Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A recent report by Unit 42 researchers uncovers a complex phishing campaign linked to a cluster of North Korean IT workers tracked as CL-STA-0237. This group used malware-infected video conference... The post North Korean Hackers Target Job Seekers with Malware-Laced Video Apps appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Cybersecurity in today's world is akin to the enchanted realms of fairy tales, where threats lurk in dark digital forests and heroes wield keyboards instead of swords. Welcome to SecureWorld's theme for 2025: Once Upon a Time in Cybersecurity. Welcome to SecureWorld's theme for 2025: Once Upon a Time in Cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

Hive0117 targets Russian firms in multiple sectors with phishing attacks using a modified version of the DarkWatchman malware. A cybercrime group named Hive0117 is behind a fresh phishing campaign that targeted Russian organizations with a new version of the DarkWatchman malware, according to Russian cybersecurity firm F6.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ramat Gan, Israel, January 7th, 2025, CyberNewswire — CyTwist , a leader in advanced next-generation threat detection solutions, has launched its patented detection engine to combat the insidious rise of AI-generated malware. Evasion: AI-generated threats mimic human behavior, complicating detection for security teams.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Cyber cops in Ukraine carried out an arrest and several raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin , a software package used to administer what’s being called “one of the world’s largest phishing services.” The U-Admin phishing panel interface. Image: fr3d.hk/blog. ” U-Admin, a.k.a.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, before we get too carried away, it is crucial to explore the symbiotic relationship between AR and cybersecurity. This is primarily because AR is still relatively new and a rapidly evolving technology, which ultimately means that it is bound to bring about unprecedented opportunities, challenges, and even risks to cybersecurity.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 9, 2025

Cybercriminals have upped their game with a phishing campaign so cunning, it offers victims a choicebetween stolen credentials or malware infection. The attack […] The post “Pick Your Poison” Phishing Attack: Credentials or Malware? appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Researchers linked the threat actor DoNot Teamto a new Android malware that was employed in highly targeted cyber attacks. CYFIRMA researchers linked a recently discovered Android malware to the Indian APT group known as DoNot Team. In this case, the group is leveraging OneSignal to deliver phishing links through notifications.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Part two of a four-part series The explosion of AI-driven phishing, insider threats, and business logic abuse has forced a shift toward more proactive, AI-enhanced defenses. Alkove Jim Alkove , CEO, Oleria Identity is cybersecurity’s biggest challenge. The drivers are intensifying. Attackers arent hacking in theyre logging in.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. com — which was created to phish U.S.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and its impact on cybersecurity is no exception. From automating cybersecurity defenses to combatting adversarial AI threats, the report underscores both the power and pitfalls of AI-driven security.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

Phishing itself is not a new or a particularly complicated threat. But the emergence of advanced phishing techniques – “DeepSea Phishing” – poses an entirely new challenge for enterprises. The financial impact of phishing attacks quadrupled over the past six years, with the average cost for U.S. companies rising to $14.8

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 13, 2025

In this article, we'll explore how AI enhances cybersecurity, its key benefits, and why businesses are increasingly relying on AI-driven security solutions. How does AI work in cybersecurity? This speeds up response times and reduces the burden on cybersecurity teams.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Cybercriminals are shifting their focus from emails to text messages, using mishing a more deceptive form of phishing to target mobile users and infiltrate corporate networks, according to new security research by Zimperium. Vishing: Also known as voice phishing. What is mishing? and 9%in Brazil.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2025

The operators of the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform Tycoon2FA have rolled out significant updates to enhance its evasion capabilities. Tycoon2FA, a phishing kit discovered in 2023 by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, was recently updated to improve its evasion capabilities. ” reported Trustwave.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Without robust IT budgets or fully staffed cybersecurity departments, small businesses often rely on their own small stable of workers (including sole proprietors with effectively zero employees) to stay safe online. That means that what worries these businesses most in cybersecurity is what is most likely to work against them.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Domain names ending in “ US ” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in.US. US phishing domains.US This is noteworthy because.US is overseen by the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

.” Echoing the FBI’s warning, Donahue said far too many police departments in the United States and other countries have poor account security hygiene, and often do not enforce basic account security precautions — such as requiring phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. dot-gov emails get hacked. ”

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Penetration Testing

MAY 7, 2025

Hunt.io, a threat hunting platform, has revealed a sophisticated phishing campaign using ClickFix-style tactics and spoofed Indian government The post APT36 Suspected in India Gov Spoofing Phishing with ClickFix Tactics appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has identified a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging a new variant of Remcos RAT (Remote Administration Tool).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2025

Despite advanced AI detection and telemetry analysis offered in todays EDR solutions, modern infostealer malware is designed to evade even the most sophisticated defenses, using tactics like polymorphic malware, memory-only execution, and exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities or outdated software.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

A notorious Russian hosting service provider known as Proton66 is at the center of a series of widespread cyberattacks and malware campaigns targeting organizations and users worldwide, according to fresh findings from cybersecurity experts. The malware connects to a C2 server at 193.143.1.139. “Net blocks 45.135.232.0/24

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2025

Brand impersonation: from Google ad to phishing page Accounting and tax preparation software has traditionally been a common lure for scammers, particularly those related to online support operating out of large call centres in India and surrounding areas. Protect yourand your family’spersonal information by using identity protection.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Wojtasiak Mark Wojtasiak , VP of Research and Strategy, Vectra AI In the coming year, well see the initial excitement that surrounded AIs potential in cybersecurity start to give way due to a growing sense of disillusionment among security leaders. The SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule highlights transparency in governance.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 8, 2025

Cybercriminals are actively distributing the Grandoreiro banking trojan through large-scale phishing campaigns, primarily targeting banking users in Latin America and Europe. According to a report by Forcepoint X-Labs, this resurgence involves the use of advanced techniques to evade detection and maximize impact.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 10, 2025

Just like the three wise monkeys , some small business owners are unintentionally following a philosophy of see no risk, hear no warning, speak no threat when it comes to cybersecurity. In the context of cybersecurity, its a silent enabler for hackers who thrive on unguarded systems and untrained staff.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As we approach 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, shaped by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and emerging threats. Below is an exhaustive list of key cybersecurity trends to watch out for in 2025. Lets explore the top current cybersecurity trends this year. The challenge?

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The company showcased dozens of new security tools and services to detect and prevent malware, phishing, ransomware and other attacks, but AI took center stage. The post Check Point’s annual cybersecurity event spotlights power of AI appeared first on TechRepublic.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 10, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a phishing attack distributing the More_eggs malware by masquerading it as a resume, a technique originally detected more than two years ago.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2025

Table of contents Overview Criminals impersonate Google Ads Lures hosted on Google Sites Phishing for Google account credentials Victimology Who is behind these campaigns? Figure 12: The actual phishing page that follows Finally, all the data is combined with the username and password and sent to the remote server via a POST request.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 30, 2025

There are several circumstances that make this campaign hard to detect: The cybercriminals send phishing emails from compromised WordPress sites, so the domains themselves appear legitimate and not malicious. Use an up-to-date and active anti-malware solution. This makes ScreenConnect a dangerous tool in the hands of cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

CrowdStrike warns of a phishing campaign that uses its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which finally installs the XMRig cryptominer. The cybersecurity firm discovered the campaign on January 7, 2025, the company discovered that threat actors used false offers of employment with CrowdStrike.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is rapidly revolutionizing various industries, including cybersecurity, allowing the creation of realistic and personalized content. Additionally, platforms like FraudGPT and WormGPT , launched in mid-2023, provide tools specifically designed for phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 26, 2025

This transformation comes with immense responsibility from our business, IT and especially cybersecurity professionals to keep data safe and their colleagues, friends and family members protected from fraud and intrusion of privacy. With AI evolving rapidly, what new cybersecurity challenges will IT professionals need to tackle?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

A Russian state-linked hacking group is ramping up its cyberattacks against diplomatic targets across Europe, using a new stealthy malware tool known as GrapeLoader to deliver malicious payloads through cleverly disguised phishing emails. The phishing emails come with a tempting subject: wine tasting.

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Anton on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The controls fail to identify the malware assets’ nefarious nature as they check the assets’ context and external characteristics, instead of exploring their content in more depth.” and “ 10% of well-known, popular websites are seen to be distributing malware. Malware “legitimacy” is inherited from credible hosts.“ [A.C.?—?this

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

Recently weve been seeing quite a few phishing campaigns using QR codes in email attachments. The lure and the targets are varied, but the use of a QR code to get someone to visit the phishing site is fast becoming a preferred method for cybercriminals. DocuSign , Adobe), which increases the perceived legitimacy of the phish.

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