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When confusion becomes a weapon: How cybercriminals exploit economic turmoil

When confusion becomes a weapon: How cybercriminals exploit economic turmoil 2025-04-23 at 09:02 By Help Net Security It begins with a simple notification: “Markets in Free Fall.” Within moments, the headlines multiply: new tariffs, emergency actions, plummeting consumer confidence. Across boardrooms and break rooms, anxiety ripples at every level. People begin refreshing inboxes and apps […]

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SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories

SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories 2025-04-23 at 08:36 By Mirko Zorz By connecting powerful language models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 to real-world tools, the open-source tool SWE-agent allows them to autonomously perform complex tasks: from fixing bugs in live GitHub repositories and solving cybersecurity challenges, to browsing […]

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PoC exploit for critical Erlang/OTP SSH bug is public (CVE-2025-32433)

PoC exploit for critical Erlang/OTP SSH bug is public (CVE-2025-32433) 2025-04-22 at 15:48 By Zeljka Zorz There are now several public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Erlang/OTP SSH server (CVE-2025-32433) unveiled last week. “All users running an SSH server based on the Erlang/OTP SSH library are likely to be affected by […]

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The legal blind spot of shadow IT

The legal blind spot of shadow IT 2025-04-22 at 09:36 By Mirko Zorz Shadow IT isn’t just a security risk, it’s a legal one. When teams use unsanctioned tools, they can trigger compliance violations, expose sensitive data, or break contracts. Let’s look at where the legal landmines are and what CISOs can do to stay […]

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Email security, simplified: How PowerDMARC makes DMARC easy

Email security, simplified: How PowerDMARC makes DMARC easy 2025-04-22 at 08:40 By Mirko Zorz Email is still the top way attackers get into organizations. Now, big players like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are cracking down. They’re starting to require email authentication, specifically DMARC. For many companies, this means it’s no longer optional. PowerDMARC helps organizations […]

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Hawk Eye: Open-source scanner uncovers secrets and PII across platforms

Hawk Eye: Open-source scanner uncovers secrets and PII across platforms 2025-04-21 at 08:37 By Mirko Zorz Hawk Eye is an open-source tool that helps find sensitive data before it leaks. It runs from the command line and checks many types of storage for PII and secrets: passwords, API keys, and personal information. “Unlike most open-source […]

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The Zoom attack you didn’t see coming

The Zoom attack you didn’t see coming 2025-04-18 at 17:02 By Zeljka Zorz Did you know that when participating in a Zoom call, you can grant permission to other participants to control your computer remotely? While this feature may come in handy when dealing with trusted family, friends and colleagues, threat actors have started abusing […]

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Sonicwall SMA100 vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2021-20035)

Sonicwall SMA100 vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2021-20035) 2025-04-18 at 14:47 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2021-20035, an old vulnerability affecting Sonicwall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, is being exploited by attackers. Sonicwall confirmed it by updating the original security advisory to reflect the new state of play, and by changing the description of the vulnerability […]

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The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security

The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security 2025-04-18 at 09:02 By Help Net Security Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving the £50 million trade. Nationally, cases have doubled […]

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Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act

Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act 2025-04-18 at 08:37 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Dag Flachet, co-founder at Codific, explains what the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) means for companies and how it compares to GDPR in terms of regulatory complexity and impact on organizations. He discusses the technical […]

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When ransomware strikes, what’s your move?

When ransomware strikes, what’s your move? 2025-04-18 at 08:37 By Sinisa Markovic Should we negotiate? Should we pay? These are the questions every organization faces when cybercriminals lock their data. By the time attackers have encrypted your systems, the focus shifts from prevention to response. It’s no longer about how it happened, it’s about what […]

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Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054)

Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054) 2025-04-17 at 16:52 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-24054, a Windows NTLM hash disclosure vulnerability that Microsoft has issued patches for last month, has been leveraged by threat actors in campaigns targeting government and private institutions in Poland and Romania. “Active exploitation in the wild has been observed […]

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SafeLine Bot Management: Self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare

SafeLine Bot Management: Self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare 2025-04-17 at 16:52 By Help Net Security Modern websites are under constant pressure from automated traffic: scraping, credential stuffing, inventory hoarding, and other malicious bot behaviors. While Cloudflare Bot Management is a powerful cloud-native solution that leverages massive data and machine learning, not every organization wants to rely […]

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Apple plugs zero-days holes used in targeted iPhone attacks (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201)

Apple plugs zero-days holes used in targeted iPhone attacks (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201) 2025-04-17 at 12:02 By Zeljka Zorz Apple has released emergency security updates for iOS/iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and visionOS that fix two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201) that have been exploited “in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.” CVE-2025-31200 and CVE-2025-31201 CVE-2025-31200 […]

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When AI agents go rogue, the fallout hits the enterprise

When AI agents go rogue, the fallout hits the enterprise 2025-04-17 at 08:45 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jason Lord, CTO at AutoRABIT, discusses the cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents integrated into real-world systems. Issues like hallucinations, prompt injections, and embedded biases can turn these systems into vulnerable targets. Lord […]

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Inside PlugValley: How this AI vishing-as-a-service group operates

Inside PlugValley: How this AI vishing-as-a-service group operates 2025-04-17 at 07:41 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Alexis Ober, Threat Intel Analyst at Fortra, discusses the threat actor group PlugValley, which is now offering AI-powered vishing-as-a-service. Rather than requiring technical skills or large budgets, PlugValley’s service lets any cybercriminal launch vishing […]

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Review: Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things

Review: Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things 2025-04-17 at 07:10 By Mirko Zorz Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things is a practical guide designed specifically for professionals building and securing industrial IoT (IIoT) systems. About the authors Giacomo Veneri brings deep expertise in telecommunications and AI, shaped by over 25 years in IoT and AI applications within […]

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Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again)

Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again) 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Zeljka Zorz APT29 (aka Cozy Bear, aka Midnight Blizzard) is, once again, targeting European diplomats with fake invitations to wine-tasting events, Check Point researchers have shared. Cozy Bear uses wine-tastings and dinners as a lure In early 2024, Zscaler flagged a low-volume […]

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Funding uncertainty may spell the end of MITRE’s CVE program

Funding uncertainty may spell the end of MITRE’s CVE program 2025-04-16 at 14:56 By Zeljka Zorz The future of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program hangs in the balance: MITRE, the not-for-profit US organization that runs it, could lose the US federal funding that helps them maintain it. But others have been waiting in […]

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