearer translations.
Join ZDNET's livestreamed 'Techtember Preview' at 2 p.m. ET today
Get the inside scoop from Jason Hiner, Kerry Wan, and Sabrina Ortiz on the upcoming Apple Event, Meta Connect, a special Samsung Unpacked, and more.
This free Chrome tool cleans up your Google searches - hide AI, sponsored links, and more
Let's get you back to classic search.
Your electronics could be costing you, even while off. Here's one way to check
Tapo's smart power strip has six outlets and provides real-time power monitoring, even for devices that are turned off.
These are the only USB-C rechargeable batteries you should consider buying
I used to have AA and AAA batteries that needed a specific charger; now, I've replaced them with batteries that are charged using USB.
This YouTube TV trick saved me $66 on my subscription - here's how
Google's hidden promotion works out to a $33 discount on YouTube TV spread out over two months.
darkreading
Anyone Using Agentic AI Needs to Understand Toxic Flows
Scammers Are Using Grok to Spread Malicious Links on X
Embracing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent
Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk
Sitecore Zero-Day Sparks New Round of ViewState Threats
Bridgestone Americas Confirms Cyberattack
Chinese Hackers Game Google to Boost Gambling Sites
ISC2 Aims to Bridge DFIR Skills Gap With New Certificate
Phishing Empire Runs Undetected on Google, Cloudflare
Czech Warning Highlights China Stealing User Data
BleepingComputer
Microsoft now enforces MFA on Azure Portal sign-ins for all tenants
Microsoft says it has been enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for Azure Portal sign-ins across all tenants since March 2025.
EU fines Google $3.5 billion for anti-competitive ad practices
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion ($3.5 billion) for abusing its dominance in the digital advertising technology market and favoring its adtech services over t...
Financial services firm Wealthsimple discloses data breach
Wealthsimple, a leading Canadian online investment management service, has disclosed a data breach after attackers stole the personal data of an undisclosed number of customers in ...
Max severity Argo CD API flaw leaks repository credentials
An Argo CD vulnerability allows API tokens with even low project-level get permissions to access API endpoints and retrieve all repository credentials associated with the project.
Microsoft gives US students a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal
Microsoft announced that starting this Thursday, all college students in the United States can get a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal.
Don’t let outdated IGA hold back your security, compliance, and growth
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) is critical to keeping data secure, ensuring only the right people have access to the right resources. But legacy IGA is slow, costly, an...
Critical SAP S/4HANA vulnerability now exploited in attacks
A critical SAP S/4HANA code injection vulnerability is being leveraged in attacks in the wild to breach exposed servers, researchers warn.
Hackers exploited Sitecore zero-day flaw to deploy backdoors
Threat actors have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in legacy Sitecore deployments to deploy WeepSteel reconnaissance malware.
Texas sues PowerSchool over breach exposing 62M students, 880k Texans
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against education software company PowerSchool, which suffered a massive data breach in December that exposed the personal inf...
Chess.com discloses recent data breach via file transfer app
Chess.com has disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained unauthorized access to a third-party file transfer application used by the platform.
Schneier on Security
My Latest Book: Rewiring Democracy
I am pleased to announce the imminent publication of my latest book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship: coauthored with Nathan San...
GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation
Interesting experiment: To design their experiment, the University of Pennsylvania researchers tested 2024’s GPT-4o-mini model on two requests that it should ideally refuse: callin...
Generative AI as a Cybercrime Assistant
Anthropic reports on a Claude user: We recently disrupted a sophisticated cybercriminal that used Claude Code to commit large-scale theft and extortion of personal data. The actor ...
Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants
Really good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangero...
1965 Cryptanalysis Training Workbook Released by the NSA
In the early 1960s, National Security Agency cryptanalyst and cryptanalysis instructor Lambros D. Callimahos coined the term “Stethoscope” to describe a diagnostic computer program...
Friday Squid Blogging: Catching Humboldt Squid
First-person account of someone accidentally catching several Humboldt squid on a fishing line. No photos, though. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the secu...
Baggage Tag Scam
I just heard about this: There’s a travel scam warning going around the internet right now: You should keep your baggage tags on your bags until you get home, then shred them, beca...
The UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate
The US Director of National Intelligence is reporting that the UK government is dropping its backdoor mandate against the Apple iPhone. For now, at least, assuming that Tulsi Gabba...
We Are Still Unable to Secure LLMs from Malicious Inputs
Nice indirect prompt injection attack: Bargury’s attack starts with a poisoned document, which is shared to a potential victim’s Google Drive. (Bargury says a victim could have als...
Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios
I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities­—five in total—­in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Tr...
Technical Information Security Content & Discussion
The GhostAction Campaign: 3,325 Secrets Stolen Through Compromised GitHub Workflows
TLS NoVerify: Bypass All The Things
Intercepting Thick Client TCP and TLS Traffic
MeetC2: Covert C2 framework
Manipulating India’s Stock Market: The GST Portal Data Leak
My Favorite Exclusive-Or
Subverting code integrity checks to locally backdoor Signal, 1Password, Slack, and more
CVE-2025-53149: Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel Streaming
BYOVD: Leveraging Raw Disk Reads to Bypass EDR
Free Interactive 3D Security Awareness Exercises (Better Alternative to Boring Yearly Training)
The Record from Recorded Future News
Roblox to verify ages of all gamers who use chat and text features
Roblox says it will build a system to ensure that adults and children aren't communicating unless they know one another outside the gaming platform.
Qantas penalizes executives for July cyberattack
Australian airline Qantas reduced bonuses for its corporate leaders in response to a breach that exposed the data of 5.7 million people earlier this year.
CISA orders federal agencies to patch Sitecore zero-day following hacking reports
After the notices from Sitecore and Mandiant on Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the vulnerability to its exploited bugs catalog, giving...
'SEO fraud-as-a-service' scheme hijacks Windows servers to promote gambling websites
A malware campaign dubbed GhostRedirector by researchers at ESET attempts to compromise websites to drive traffic to gambling sites.
Cyberattack forces Jaguar Land Rover to tell staff to stay at home
Luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover says employees should stay home through the weekend as it works to mitigate the impact of a cyberattack.
For [Blue|Purple] Teams in Cyber Defence
Inside the Kimsuky Leak: How the “Kim” Dump Exposed North Korea’s Credential Theft Playbook
AI Marketing Platform Abused to Steal M365 Credentials
Trying to get into freelance SOC work - have some lab experience but need real clients
MeetC2 a.k.a Meeting C2
orsted: Orsted C2 Framework
Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China - "internal work-tracking system that showed China-based employees recently fixing bugs for SharePoint “OnPrem,” the version of the software involved in last month’s attacks"
ACM SIGCOMM 2025: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2025 Conference
ACM SIGCOMM 2025: Proceedings of the Workshops
Operation BarrelFire: NoisyBear Targets Kazakhstan Oil & Gas
GhostRedirector poisons Windows servers: Backdoors with a side of Potatoes
hacking: security in practice
Looking for a documentary featuring La Quadrature Du Net
🔓 Part 5 of my Hardware Hacking Series: Turning a Cheap Access Reader into a Standalone System (and Next, We’ll Hack It 😉)
Capturing network traffic from specific program
what tools UI/UX looks like this
Looking for collaboration with Ambitious Minds
A tool for slowloris attack over tor network
New SVG Malware Campaign Targets Colombian Judicial System with Undetected Phishing Attacks
Anyone Knows about Clarosva
💸 Hacktivist “KANLAON” Leaks DPWH Data, Claims ₱306M Ghost Flood Projects in Negros
nRF51 RBPCONF bypass for firmware dumping
Malwarebytes
Nexar dashcam video database hacked
Nexar, a company that sells dashcams--and the footage taken by those dashcams--was a privacy and security nightmare according to a hacker
Roblox introduces age checks to use communication features
Roblox announced plans to roll out age estimation for using the communication features on the platform to help fight sexual predators.
Give your PC a fresh start: New free tools to boost your PC’s speed, security, and peace of mind
Today we're launching Malwarebytes Tools, a new set of free features designed to give your Windows PC a breath of fresh air.
TP-Link warns of botnet infecting routers and targeting Microsoft 365 accounts
The Quad7 botnet is adding End-of-Life TP-Link routers to its arsenal and using them to steal Microsoft 365 accounts.
Popular Android VPN apps found to have security flaws and China links
A recent report has revealed that many VPNs might allow others to sniff your data—and they're not being honest about who's behind them.
No we didn’t warn all Gmail users about imminent digital doom, says Google
"This is entirely false" said Google about recent rumors of a widespread attack on Google users.
Update your Android! Google patches 111 vulnerabilities, 2 are critical
Google has issued updates to patch a whopping 111 Android vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited ones.
Why you should upgrade to Windows 11 now, and how to do it
Support for Windows 10 is ending soon which means you wont get vital security updates. Here's why you should upgrade now.
PayPal users targeted in account profile scam
A highly sophisticated email scam is targeting PayPal users with the subject line of "Set up your account profile."
Tax refund scam targets Californians
Californians are receiving scammy text messages that tell them they're owed a tax refund. Don't click any links or reply!
CyberScoop
NYU team behind AI-powered malware dubbed ‘PromptLock’
Researchers at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering confirmed they created PromptLock to illustrate potential harms of AI-powered malware.
AI can help track an ever-growing body of vulnerabilities, CISA official says
Artificial intelligence was a recurring theme among federal leaders who spoke at a GDIT event held Thursday.
Sitecore zero-day vulnerability springs up from exposed machine key
The actively exploited defect, triggered by an attacker’s use of a publicly available sample machine key, underscores the vendor and customers’ poor configuration practices.
Streameast, world’s largest pirated live sports network, shut down by Egyptian authorities
An antipiracy coalition of entertainment companies applauded the takedown. The network’s two operators were arrested at their residences in Egypt.
Cato Networks acquires AI security startup Aim Security
Israeli cybersecurity company Cato Networks has acquired AI security startup Aim Security in its first ever acquisition.
CISA guide seeks a unified approach to software ‘ingredients lists’
Compiling an “ingredients list” for software can help organizations reduce cyber risks, avoid fines and save time, among other benefits, a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom
The Homeland Security Committee also voted out bills addressing pipeline cybersecurity and terrorists’ use of AI.
FTC announces settlement with toy robot makers that tracked location of children
The FTC announced a settlement Tuesday with Chinese robot toy manufacturer Apitor, following an investigation that charged the company with illegally collecting the location data o...
Google patches two Android zero-days, 120 defects total in September security update
The critical, actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affect the Linux kernel and Android runtime.
Court rules ‘fired’ FTC commissioners be reinstated — again
In a 2-1 decision, an appeals court upheld a 1935 Supreme Court precedent restricting the president’s ability to fire FTC commissioners. 
The Hacker News
CISA Orders Immediate Patch of Critical Sitecore Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
CVE-2025-53690, a critical Sitecore flaw (CVSS 9.0), exploited since Dec 2024, enables RCE and data theft.
TAG-150 Develops CastleRAT in Python and C, Expanding CastleLoader Malware Operations
CastleRAT and CastleLoader, active since March 2025, spread malware via phishing and GitHub repos, enabling data theft.
SAP S/4HANA Critical Vulnerability CVE-2025-42957 Exploited in the Wild
CVE-2025-42957 in SAP S/4HANA exploited with CVSS 9.9 severity, enabling full system compromise.
Automation Is Redefining Pentest Delivery
Automated pentest delivery replaces static reports, cutting weeks off remediation and reducing MTTR through real-time workflows.
VirusTotal Finds 44 Undetected SVG Files Used to Deploy Base64-Encoded Phishing Pages
523 malicious SVG phishing files since Aug 2025 bypassed antivirus, evolving tactics expose macOS to AMOS.
Russian APT28 Deploys “NotDoor” Outlook Backdoor Against Companies in NATO Countries
APT28 deploys NotDoor Outlook backdoor via OneDrive DLL side-loading, enabling email-based data theft in NATO firms.
GhostRedirector Hacks 65 Windows Servers Using Rungan Backdoor and Gamshen IIS Module
GhostRedirector compromised 65 Windows servers since Aug 2024 using Rungan and Gamshen malware, driving SEO fraud.
Cybercriminals Exploit X’s Grok AI to Bypass Ad Protections and Spread Malware to Millions
Cybercriminals exploit Grok to bypass X ad protections, spreading malware via hidden links amplified to millions.
Simple Steps for Attack Surface Reduction
Blocking unknown apps and enforcing MFA reduce ransomware risk and credential theft across enterprise networks.
Google Fined $379 Million by French Regulator for Cookie Consent Violations
Google fined $379M by CNIL for invalid cookie consent; failure to comply risks €100K daily penalty.
Cybersecurity News
61% of Organizations Experienced Insider Breaches
61% of organizations faced insider file breaches in the last two years. 
WhatsApp Flaw Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CISA has announced the addition of two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Ransomware Attack Targets PA Attorney General’s Office
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General was the victim of a ransomware attack. 
Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover Disrupts Business Operations
Jaguar Land Rover experienced a cyber incident that has impacted business operations. 
378 GB of Data From Navy Federal Credit Union Exposed
A database, in apparent association with the Navy Federal Credit Union, exposed 378 GB of information. 
Are Wearable Devices a Privacy Risk?
A study dives into the data collected by wearable devices to better understand how it is being used. 
How To Enact Meaningful Change This International Women in Cyber Day
September 1st marks International Women in Cyber Day. While notable strides in progress have been made for women in the industry, there are still roadblocks that impede many career...
Malicious Actors Spread Malware Via Meta’s Advertising System
A Meta malvertising campaign has expanded to Android phones. 
CISA Releases TTPs of Chinese State-Sponsored Threat Actors
CISA has released an advisory detailing the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) utilized by Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. 
69% of Consumers Believe AI Fraud Is the Biggest Identity Threat
A new report explores consumer attitudes and awareness surrounding online identity, fraud risks and consumer data protection.
infosecurity-magazine.com
Bridgestone Confirms "Limited Cyber Incident" Impacting Facilities in North America
Bridgestone Americas confirmed the incident but has not detailed the scope of the attack
South Carolina School District Data Breach Affects 31,000 People
An investigation has revealed that files were stolen in a data breach affecting a South Carolina school district
macOS Stealer Campaign Uses “Cracked” App Lures to Bypass Apple Security
Trend Micro observed the attackers using terminal-based installation methods for the AMOS malware
US and 14 Allies Release Joint Guidance on Software Bill of Materials
The joint guidance is a welcome first step towards a common, global adoption of SBOMs, experts argued
61% of US Companies Hit by Insider Data Breaches
The OPSWAT report found that insider breaches cost impacted firms $2.7m on average due to factors such as regulatory fines and diminished productivity
GhostRedirector Emerges as New China-Aligned Threat Actor
A newly identified hacking group named GhostRedirector has compromised 65 Windows servers using previously unknown tools
North Korean Hackers Exploit Threat Intel Platforms For Phishing
North Korean hackers have been observed exploiting cyber threat intelligence platforms in a campaign targeting job seekers with malware-laced lures
CMS Provider Sitecore Patches Exploited Critical Zero Day
Google Cloud’s Mandiant successfully disrupted an active ViewState deserialization attack affecting Sitecore deployments
Scattered Spider-Linked Group Claims JLR Cyber-Attack
JLR said it is investigating following claims by the actor “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” that it had stolen data from the firm and had issued an extortion de
Threat Actors Abuse Hexstrike-AI Tool to Accelerate Exploitation
Hackers are using legitimate red team tool Hexstrike-AI to simplify and speed up vulnerability exploitation
Cyber Defense Magazine
Hollywood’s Battle Against Digital Threats
The adage "content is king" holds particularly true for the entertainment industry. Millions of people across the globe pursue film, video streaming and
Artificial Intelligence Isn’t a Silver Bullet
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island or in a cave for the past several years, you’ve surely heard and read about the transformative power of
Innovator Spotlight: SwissBit
Securing the Digital Frontier: How Micro Storage Technology is Rewriting Cybersecurity Protocols The physical security of digital assets has long been the
Innovator Spotlight: 360 Privacy
The Future of Cyber Resilience The algorithms are hunting us. Not with malicious code, but with something far more insidious. During a recent Black Hat
Innovator Spotlight: Harness
Securing the Digital Frontier: How AI is Reshaping Application Security The software development landscape is transforming at breakneck speed. Developers
Innovator Spotlight: Whalebone
Cybersecurity DNS Security for a Safer Digital Life Whalebone is redefining how telcos, ISPs, and enterprises protect their customers in a world where
What Canadian Defense Contractors Need to Know About The CPCSC
As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, the Government of Canada is taking steps to protect sensitive but unclassified information that must be
Safeguarding the Code That Drives Modern Vehicles
The automotive landscape has evolved dramatically, from mechanical marvels to sophisticated platforms on wheels driven by intricate computer systems.
Innovator Spotlight: OPSWAT
Zero Trust: The Unsung Hero of Cybersecurity Cybersecurity professionals are drowning in complexity. Acronyms fly like digital confetti, vendors promise
Innovator Spotlight: NetBrain
Network Visibility: The Silent Guardian of Cybersecurity Network complexity is killing enterprise security teams. Buried under mountains of configuration
Microsoft Security Blog
Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025
Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware
Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While t...
Microsoft ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share third year in a row
For a third year a row, Microsoft has been named the number one leader for endpoint security market share, as featured in a new IDC report.
Securing and governing the rise of autonomous agents​​
Learn how to govern and protect autonomous agents with Microsoft Security tools built for enterprise environments.
Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique
The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users...
Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography
Microsoft is proactively leading the transition to quantum-safe security by advancing post-quantum cryptography, collaborating with global standards bodies, and helping organizatio...
Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework
A comprehensive technical deep dive on PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application. Beneath its dis...
Connect with the security community at Microsoft Ignite 2025
Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2025 for immersive learning, hands-on experiences, and strategic insights tailored for security professionals.
Dow’s 125-year legacy: Innovating with AI to secure a long future
Microsoft recently spoke with Mario Ferket, Chief Information Security Officer for Dow, about the company’s approach to AI in security.
Announcing public preview: Phishing triage agent in Microsoft Defender
SecurityWeek
How to Close the AI Governance Gap in Software Development
Academics Build AI-Powered Android Vulnerability Discovery and Validation Tool
FireCompass Raises $20 Million for Offensive Security Platform
In Other News: Scammers Abuse Grok, US Manufacturing Attacks, Gmail Security Claims Debunked
North Korean Hackers Targeted Hundreds in Fake Job Interview Attacks
More Cybersecurity Firms Hit by Salesforce-Salesloft Drift Breach
Recent SAP S/4HANA Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
Apple Seeks Researchers for 2026 iPhone Security Program
AI Supply Chain Attack Method Demonstrated Against Google, Microsoft Products
US Offers $10 Million for Three Russian Energy Firm Hackers
Graham Cluley
Germany charges hacker with Rosneft cyberattack in latest wake-up call for critical infrastructure
Germany charges hacker over massive Rosneft cyberattack - 20TB stolen, IT crippled, €12M+ losses. A stark warning for energy-sector cyber resilience.
Parents warned that robot toys spied on children’s location without consent
Parents are being reminded to exercise caution about the toys that the purchase their children, after the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had taken action...
Smashing Security podcast #433: How hackers turned AI into their new henchman
Your AI reads the small print, and that’s a problem. This week in episode 433 of “Smashing Security” we dig into LegalPwn – malicious instructions tucked into…
FBI warns seniors are being targeted in three-phase Phantom Hacker scams
The so-called "Phantom Hacker" scam is a three-pronged attack that targets the elderly.
The AI Fix #66: OpenAI and Anthropic test each other, and everyone fails the apocalypse test
In episode 66 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT gives Mark and Graham a terrible lesson in anatomy, boffins at Stanford ruin sushi, Google Gemini has a self-loathing…
Hacker suspected of trying to cheat his way into university is arrested in Spain
Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker for accessing a government website in order to alter the high school and university entrance exam grades of not only himself, but al...
Sweden scrambles after ransomware attack puts sensitive worker data at risk
Smashing Security podcast #432: Oops! I auto-filled my password into a cookie banner
We unpack how some password managers can be tricked into coughing up your secrets, with a clickjacking sleight-of-hand, what website owners can do to prevent it…
Cephalus ransomware: What you need to know
Cephalus is a relatively new ransomware operation that emerged in mid-2025, and has already been linked to a wave of high-profile data leaks.
The AI Fix #65: Excel Copilot will wreck your data, and can AI fix social media?
In episode 65 of The AI Fix, a pigeon gives a PowerPoint presentation, Mark plays Graham a song about the Transformer architecture, a robot dog delivers parcels…
Security at the speed of business – India | CSO Online
Hacker nutzen gravierende Schwachstelle bei SAP S/4HANA aus
Wer den schon seit vier Wochen verÜffentlichten Patch fßr die Sicherheitslßcke noch nicht aufgespielt hat, gefährdet seine Systeme.
You should be aware of these latest social engineering trends
Social engineering is almost as old as IT itself. But the use of AI offers cybercriminals new opportunities.
Massiver Anstieg bei Hackerangriffen auf deutschen Bildungssektor
Deutsche Bildungseinrichtungen leiden unter besonders zahlreichen Cyberattacken, warnen Sicherheitsforscher.
Sendmarc appoints Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead
Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction
As C-level executives, CISOs are accountable for anything that goes wrong but are not given the same C-level treatment and access that would help them execute their functions with ...
AuthentifizierungslĂśsungen: 10 Passwordless-Optionen fĂźr Unternehmen
Passwordless Authentication kann das Sicherheitsniveau Ihres Unternehmens entscheidend verbessern. Diese LĂśsungen sollten Sie kennen.
Alert: Exploit available to threat actors for SAP S/4HANA critical vulnerability
SAP issued a patch four weeks ago for this hole, so unpatched systems are at risk.
Sitecore zero-day configuration flaw under active exploitation
Attackers are leveraging a sample machine key in Sitecore products for initial access before ViewState code injections lead to escalated privileges and lateral movement across the ...
Datenpanne bei Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler und Cloudflare
Die drei Anbieter betonen, dass nicht sie selbst, sondern ein Drittanbieter angegriffen wurden. Betroffen sind ihre Kunden aber allemal.
Avnet unlocks vendor lock-in and reinvents security data management
The global distributor decided to take ownership of its security data, liberating engineers and cutting costs.
Malware Analysis & Reports
AppSuite PDF Editor Backdoor: A Detailed Technical Analysis
Russian APT28 Deploys “NotDoor” Outlook Backdoor Against Companies in NATO Countries
GhostRedirector poisons Windows servers: Backdoors with a side of Potatoes
Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
The WinRAR 0-day putting SOCs at risk
Triaging Obfuscated Binaries with Binary Ninja and AssemblyLine
C++ for malware development
Practical Malware Analysis
Analyzing MacOS infostealer (ClickFix) - Fake Cloudflare Turnstile
Suspicious Adblock Extension (v37.17) auto-installing. Analysis points to adware, need advice
Security Latest
7 Best Password Managers (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Ready to upgrade your security? Keep your logins locked down with our 2025 best password manager apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.
US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers
DHS says retired Marine sniper Dan LaLota’s firm is uniquely qualified to meet the government’s needs. LaLota tells WIRED his brother, GOP congressman Nick LaLota, played no role i...
Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target's browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the v...
What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)
Passkeys were built to enable a password-free future. Here's what they are and how you can start using them.
No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections
The United States Constitution is clear: President Donald Trump can’t take control of the country’s elections. But he can sow confusion and fear.
China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World
On September 3, China will hold a “Victory Day” military parade in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan—and to send the West a message.
DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims
Plus: China’s Salt Typhoon hackers target 600 companies in 80 countries, Tulsi Gabbard purges CIA agents, hackers knock out Iranian ship communications, and more.
SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes
Less than 30 minutes after the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer resigned following a whistleblower complaint, recipients could no longer access the resignation e...
This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities
WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of an online group called Purgatory, which charged as little as $20 to call in fake threats against schools.
The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived
Cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI tools to fuel their attacks, with new research finding instances of AI being used to develop ransomware.
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Attackers are exploiting critical SAP S/4HANA vulnerability (CVE-2025-42957)
A vulnerability (CVE-2025-42957) in SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning software is being exploited by attackers "to a limited extent".
Stealthy attack serves poisoned web pages only to AI agents
AI agents can be tricked into covertly performing malicious actions by websites that are hidden from regular users' view.
DigitalOcean adds Single Sign-On to help businesses centralize user access
DigitalOcean Single Sign-On (SSO) allows employees to securely access all their applications with a single set of credentials.
Hirsch Velocity 3.9 turns security into business value
Hirsch Velocity 3.9 helps leaders safeguard people, assets, and data while simplifying operations at scale.
September 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: The CVE matrix
Todd Schell from Ivanti gives his overview of August 2025 and forecast for September 2025 Patch Tuesday. Are you ready to get patching?
How to reclaim control over your online shopping data
Exposed online shopping data brings risks, from identity theft and financial fraud to targeted phishing attacks and privacy violations.
File security risks rise as insiders, malware, and AI challenges converge
File security risks are growing as insiders, weak file transfers, and malware drive costly breaches, while AI emerges as part of defense.
Smart ways CISOs can do more with less
In this Help Net Security video, Jill Knesek, CISO at BlackLine, shares practical strategies for CISOs navigating tighter budgets. From maximizing
Connected cars are smart, convenient, and open to cyberattacks
Consumers are starting to see connected cars as a whole new category of cybersecurity risk, according to RunSafe Security.
Google fixes actively exploited Android vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-48543, CVE-2025-38352)
Google fixed 100+ Android vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-48543 and CVE-2025-38352, which "may be under limited, targeted exploitation."
Security Affairs
U.S. CISA adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
SVG files used in hidden malware campaign impersonating Colombian authorities
VirusTotal uncovered an undetected malware campaign using SVG files that impersonated the Colombian justice system.
France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules
France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175 million (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules.
$10M reward for Russia’s FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure
US offers $10M for Russian FSB officers accused of attacking US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy firms worldwide
Severe Hikvision HikCentral product flaws: What You Need to Know
Hikvision HikCentral flaw allows unauthenticated users to gain admin rights, risking full control over configs, logs, and critical monitoring.
U.S. CISA adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Crooks turn HexStrike AI into a weapon for fresh vulnerabilities
Threat actors abuse HexStrike AI, a new offensive security tool meant for red teaming and bug bounties, to exploit fresh vulnerabilities.
Google addressed two Android flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks
Google addressed 120 Android vulnerabilities in September 2025, including two flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks.
U.S. CISA adds WhatsApp, and TP-link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds WhatsApp, and TP-link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Android droppers evolved into versatile tools to spread malware
Android droppers now spread banking trojans, SMS stealers, and spyware, disguised as government or banking apps in India and Asia.
Securelist
IT threat evolution in Q2 2025. Mobile statistics
The report contains statistics on mobile threats (malware, adware, and unwanted software for Android) for Q2 2025, as well as a description of the most notable malware types identi...
IT threat evolution in Q2 2025. Non-mobile statistics
The report presents statistics for Windows, macOS, IoT, and other threats, including ransomware, miners, local and web-based threats, for Q2 2025.
Cookies and how to bake them: what they are for, associated risks, and what session hijacking has to do with it
Kaspersky experts explain the different types of cookies, how to configure them correctly, and how to protect yourself from session hijacking attacks.
How attackers adapt to built-in macOS protection
We analyze the built-in protection mechanisms in macOS: how they work, how threat actors can attack them or deceive users, and how to detect such attacks.
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2025
This report provides statistical data on published vulnerabilities and exploits we researched in Q2 2025. It also includes summary data on the use of C2 frameworks.
Modern vehicle cybersecurity trends
Modern vehicles, their current and future threats, and approaches to automotive cybersecurity.
GodRAT – New RAT targeting financial institutions
Kaspersky experts analyze GodRAT, a new Gh0st RAT-based tool attacking financial firms. It is likely a successor of the AwesomePuppet RAT connected to the Winnti group.
Evolution of the PipeMagic backdoor: from the RansomExx incident to CVE-2025-29824
We examine the evolution of the PipeMagic backdoor and the TTPs of its operators – from the RansomExx incident in 2022 to attacks in Brazil and the Middle East, and the exploitatio...
New trends in phishing and scams: how AI and social media are changing the game
Common tactics in phishing and scams in 2025: learn about the use of AI and deepfakes, phishing via Telegram, Google Translate and Blob URLs, biometric data theft, and more.
Scammers mass-mailing the Efimer Trojan to steal crypto
The Efimer Trojan spreads through email and hacked WordPress websites, steals cryptocurrency, and substitutes wallets in the clipboard.
SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses, (Fri, Sep 5th)
From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses, Author: Xavier Mertens
ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 5th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9600, (Fri, Sep 5th)
ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 5th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9600, Author: Johannes Ullrich
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, September 4th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9598, (Thu, Sep 4th)
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, September 4th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9598, Author: Johannes Ullrich
Exploit Attempts for Dassault DELMIA Apriso. CVE-2025-5086, (Wed, Sep 3rd)
Exploit Attempts for Dassault DELMIA Apriso. CVE-2025-5086, Author: Johannes Ullrich
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9596, (Wed, Sep 3rd)
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9596, Author: Johannes Ullrich
A quick look at sextortion at scale: 1,900 messages and 205 Bitcoin addresses spanning four years, (Tue, Sep 2nd)
A quick look at sextortion at scale: 1,900 messages and 205 Bitcoin addresses spanning four years, Author: Jan Kopriva
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9594, (Tue, Sep 2nd)
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9594, Author: Johannes Ullrich
pdf-parser: All Streams, (Sun, Aug 31st)
pdf-parser: All Streams, Author: Didier Stevens
Wireshark 4.4.9 Released, (Sun, Aug 31st)
Wireshark 4.4.9 Released, Author: Didier Stevens
ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 29th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9592, (Fri, Aug 29th)
ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 29th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9592, Author: Johannes Ullrich
Reverse Engineering
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An Analysis of Heap-based buffer overflow in Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver - CVE-2025-53149
Investigating a Mysteriously Malformed Authenticode Signature — Elastic Security Labs
Generative Testing Inline Assembly in Rust
I built a blazingly fast tool to extract encryption keys from Godot (Win, WASM)!
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Triaging Obfuscated Binaries with Binary Ninja and AssemblyLine
/r/ReverseEngineering's Triannual Hiring Thread
/r/ReverseEngineering's Weekly Questions Thread
PSP Media Engine Reload.
Security – Ars Technica
The number of mis-issued 1.1.1.1 certificates grows. Here’s the latest.
Everything to know about about the mishap that threatened to expose millions of users’ queries.
Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn
Spyware monitors the infected user’s browser for NSFW content before activating itself.
Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet
The three certificates were issued in May but only came to light Wednesday.
Google warns that mass data theft hitting Salesloft AI agent has grown bigger
Assume all Salesloft credentials are compromised after Workspace breach, Google says.
High-severity vulnerability in Passwordstate credential manager. Patch now.
Vulnerability can be exploited to gain access to customers’ crown jewels.
Unpacking Passkeys Pwned: Possibly the most specious research in decades
Researchers take note: When the endpoint is compromised, all bets are off.
Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”
Breaches in 2020 and 2025, reportedly by foreign adversaries, exposed confidential files.
High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
Exploits allow for persistent backdooring when targets open booby-trapped archive.
Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
An encryption algorithm can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.
Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files
Running JavaScript from inside an image? What could possibly go wrong?
Blog – Forter
The Next Era of Commerce: Why Agentic AI is the Shift You Can’t Ignore
Learn how agentic AI is transforming e-commerce. Discover strategies to optimize fraud prevention, trust, and CX in AI-powered digital commerce.
Proposing a Trusted Agentic Commerce Protocol
Introducing the Trusted Agentic Commerce Protocol, a new standard to unlock AI-powered commerce for merchants and developers.
Redefining Customer Loyalty in an AI-First World
AI agents are changing the rules of commerce. Here’s how merchants can stay relevant when the buyer might not be human.
Returns Abuse: Double-Dipping Fraud Doubles Down
Returns abuse is surging — and double-dipping fraud is leading the charge. Learn how to spot it, stop it, and protect your profits.
Smarter Authentication in an AI-Driven World
Learn how smarter, low-friction authentication improves security, increases approval rates, and delivers a seamless experience in an AI-powered world.
“Clean Slate” Travel Fraud Is On The Rise
Combat Clean Slate Fraud in the Travel Industry – Learn How to Protect Your Vouchers, Loyalty Programs, and Customer Trust.
Agentic AI: Changing the Fraud Game
Agentic AI fraud is changing the game. Find out how bots are evolving and what fraud teams need to do to stay ahead.
Future-Proofing Commerce for the Agentic AI Era
Protect revenue, reduce risk, and embrace insights with Forter’s latest agentic AI-focused platform enhancements
Offering Promotions & Rewards Without Fueling Abuse
Prevent promo abuse in ecommerce by stopping fake accounts, referral fraud, and bot-driven stacking while delivering a seamless, secure experience.
How to Seamlessly Handle Seasonal Spikes
Prepare for seasonal e-commerce spikes with a flexible fraud system that boosts approvals and protects revenue.
Sophos News
CIS launches Commercial Cloud MDR, Powered by Sophos, to protect SLTT government organizations
Investigate incidents in real time, quickly neutralize active threats, and prevent repeat attacks.
Innovation unlocked: Sophos Endpoint is now integrated with Taegis MDR and XDR
Customers gain immediate access to combined prevention, detection, and response capabilities in a single platform – while lowering costs and simplifying operations.
Empowering Rural Education: Sophos India’s Volunteering Initiative
Transforming Futures: How Sophos India’s volunteers are driving education and hope in rural communities.
Defend what matters: Introducing Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms
Comprehensive endpoint security for critical systems
A Bold New Look for a Bold Future: Sophos’ Reimagined Brand
At Sophos, we envision a world where organizations of any size and means have a clear path to superior cybersecurity outcomes. It guides every decision we make from how we design s...
Velociraptor incident response tool abused for remote access
This approach represents an evolution from threat actors abusing remote monitoring and management tools
Threat Intelligence Executive Report – Volume 2025, Number 4
This issue of the Counter Threat Unit’s high-level bimonthly report discusses noteworthy updates in the threat landscape during May and June
The State of Ransomware in Retail 2025
361 IT and cybersecurity leaders reveal the ransomware realities for retail businesses today.
August Patch Tuesday includes blasts from the (recent) past
Microsoft haul this month covers 109 CVEs… more or less
Enhancements and new offerings for Sophos’ email security portfolio
Following multiple enhancements to Sophos Email – the only MDR-optimized email security solution – Sophos is introducing two new offerings to boost email security posture.
Alerts
CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories
CISA, NSA, and Global Partners Release a Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Guidance
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA Releases Nine Industrial Control Systems Advisories
CISA and Partners Release Joint Advisory on Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage Systems
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
All CISA Advisories
CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories
Honeywell OneWireless Wireless Device Manager (WDM)
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA, NSA, and Global Partners Release a Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Guidance
Delta Electronics EIP Builder
CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories
SunPower PVS6
Fuji Electric FRENIC-Loader 4
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
WeLiveSecurity
GhostRedirector poisons Windows servers: Backdoors with a side of Potatoes
ESET researchers have identified a new threat actor targeting Windows servers with a passive C++ backdoor and a malicious IIS module that manipulates Google search results.
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2025 edition
ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at some of the top cybersecurity stories that moved the needle, raised the alarms or offered vital lessons in August 2025.
Don’t let “back to school” become “back to (cyber)bullying”
Cyberbullying is a fact of life in our digital-centric society, but there are ways to push back. Here's how.
First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research
The discovery of PromptLock shows how malicious use of AI models could supercharge ransomware and other threats.
"What happens online stays online" and other cyberbullying myths, debunked
Separating truth from fiction is the first step towards making better parenting decisions. Let’s puncture some of the most common misconceptions about online harassment.
The need for speed: Why organizations are turning to rapid, trustworthy MDR
How top-tier managed detection and response (MDR) can help organizations outpace increasingly agile and determined adversaries
Investors beware: AI-powered financial scams swamp social media
Can you tell the difference between legitimate marketing and deepfake scam ads? It’s not always as easy as you may think.
Supply-chain dependencies: Check your resilience blind spot
Does your business truly understand its dependencies, and how to mitigate the risks posed by an attack on them?
How the always-on generation can level up its cybersecurity game
Digital natives are comfortable with technology, but may be more exposed to online scams and other threats than they think.
WinRAR zero-day exploited in espionage attacks against high-value targets
The attacks used spearphishing campaigns to target financial, manufacturing, defense, and logistics companies in Europe and Canada.
WeLiveSecurity
GhostRedirector poisons Windows servers: Backdoors with a side of Potatoes
ESET researchers have identified a new threat actor targeting Windows servers with a passive C++ backdoor and a malicious IIS module that manipulates Google search results.
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2025 edition
ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at some of the top cybersecurity stories that moved the needle, raised the alarms or offered vital lessons in August 2025.
Don’t let “back to school” become “back to (cyber)bullying”
Cyberbullying is a fact of life in our digital-centric society, but there are ways to push back. Here's how.
First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research
The discovery of PromptLock shows how malicious use of AI models could supercharge ransomware and other threats.
"What happens online stays online" and other cyberbullying myths, debunked
Separating truth from fiction is the first step towards making better parenting decisions. Let’s puncture some of the most common misconceptions about online harassment.
The need for speed: Why organizations are turning to rapid, trustworthy MDR
How top-tier managed detection and response (MDR) can help organizations outpace increasingly agile and determined adversaries
Investors beware: AI-powered financial scams swamp social media
Can you tell the difference between legitimate marketing and deepfake scam ads? It’s not always as easy as you may think.
Supply-chain dependencies: Check your resilience blind spot
Does your business truly understand its dependencies, and how to mitigate the risks posed by an attack on them?
How the always-on generation can level up its cybersecurity game
Digital natives are comfortable with technology, but may be more exposed to online scams and other threats than they think.
WinRAR zero-day exploited in espionage attacks against high-value targets
The attacks used spearphishing campaigns to target financial, manufacturing, defense, and logistics companies in Europe and Canada.
MSRC Security Update Guide
CVE-2025-55244 Azure Bot Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-55242 Xbox Certification Bug Copilot Djando Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2025-54914 Azure Networking Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-55238 Dynamics 365 FastTrack Implementation Assets Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2025-55241 Azure Entra Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2024-29187 GitHub: CVE-2024-29187 WiX Burn-based bundles are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM
Chromium: CVE-2025-9478 Use after free in ANGLE
ADV200013 Microsoft Guidance for Addressing Spoofing Vulnerability in DNS Resolver
CVE-2025-55230 Windows MBT Transport Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-55229 Windows Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
Cisco Security Advisory
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) Software and Cisco Unified CM Session Management Edition (SME) Software c...
Cisco Webex Meetings Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the user profile component of Cisco Webex Meetings could have allowed an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to conduct a cross-site scripting (XS...
Cisco Webex Meetings URL Redirection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect a targeted Webex Meetings user to an untrusted website. Cisco has address...
Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series, IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series, and Video Phone 8875 with SIP Software Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in the directory permissions of Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series, Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series, and Cisco Video Phone 8875 with Cisco Session Initiation...
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacke...
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attac...
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attac...
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files t...
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software for Firepower 3100 and 4200 Series TLS 1.3 Cipher Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the TLS 1.3 implementation for a specific cipher for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (F...
Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches ...
Recorded Future
From CastleLoader to CastleRAT: TAG-150 Advances Operations with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure
Insikt Group reveals TAG-150’s multi-tiered infrastructure and CastleRAT malware—an advanced threat actor evolving rapidly with stealth and scale.
The Future of Cyber Defense Is Autonomous — And It's Coming to Predict 2025
Discover the future of cyber defense at Predict 2025. Be the first to experience Autonomous Threat Operations — AI-powered, real-time threat response built to outpace machine-speed...
Russian Influence Assets Converge on Moldovan Elections
Ahead of Moldova’s 2025 elections, Russia-linked influence operations seek to undermine EU integration, discredit President Sandu, and destabilize democratic processes through coor...
Influence Operations and Conflict Escalation in South Asia
Insikt Group exposes pro-India and pro-Pakistan influence networks active during the 2025 conflict, revealing their tactics, narratives, and strategic objectives.
H1 2025 Malware and Vulnerability Trends
Explore Recorded Future’s H1 2025 malware & vulnerability trends: key exploited CVEs, most-targeted vendors (Microsoft, edge devices), ransomware & mobile malware shifts — practica...
One Step Ahead: Stark Industries Solutions Preempts EU Sanctions
Before facing EU sanctions in May 2025, Stark Industries Solutions executed a strategic infrastructure overhaul to maintain operations. This report reveals how rebranding, RIPE res...
TAG-144’s Persistent Grip on South American Organizations
Persistent cyber operations by TAG-144 (Blind Eagle) continue to target South American, primarily Colombian, government entities through advanced spearphishing and RAT-based malwar...
How Threat Actors Are Rizzing Up Your AI for Profit
Cybercriminals are hijacking generative AI using SEO-poisoned content and advanced Traffic Distribution Systems (TDS). Discover how LLMs are being weaponized for malware, slopsquat...
New Report Sheds Light on the State of AI and Automation in Threat Intelligence
Discover how over 520 cybersecurity leaders are using AI and automation in threat intelligence. Learn key adoption trends, ROI insights, and implementation challenges.
Behind the Curtain: How Lumma Affiliates Operate
Explore a groundbreaking investigation into Lumma affiliates: uncover their tools, tactics, scams, and integration in the cybercriminal ecosystem. Essential reading for defenders.
Trend Micro Research, News, Perspectives
Three Critical Facts About Cyber Risk Management
Learn three critical facts about cyber risk management to help you better understand how it's different that other types of cybersecurity.
An MDR Analysis of the AMOS Stealer Campaign Targeting macOS via ‘Cracked’ Apps
Trend™ Research analyzed a campaign distributing Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), a malware family targeting macOS users. Attackers disguise the malware as “cracked” versions of legiti...
Operation Serengeti 2.0: Trend Micro Helps Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime in Africa
Operation Serengeti 2.0: With Trend Micro’s support, INTERPOL led a major crackdown across Africa, arresting cybercriminals, dismantling infrastructures, recovering illicit funds, ...
Trend Vision One™ Email Security Raises the Standard
Learn all the new aspects of Trend Vision One™ Email Security and how it's raising the standard of effectiveness for the industry.
TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Target Traditional Chinese Users and Dissidents
The TAOTH campaign exploited abandoned software and spear-phishing to deploy multiple malware families, targeting dissidents and other high-value individuals across Eastern Asia.
Trend Vision One Integrates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Read how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has now integrated with Trend Vision One, closing the gap between endpoint solutions and advanced exposure management capabilities.
Leadership, Innovation, and the Future of AI: Lessons from Trend Micro CEO & Co-Founder Eva Chen
Get insights and learn about the future of AI from Trend Micro CEO & Co-Founder Eva Chen's thirty plus years in cybersecurity leadership.
Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware
Warlock ransomware exploits unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities to gain access, escalate privileges, steal credentials, move laterally, and deploy ransomware with data e...
New Ransomware Charon Uses Earth Baxia APT Techniques to Target Enterprises
We uncovered a campaign that makes use of Charon, a new ransomware family, and advanced APT-style techniques to target organizations with customized ransom demands.
Gunra Ransomware Group Unveils Efficient Linux Variant
This blog discusses how Gunra ransomware’s new Linux variant accelerates and customizes encryption, expanding the group’s reach with advanced cross-platform tactics.
Heimdal Security Blog
Top 10 Cybersecurity Companies in Europe
Over the last 10-15 years, the cybersecurity scene has gotten increasingly complex, as organizations adopt new technology and hackers evolve more innovative ways to target them. At...
Password breach statistics in 2025
At Heimdal we’re constantly monitoring the latest industry alerts, media reports, academic research and government data to keep track of password breaches. It’s a crucial part of o...
UK Cybersecurity Statistics for 2025
As Dame Margeret Beckett, a member of the House of Lords recently put it: “The UK has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most cyber-attacked nations”. Calculating ...
Heimdal Investigation: European Organizations Hit by PDF Editor Malware Campaign
TamperedChef malware disguised as free productivity software infected 35 endpoints across multiple countries using advanced obfuscation techniques Heimdal’s Discovery Heimdal Secur...
Colt Technology Services Breached – Warlock Gang Claims Attack
Colt Technology Services got breached and so did iiNet telco. Adam Pilton wraps up this busy week in cyber, and shares safety advice.
Fortinet VPNs Under Coordinated Attack
The five major cyber stories this week go from North Korea’s state actor getting hacked to Fortinet VPNs being in target.
Attack Surface Management: Why MSPs Don’t Need Another Tool
MSPs are being told they need dedicated attack surface management solutions when what they really need is better visibility from the tools they already have. The security industry ...
Should MSPs Stop Chasing Leads and Start Solving Problems?
What I learned from listening to an engineer who spent six years burning money before discovering the truth about MSP sales. “I was afraid of sales. I was afraid of rejection. I wa...
Agent Fatigue Crisis Hits 89% of MSPs as Security Tools Backfire
New Heimdal study reveals how tool sprawl creates blind spots, with over half of providers experiencing daily or weekly burnout.
Complete Protection Guide for Cybersecurity in Energy and Utilities
Discover essential cybersecurity strategies for the energy and utilities sector. Learn how to protect critical infrastructure.
Proofpoint News Feed
Proofpoint Teams Up with Padel Star Delfina Brea in New Global Brand Ambassador Partnership
Delfina brings the same speed, strategy, and focus to the court that Proofpoint delivers in defending against today’s evolving threat landscape
58% of Organizations Are Unprepared for Cyberattacks
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and frequent, CISOs express concern about their organization’s defensive abilities. 
Training Bank Employees on Cybersecurity
Annual cybersecurity training may help an organization stay compliant, but it doesn’t mean they’re more secure.
AI website builder Lovable fuels rise in phishing & scams
CISOs grow more concerned about risk of material cyberattack
A report by Proofpoint shows growing anxiety among security leaders about their companies’ cyber readiness.
Proofpoint’s 2025 Voice of the CISO Report Reveals Heightened AI Risk, Record CISO Burnout, and the Persistent People Problem in Cybersecurity
76% of CISOs anticipate a material cyberattack in the next year, with human risk and GenAI-driven data loss topping their concerns
Hackers Are Vibe Coding Phishing Websites To Steal Credentials
FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users - Do Not Use These Codes
Millions of phones targeted by “impossible” to detect attack.
Illicit activity powered by Lovable website builder abuse on the rise
Cybercriminals Abuse Vibe Coding Service to Create Malicious Sites
Krebs on Security
The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft
The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America to convert customer interaction into Salesforce leads,...
Affiliates Flock to ‘Soulless’ Scam Gambling Machine
Last month, KrebsOnSecurity tracked the sudden emergence of hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with ...
DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’
The cybersecurity community on Reddit responded in disbelief this month when a self-described Air National Guard member with top secret security clearance began questioning the arr...
SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years
A 21-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as "Scattered Spider" was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly $13...
Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service
A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating "Rapper Bot," a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attac...
Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme
Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage se...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2025 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. At least 13 of the bugs received Microsoft's most-dire "cr...
KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series
A new documentary series about cybercrime airing next month on HBO Max features interviews with Yours Truly. The four-part series follows the exploits of Julius Kivimäki, a prolifi...
Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum?
On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old administrator of XSS, a Russ...
Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites
Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventu...
Microsoft 365 Blog
Reimagining work: Microsoft’s vision for the future of Desktop as a Service
Available today: GPT-5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft has launched GPT-5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio, featuring a system for more efficient problem-solving.
What’s new in Copilot Studio: July 2025
Learn more about Microsoft Copilot Studio and how it can transform your organization’s productivity with new features released in July 2025.
Improving IT efficiency with Microsoft Security Copilot in Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra
Announcing the general availability of Microsoft Security Copilot capabilities for IT with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra, offering AI-powered efficiency and enhanced securit...
What’s new in Copilot Studio: June 2025
In this edition of our monthly roundup, we're recapping new features in Microsoft Copilot Studio that were released in June 2025. Learn more.
How Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents help tackle the infinite workday
A new Work Trend Index special report reveals a new state of work: a seemingly infinite workday. Learn how to conquer the infinite workday.
What’s new in Copilot Studio: May 2025
We're recapping the biggest news from Microsoft Build 2025 and announcing new resources for Copilot Studio adoption and training. Learn more.
Researcher and Analyst are now generally available in Microsoft 365 Copilot
We’re excited to announce the general availability of Researcher and Analyst, two first-of-their-kind reasoning agents designed for work. Learn more.
Multi-agent orchestration, maker controls, and more: Microsoft Copilot Studio announcements at Microsoft Build 2025
Discover powerful features in Microsoft Copilot Studio announced at Microsoft Build 2025, including multi-agent orchestration and enhanced maker controls.
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning, multi-agent orchestration, and more from Microsoft Build 2025
Tune the latest AI models for your specific business needs and enable agents to work as a team in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Fraud Prevention – Riskified
Why fraudsters are targeting money movement platforms — and how to fight back
Microsoft Security Response Center
BlueHat Asia 2025: Closing soon: Submit your papers by September 5, 2025
BlueHat Asia 2025: Closing soon: Submit your papers by September 5, 2025
postMessaged and Compromised
postMessaged and Compromised
Microsoft Bounty Program year in review: $17 million in rewards
Microsoft Bounty Program year in review: $17 million in rewards
Zero Day Quest: Join the largest hacking event with up to $5 million in total bounty awards
Zero Day Quest: Join the largest hacking event with up to $5 million in total bounty awards
.NET Bounty Program now offers up to $40,000 in awards
How Microsoft defends against indirect prompt injection attacks
How Microsoft defends against indirect prompt injection attacks
Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770
Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770
Congratulations to the MSRC 2025 Most Valuable Security Researchers!
Congratulations to the top MSRC 2025 Q2 security researchers!
Congratulations to the top MSRC 2025 Q2 Security Researchers!
Rising star: Meet Dylan, MSRC’s youngest security researcher
Blog Articles - Identity Insights | Trulioo
The Future of Agentic Commerce: Scaling Trust With Know Your Agent (KYA)
Discover how Know Your Agent (KYA) builds trust in AI-led commerce with identity, consent and compliance, scaling secure AI agent interactions.
Outpacing Fraud: How to Build Layered Strategies That Verify Businesses at Scale
Learn how layered approaches using KYB, UBO checks and fraud signal detection help identify fake businesses before they exploit your platform.
Trulioo Named Leading Vendor in 2025 Liminal ‘Link™ Index: Business and Entity Verification’
Trulioo ranks top 3 in the 2025 Liminal Link Index for business and entity verification, leading in AI fraud detection, compliance and onboarding.
The Rise of Synthetic Business Fraud: How to Fight Back With Layered Verification
Fight synthetic business fraud with layered KYB and AI-driven verification. Learn from Trulioo and Mastercard experts.
If You’re Not Digital First, You’re Last: Insights From Money20/20 Europe
Discover how Nium, Worldline, Paysafe & Trulioo scale secure onboarding with AI and automation. Insights from Money20/20 Europe 2025 panel.
FINTRAC Insights: An Overview of Canada’s Identity Verification Guidelines and Reporting Obligations
FINTRAC identity verification requirements, obligations and guidance for Reporting Entities doing business in Canada.
Battle of the Bots: 3 Key AI Insights From Money20/20 Asia
The intensifying battle between AI-powered fraud and AI-driven defenses took center stage during a panel...
The Payments Race: How to Verify at the Speed of Money
Discover how payments companies can navigate fraud and compliance challenges in the fast-growing cross-border payments industry.
Digital Identity in 2025: Data, Evolving Fraud and Next-Gen Tech Drive Change
Discover key trends shaping digital identity in 2025, from data optimization and evolving fraud tactics to next-gen verification technology.
5 Key Money20/20 Insights: AI, Compliance and the Future of Trust and Safety
5 key insights from Money20/20 USA on how AI, compliance, and trust and safety are reshaping the future of financial services.
CISA Cybersecurity Advisories
Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System
CISA and USCG Identify Areas for Cyber Hygiene Improvement After Conducting Proactive Threat Hunt at US Critical Infrastructure Organization
#StopRansomware: Interlock
Ransomware Actors Exploit Unpatched SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management to Compromise Utility Billing Software Provider
Threat Actors Deploy LummaC2 Malware to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data from Organizations
Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies
Fast Flux: A National Security Threat
#StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware
#StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware
Threat Actors Chained Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Applications
ZDI: Upcoming Advisories
ZDI-CAN-27967: Autodesk
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Is your fraud risk assessment designed to fail?
If you want to do a successful fraud risk assessment, you need to consider that people commit fraud, not internal controls.
Does Our Professional Guidance Provide Sufficient Guidance for Effective Fraud Risk Management
Does the professional guidance provided by the fraud risk management industry provide enough insights for companies to manage fraud risk?
Is Fraud Risk Assessment Simply an Academic Exercise?
Fraud risk assessments are prepared to identify risk and ensure that internal controls manage that risk, but are they more than an academic exercise?
The Fraud Auditor: What Does This Person Look Like?
What does a fraud auditor need? Superior knowledge of fraud risk, superior research skills, superior debating skills, and, superior audit skills.
What is a Fraud Scheme?
The fraud auditing industry uses so many terms interchangeably that it creates confusion. Let's cut the confusion and implement better fraud definitions.
Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Fraud Schemes
If you are conducting an expenditure audit, purchasing audit or an accounts payable audit, consider the likelihood of a pass-through scheme.
Proactive Approach to Fraud Detection: A New State of Mind
If the fraud audit profession wants a “more proactive approach to fraud detection” it is time to recognize that auditors must develop a new set of skills.
Is Fraud Auditing About Mitigating or Managing Risk?
Are most fraud risk assessments merely an academic exercise to meet the standards or is the process truly effective? Let's explore that question.
A New Model for Assessing Fraud Risk Management
introducing a new model for understanding and assessing the adequacy and the effectiveness of the internal controls in fraud detection auditing.
Where are the Fraud Risk Professional Standards?
There is insufficient guidance in both the professional standards and the various guidance documents on how to describe a Statement of Fraud Risk.
InfoSec Insights
The Ultimate Guide to Software Supply Chain Security Risks, Threats, and Mitigations
This ultimate guide tells everything you need to know to successfully identify, analyze & mitigate the most common software supply chain security risks.
5 Real-World Software Nightmares That Code Integrity Verification Could Have Prevented
Learn from the past to prepare for the future with these 5 infamous cyber attacks (and their disastrous consequences) that could have been prevented with code integrity check. Oper...
How Does PKI Work? A Look at the Inner Workings of Public Key Infrastructure
How does PKI work? How public key infrastructure protects data using authentication, cryptographic key, digital certificates& a trust chain.
8 Practical PKI Uses & Applications That Drive SMB Security
Explore eight practical PKI uses and applications you can implement right now as a small or mid-size business owner (8 SMB PKI use cases).
Demystifying PKI Technology: An Essential Guide for IT Security Professionals
Learn what PKI technology is & the role PKI IT security plays in securing environments by enabling data privacy, integrity, and authentication
10 Digital Identity Examples for Small Business Owners
Explore 10 digital identity examples that you can implement within your small or mid-size business without breaking the bank.
Industry Leaders Approve the Move to a 47-Day SSL Certificate Validity Period
Get the latest news relating to SSL/TLS certificate validity period changes from the CA/B Forum, which will move to 47-day validity by 2029.
How to Use Google Cloud KMS with Sectigo Code Signing Certificates (2025 Guide)
Learn how to generate and use a Sectigo Code Signing Certificate key with Google Cloud KMS to sign cloud projects in this step-by-step guide.
What ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ Means for SMBs (and 7 Steps to Prevent These Attacks)
Learn what a harvest now, decrypt later (retrospective decryption) attack means for small & mid-size businesses and how you can fight them.
Active Directory Certificate Services 101: An Overview
Learn how Active Directory Certificate Services helps companies create private PKIs on Windows Server to issue certificates on their networks
Fraud Prevention Archives | PYMNTS.com
FinTechs Confront Escalating Fraud as Losses Soar 65%
FinTechs face an escalating battle against identity fraud, as U.S. financial institutions saw fraud losses soar by approximately 65%.
Reality Check: Fact vs. Fiction in Real-Time Payments Fraud
Real-time payments fraud fears hamper adoption despite instant rails carrying lower risks than legacy payments like checks and ACH.
Riskified and HUMAN Partner to Prevent Fraud by AI Shopping Agents
Riskified and HUMAN Security have partnered to help merchants prevent fraud and abuse when dealing with AI shopping agents.
New York Sues Zelle, Alleging $1 Billion in Fraud Since 2017
Zelle operator Early Warning Services is being sued by New York over its alleged failure to protect users from “massive amounts of fraud.”
CommBank Adds AI-Powered Scam Detection Tool to Identity Protection App
Australian bank CommBank is adding two new tools designed to help protect its customers from fraud, scams and financial crime.
Fraud-Compliance Gaps Undermine Two-Thirds of Issuers
Learn how leading issuers align fraud prevention and compliance to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and meet growing regulatory expectations.
PayPal Adds Scam Detection to Friends and Family Payments
PayPal has introduced a scam prevention tool for PayPal and Venmo Friends and Family payments that alerts users to potential scams.
Visa and Featurespace Take Fraud Fight to New Arena
Visa’s Dustin White and Featurespace’s Tim Vanderham said cutting-edge behavioral analytics are needed to fight fraud.
Lawmakers Want More Information From Banks About Zelle Payments
Three House Democrats wrote letters to Zelle-owner banks asking what those banks are doing to combat social media scams.
Lawmakers Zero In on Check Fraud Crisis
Regulators are confronting the growing scourge of check fraud, and a Senate bill would create a task force to examine the issue.
Security | Microsoft Azure Blog | Microsoft Azure
Building secure, scalable AI in the cloud with Microsoft Azure
Forrester Research shows how Azure helps enterprises scale generative AI securely, unlocking real business value. Learn more.
Navigating the 2024 holiday season: Insights into Azure’s DDoS defense
6 insights to make your data AI-ready, with Accenture’s Teresa Tung
Windows Server 2025 now generally available, with advanced security, improved performance, and cloud agility
Enhance your security options and take advantage of new hybrid cloud capabilities with Windows Server 2025. Learn more.
Accelerating industry-wide innovations in datacenter infrastructure and security
Developer insights: Building resilient end-to-end security
Microsoft Trustworthy AI: Unlocking human potential starts with trust
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Microsoft and Oracle enhance Oracle Database@Azure with data and AI integration
Announcing mandatory multi-factor authentication for Azure sign-in
Learn how MFA can protect your data and identity, and get ready for the upcoming MFA requirement for Azure.
6 findings from IoT Signals report: Manufacturers prepare their shop floor for AI
Learn more on how manufacturing enterprises are preparing their shopfloors for AI to make them secure, scalable, and automated with Azure.
Fraud Prevention Archives - Alloy Silverstein
The Essential Guide to Safeguarding Your Online Passwords
Protect your personal and business data with strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and smart cybersecurity practices.
Beware: Tax Season is Scam Season
Tax season is also prime time for tax scams. To safeguard your personal information, consider these key points: Communication methods The IRS initiates contact primarily through ma...
Stop Scams: Fraud Prevention Starts with Your Employees
You can be as proactive and protective as possible when it comes to cyber security for your business, but there’s one vulnerability you cannot eliminate: human error. In fact, stat...
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Shopping Scams
The holidays are typically the time of year for gifting presents to friends and family or donations to charity. Unfortunately, not-so-jolly fraudsters take advantage of this genero...
IRS Issues “Dirty Dozen” Fraud Warnings
Each year, the IRS releases a “Dirty Dozen” series to highlight the most common fraud schemes taxpayers should be aware of.
IRS Identity Theft Season Begins Now
Each year thieves try to steal billions in federal withholdings by stealing your identity. As the IRS focuses more attention on this quickly growing problem, now is the time of yea...
Five Ways to Protect Your Finances from Fraud
With fraud on the rise, it’s important to understand how to best protect yourself and your financial accounts. Here are five ways you can stay proactive to avoid fraudulent credit ...
Safeguarding Your Business’s Cash with Segregation of Duties
Pop quiz: Is fraud and embezzlement more common in small or large businesses? Unfor­tunately for small businesses, since they often lack the internal controls that are typically in...
Summer 2023 Tax Deadlines and IRS News
Upcoming Tax Deadlines June 15 – Second quarter 2023 individual estimated tax payments are due. August 1 – Due date for filing 2022 retirement or employee benefit plan returns (550...
Avoid IRS Phishing Schemes
Tax season is a prime opportunity for identity thieves who target your personal information through phishing scams.
Fraud Prevention Archives - Hoosier Hills Credit Union
Scams Targeting Seniors
Scammers target seniors more aggressively than any other group. Recognizing the most common scams helps prevent your money and personal information from getting stolen.
Protect Yourself Online
No matter how tech savvy you are, cybersecurity should be top of mind anytime you...
Preventing Identity Theft
In today’s uber-connected online world, the risk of identity theft is hard to avoid. But...
Partners in Fraud Prevention
Partners in Fraud Prevention Fraud prevention is a very important feature of your financial security....
Scammers Team Up
In this post, learn ore about recent cyber attacks and how to avoid them.
HHCU Improves Online and Mobile Banking Security
Hoosier Hills Credit Union (HHCU) has bolstered security for its online and mobile banking platforms to combat credential -stuffing attacks.
New Online/Mobile Banking Feature: Dispute Tracking
Dispute Tracking allows you to fight fraud by immediately flagging unknown transactions from within Online and Mobile Banking.
What is a Money Mule Scam?
A Money Mule Scam occurs when the victim, often unknowingly, acts as a “mule” to transfer money so criminals can avoid financial institutions.
How Can You Tell if a Call, Text or Email is Fraudulent?
Whether they disguise their fraud schemes or pretend to be your banking partner, knowing what to expect helps keep you and your funds protected from fraud.
Recognizing Lonely Heart Scams
Among the most insidious types of fraud we see are Lonely Heart, or Romance Scams, because they combine traditional theft with emotional betrayal of someone who has built a relatio...
Threatpost
Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version
Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.
Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning
CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers
Fake travel reservations are exacting more pain from the travel weary, already dealing with the misery of canceled flights and overbooked hotels.
iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days
Separate fixes to macOS and iOS patch respective flaws in the kernel and WebKit that can allow threat actors to take over devices and are under attack.
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.