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Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector

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Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector 18/12/2023 at 15:47 By Helga Labus The Qakbot botnet has been disrupted this summer, but cybercriminals are not ready to give up on the malware: Microsoft’s threat analysts have spotted a new phishing campaign attempting to deliver it to targets in the hospitality industry. Qakbot and its […]

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Digital ops and ops management security predictions for 2024

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Digital ops and ops management security predictions for 2024 14/12/2023 at 08:32 By Help Net Security CISOs don’t need a crystal ball – they already know that 2024 will be another tough year, especially with AI at everyone’s mind. Instead of playing catch-up regarding the security of emerging tech like generative AI, organizations will prioritize

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Attackers abuse OAuth apps to initiate large-scale cryptomining and spam campaigns

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Attackers abuse OAuth apps to initiate large-scale cryptomining and spam campaigns 13/12/2023 at 16:46 By Helga Labus Attackers are compromising high-privilege Microsoft accounts and abusing OAuth applications to launch a variety of financially-motivated attacks. Abusing OAuth applications OAuth is an open standard authentication protocol that uses tokens to grant applications access to server resources without

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Critical Spoofing and Remote Code Execution Flaws

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Critical Spoofing and Remote Code Execution Flaws 12/12/2023 at 23:47 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft warns of critical spoofing and remote code execution bugs in the Windows MSHTML Platform and Microsoft Power Platform Connector. The post Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Critical Spoofing and Remote Code Execution Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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What custom GPTs mean for the future of phishing

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What custom GPTs mean for the future of phishing 30/11/2023 at 08:03 By Help Net Security OpenAI is putting more power into the hands of users of GenAI, allowing them to create their custom AI agents without writing code. These custom GPTs are the latest leap forward in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, but this

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Organizations can’t ignore the surge in malicious web links

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Organizations can’t ignore the surge in malicious web links 30/11/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Despite the rising adoption of collaboration and instant messaging software, email remains a significant area of concern regarding cyber attacks, particularly the increasing threat of cybercriminals employing harmful web links in emails, according to Hornetsecurity. Attack techniques used in

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Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected

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Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected 29/11/2023 at 19:01 By Ryan Naraine Okta expands scope of October breach, saying hackers stole names and email addresses of all its customer support system users. The post Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Okta breach: Hackers stole info on ALL customer support users

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Okta breach: Hackers stole info on ALL customer support users 29/11/2023 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz The scope of the recent breach of the Okta customer support system is much wider than initially established, the company has admitted on Tuesday: the attackers downloaded a report that contained the names and email addresses of all Okta

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Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam

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Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam 27/11/2023 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young Scammers posing as Forbes journalists have been targeting BAYC holders to set up interviews and distract them while they attempt to steal their apes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes

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Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes 24/11/2023 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph By Arijit Sarkar On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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MFA under fire, attackers undermine trust in security measures

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MFA under fire, attackers undermine trust in security measures 20/11/2023 at 08:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Renée Burton, Head of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox, discusses MFA attacks. MFA adds security to online accounts, but MFA lookalikes are a real threat to consumers and enterprises. Consumers have come to trust

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Threat Actor Targets ‘Batman: Arkham City’ Gamers using Meterpreter

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Threat Actor Targets ‘Batman: Arkham City’ Gamers using Meterpreter 17/11/2023 at 15:17 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes a modified version of a ‘Batman: Arkham City’ game installer application that deploys Meterpreter on victim’s systems. The post Threat Actor Targets ‘Batman: Arkham City’ Gamers using Meterpreter appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble

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AI disinformation campaigns pose major threat to 2024 elections

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AI disinformation campaigns pose major threat to 2024 elections 17/11/2023 at 08:32 By Help Net Security AI, post-quantum cryptography, zero trust, cryptography research, and election security will shape cybersecurity strategies in the present and for 2024, according to NTT. As the world emerged from the pandemic and continued to adapt to the rapid implementation of

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OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign

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OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign 15/11/2023 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph By Helen Partz OpenSea users have reportedly been targeted with a widespread email phishing campaign, including a fake developer API risk alert and a fake NFT offer. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Chinese hackers use fake Skype app to target crypto users in new phishing scam

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Chinese hackers use fake Skype app to target crypto users in new phishing scam 13/11/2023 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha Crypto security firm SlowMist has discovered 100 wallet addresses linked to a phishing scam that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting crypto users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Data protection demands AI-specific security strategies

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Data protection demands AI-specific security strategies 10/11/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Adoption and use of AI tools is high across organizations, however many are concerned about the impacts AI will have on their larger data security strategy, according to Immuta. Only half of the respondents say their organization’s data security strategy is keeping

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Most cybersecurity investments aren’t used to their full advantage

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Most cybersecurity investments aren’t used to their full advantage 09/11/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security While organizations are slashing budgets across other departments, IT and security budgets are growing to address evolving IT infrastructure and rising threats from new tactics such as AI-based attacks, according to Axonius. Budget growth in IT and security In

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The 3 key stages of ransomware attacks and useful indicators of compromise

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The 3 key stages of ransomware attacks and useful indicators of compromise 08/11/2023 at 09:02 By Help Net Security For SOC teams to be able to defend their organization against ransomware attacks, they need to have the right security toolset, but also an understanding of the three primary ransomware attack stages. In this article, we

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Finding the right approach to security awareness

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Finding the right approach to security awareness 30/10/2023 at 09:02 By Help Net Security As artificial intelligence amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become increasingly vital. Security awareness training is essential and must be a live, evolving process. In this Help Net Security

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Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says

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Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says 27/10/2023 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Trezor’s brand ambassador Josef Tetek emphasized that the hardware wallet firm never asks for users’ recovery seed, PIN or passphrase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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