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Phone Phishing Gang Busted: Eight Arrested in Belgium and Netherlands

Belgian and Dutch authorities have arrested eight suspects in connection with a “phone phishing” gang that primarily operated out of the Netherlands with an aim to steal victims’ financial data and funds. As part of the international operation, law enforcement agencies carried out 17 searches in different locations in Belgium and the Netherlands, Europol said. […]

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The Future of Network Security: Automated Internal and External Pentesting

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, safeguarding your organization against cyberattacks is more critical than ever. Traditional penetration testing (pentesting), while effective, often falls short due to its high costs, resource requirements, and infrequent implementation. Automated internal and external network pentesting is a game-changing solution, empowering organizations to stay

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Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that’s designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking trojan. “The attackers presented themselves as recruiters, luring unsuspecting victims with job offers,” Zimperium zLabs Vishnu Pratapagiri researcher said in a new report. “As part of their fraudulent hiring process, the

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Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation – Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged

Users of Cleo-managed file transfer software are being urged to ensure that their instances are not exposed to the internet following reports of mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting fully patched systems. Cybersecurity company Huntress said it discovered evidence of threat actors exploiting the issue en masse on December 3, 2024. The vulnerability, which impacts

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Socks5Systemz Botnet Powers Illegal Proxy Service with 85,000+ Hacked Devices

A malicious botnet called Socks5Systemz is powering a proxy service called PROXY.AM, according to new findings from Bitsight. “Proxy malware and services enable other types of criminal activity adding uncontrolled layers of anonymity to the threat actors, so they can perform all kinds of malicious activity using chains of victim systems,” the company’s security research

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Seven Bolt-Ons to Make Your Entra ID More Secure for Critical Sessions

Identity security is all the rage right now, and rightfully so. Securing identities that access an organization’s resources is a sound security model. But IDs have their limits, and there are many use cases when a business should add other layers of security to a strong identity. And this is what we at SSH Communications

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Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI

Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that, if successfully exploited, could permit a bad actor to take control of a victim’s account by means of a prompt injection attack. Security researcher Johann Rehberger, who has chronicled many a prompt injection attack targeting various AI tools, found

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⚡ THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Dec 2 – 8)

This week’s cyber world is like a big spy movie. Hackers are breaking into other hackers’ setups, sneaky malware is hiding in popular software, and AI-powered scams are tricking even the smartest of us. On the other side, the good guys are busting secret online markets and kicking out shady chat rooms, while big companies

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Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering

The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. “Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is often achieved by signing up the user’s

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Hackers Using Fake Video Conferencing Apps to Steal Web3 Professionals’ Data

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new scam campaign that leverages fake video conferencing apps to deliver an information stealer called Realst targeting people working in Web3 under the guise of fake business meetings. “The threat actors behind the malware have set up fake companies using AI to make them increase legitimacy,” Cado Security researcher

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