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How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld

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How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld 2025-03-24 at 09:31 By Help Net Security Europol has released its 2025 report on serious and organized crime in the EU. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) is based on intelligence from EU countries and global law enforcement. The findings are stark. […]

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Enterprises walk a tightrope between AI innovation and security

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Enterprises walk a tightrope between AI innovation and security 2025-03-24 at 08:02 By Help Net Security AI/ML tool usage surged globally in 2024, with enterprises integrating AI into operations and employees embedding it in daily workflows, according to Zscaler. The report reveals a 3,000+% year-over-year growth in enterprise use of AI/ML tools, highlighting the rapid

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Cloud providers aren’t delivering on security promises

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Cloud providers aren’t delivering on security promises 2025-03-24 at 07:03 By Help Net Security Security concerns around cloud environments has prompted 44% of CISOs to change cloud service provider, according to Arctic Wolf. This is being driven by the fact that 24% don’t believe their cloud environment is secure, and 43% think cloud service providers

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53% of security teams lack continuous and up-to-date visibility

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53% of security teams lack continuous and up-to-date visibility 2025-03-21 at 18:03 By Help Net Security Enterprises lack visibility into their own data, creating security risks that are compounding as organizations and their employees increase AI adoption, according to Bedrock Security. The majority of organizations struggle to track sensitive information across sprawling cloud environments, leaving

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AI will make ransomware even more dangerous

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AI will make ransomware even more dangerous 2025-03-21 at 08:07 By Help Net Security Ransomware is the top predicted threat for 2025, which is especially concerning given 38% of security professionals say ransomware will become even more dangerous when powered by AI, according to Ivanti. In comparison to the threat level, only 29% of security

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Scammers cash in on tax season

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Scammers cash in on tax season 2025-03-21 at 07:32 By Help Net Security AI-powered phishing emails, deepfake phone calls, and fake tax prep websites are making tax scams more convincing and costly than ever, according to McAfee. Cybercriminals are pulling out all the stops to trick Americans out of their hard-earned money, and it’s working,

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Chinese military-linked companies dominate US digital supply chain

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Chinese military-linked companies dominate US digital supply chain 2025-03-20 at 07:35 By Help Net Security Despite growing national security concerns and government restrictions, Chinese military-linked companies remain deeply embedded in the US digital supply chain, according to Bitsight. These organizations, many of which have been designated by the US Department of Defense as “Chinese Military

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70% of leaked secrets remain active two years later

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70% of leaked secrets remain active two years later 2025-03-20 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Long-lived plaintext credentials have been involved in most breaches over the last several years, according to GitGuardian. When valid credentials, such as API keys, passwords, and authentication tokens, leak, attackers at any skill level can gain initial access or

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Most organizations change policies to reduce CISO liability risk

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Most organizations change policies to reduce CISO liability risk 2025-03-19 at 18:15 By Help Net Security 93% of organizations made policy changes over the preceding 12 months to address concerns about increased personal liability for CISOs, according to Fastly. This includes two in five organizations (41%) increasing CISO participation in strategic decisions at the board

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Report: The State of Secrets Sprawl 2025

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Report: The State of Secrets Sprawl 2025 2025-03-19 at 16:31 By Help Net Security GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2025 report shows no progress in combating secrets sprawl, with 23.8 million secrets leaked on public GitHub repositories in 2024—a 25% year-over-year increase. Despite GitHub Push Protection’s efforts, secrets sprawl is accelerating, especially with generic secrets,

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Hackers target AI and crypto as software supply chain risks grow

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Hackers target AI and crypto as software supply chain risks grow 2025-03-18 at 07:47 By Help Net Security The growing sophistication of software supply chain attacks is driven by widespread flaws in open-source and third-party commercial software, along with malicious campaigns that specifically target AI and cryptocurrency development pipelines, according to a ReversingLabs report. According

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8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024

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8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024 2025-03-17 at 18:14 By Ionut Arghire Nearly 8,000 new vulnerabilities affecting the WordPress ecosystem were reported last year, nearly all in plugins and themes. The post 8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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94% of Wi-Fi networks lack protection against deauthentication attacks

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94% of Wi-Fi networks lack protection against deauthentication attacks 2025-03-14 at 07:34 By Help Net Security A recent report from Nozomi Networks Labs, based on an analysis of over 500,000 wireless networks worldwide, reveals that only 6% are adequately protected against wireless deauthentication attacks. Most wireless networks, including those in mission-critical environments, remain highly exposed

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Goodbye passwords? Enterprises ramping up passkey adoption

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Goodbye passwords? Enterprises ramping up passkey adoption 2025-03-12 at 18:01 By Help Net Security 87% of companies have, or are in the midst of, rolling out passkeys with goals tied to improved user experience, enhanced security, and compliance, according to the FIDO Alliance. Key findings Enterprises understand the value of passkeys for workforce sign-ins. Most

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Cloud security gains overshadowed by soaring storage fees

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Cloud security gains overshadowed by soaring storage fees 2025-03-07 at 17:01 By Help Net Security Storage fees in general (e.g., API calls, operations, data access) comprise 49% of an average user’s service bill, compared to the actual stored capacity, according to a study conducted by Vanson Bourne. Nearly all organizations globally have experienced data security-related

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89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization

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89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization 2025-03-06 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Organizations have zero visibility into 89% of AI usage, despite security policies according to a LayerX report. 71% of connections to GenAI tools are done using personal non-corporate accounts. Among logins using corporate accounts, 58% of connections are

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Organizations Still Not Patching OT Due to Disruption Concerns: Survey

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Organizations Still Not Patching OT Due to Disruption Concerns: Survey 2025-03-05 at 21:06 By Eduard Kovacs Cyber-physical systems security company TXOne Networks has published its 2024 Annual OT/ICS Cybersecurity Report. The post Organizations Still Not Patching OT Due to Disruption Concerns: Survey appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Online crime-as-a-service skyrockets with 24,000 users selling attack tools

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Online crime-as-a-service skyrockets with 24,000 users selling attack tools 2025-03-03 at 19:01 By Help Net Security The growth of AI-based technology has introduced new challenges, making remote identity verification systems more vulnerable to attacks, according to iProov. Innovative and easily accessible tools have allowed threat actors to become more sophisticated overnight, powering an increasing number

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify 2025-02-28 at 17:03 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations surged by 87% over the past year, while new malware families designed specifically for OT environments emerged. These findings highlight a troubling trend: OT systems are increasingly becoming mainstream targets, and even sophisticated threat actors

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26 New Threat Groups Spotted in 2024: CrowdStrike

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26 New Threat Groups Spotted in 2024: CrowdStrike 2025-02-27 at 21:03 By Eduard Kovacs CrowdStrike has published its 2025 Global
Threat Report, which warns of faster breakout time and an increase in Chinese activity.  The post 26 New Threat Groups Spotted in 2024: CrowdStrike appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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