The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

5, 2024, CyberNewswire — One Identity proudly announces it has been named a winner in the Hot Company: Privileged Access Management (PAM) category in the 12th annual Cyber Defense Awards by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industrys leading information security magazine. Alisa Viejo, Calif.,

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Trey Ford, Chief Information Security Officer at Bugcrowd, observed, "This incident may not have been made public if it wasn't for the Form 8-K requirement." This highlights the importance of transparency in today's interconnected world, where breaches can have far-reaching implications.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2025

AVLabs evaluations, which are performed every other month by a team of cybersecurity and information security experts, are constructed to test and compare cybersecurity vendors against the latest malware.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CISA updated its Secure by Design guidance, and the EUs Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2 added new requirements. Proactive collaboration and cyber risk quantification are key to ensuring operational resilience and security. Overemphasizing compliance risks diverting resources from advanced security challenges.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Words of warning The UK regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed it has received a complaint about Atlas Biomed, saying in a statement: “People have the right to expect that organizations will handle their personal information securely and responsibly.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) As Chief Information Security Officer, you’ve arrived at the C-Suite. There are only about 7,500 CISOs in the United States, compared to 70,000 chief information officers (CIOs), according to CISO Global. Salary: $124,424, Cyberseek.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Users are still the weakest link, making Security Awareness training an important focus for corporate information security planning. User Execution and Phishing techniques ranked again in the top three threats, with nearly 5% of high-severity incidents involving successful social engineering.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Hardening endpoints to increase the cost of attack Trey Ford, Chief Information Security Officer at Bugcrowd, takes a pragmatic approach to AI-driven cyber threats. Criminals are going to criminaland they're going to use every tool and technique available to them," he said.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

[RELATED: 5 Emotions Used in Social Engineering Attacks, with Examples ] The game plan: stay secure while enjoying March Madness So, how can fans and businesses enjoy the all the action without falling victim to cyber schemes? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is except on the internet, where it always is."

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The 99% do not have the resources and funding to be able to protect themselves," said Rick Doten , VP, Information Security, Centene Corporation, a publicly traded managed care company based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Cybercriminals exploit compromised accounts for EDR-as-a-Service (Emergency Data Requests – EDR), targeting major platforms According to a detailed analysis conducted by Meridian Group, an increasingly complex and structured phenomenon, commonly referred to as EDR-as-a-Service, is taking hold in the cybersecurity landscape.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2025

Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. The 25-year-old program has assigned over 274,000 CVE IDs for public security vulnerabilities. MITREs U.S.-funded

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers own.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

“There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of unauthorized access and unauthorized trading (trading by third parties) on Internet trading services using stolen customer information (login IDs, passwords, etc.) from fake websites (phishing sites) disguised as websites of real securities companies.”

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 13, 2025

Source Predictive analysis: Artificial intelligence uses predictive analytics to review historical data to determine trends, spot threats and risks, and update machine learning models dynamically with new information.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst burnout is a very real problem. SOC analysts, vital to cybersecurity, face burnout due to exhausting workloads, risking their well-being and the effectiveness of organizational defenses.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Banshee Stealer, a MacOS Malware-as-a-Service, shut down after its source code leaked online. The code is now available on GitHub. In August 2024, Russian hackers promoted BANSHEE Stealer, a macOS malware targeting x86_64 and ARM64, capable of stealing browser data, crypto wallets, and more.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

China admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it conducted Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WSJ reports. China reportedly admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it carried out cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to the Volt Typhoon campaign. infrastructure, reportedly linked to U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers warn of a Samsung zero-day vulnerability that is exploited in the wild. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a Samsung zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44068 (CVSS score of 8.1), which is exploited in the wild.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

New LightSpy spyware targets iPhones supporting destructive features that can block compromised devices from booting up. In May 2024, ThreatFabric researchers discovered a macOS version of LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Researchers discovered a 13,000-device MikroTik botnet exploiting DNS flaws to spoof 20,000 domains and deliver malware. Infoblox researchers discovered a botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices that exploits DNS misconfigurations to bypass email protections, spoof approximately 20,000 domains, and deliver malware. zip” or “Tracking###.zip”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

cyber agencies warn that Russia-linked group APT29 is targeting vulnerable Zimbra and JetBrains TeamCity servers on a large scale. cyber agencies warned.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Quad7 botnet, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, was first spotted in the summer of 2023 by security researcher Gi7w0rm. Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Technology firm F5 patches a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in BIG-IP and a medium-severity flaw in BIG-IQ. F5 addressed two vulnerabilities in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ enterprise products, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-45844 and CVE-2024-47139.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Cisco confirms that data published by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was taken from the company DevHub environment. Cisco confirms that the data posted by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was stolen from its DevHub environment.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

seized the stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charged its operators, this is a major success against cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2025

Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero is looking for exploits for the popular messaging app Telegram, offering up to $4 million for them. Operation Zero, a Russian zero-day broker, is offering up to $4 million for Telegram exploits, the news was first reported by Tech Crunch. The Russian firm seeks up to $500K for one-click RCE, $1.5M

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Jscrambler researchers found a skimming campaign using unique JavaScript obfuscation with accented characters to hide a skimmer named Mongolian Skimmer. Jscrambler researchers uncovered a skimming campaign using unique JavaScript obfuscation with accented characters to hide a skimmer dubbed ‘Mongolian Skimmer.’

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. Cell C is the fourth-largest mobile network operator in South Africa, , after Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Cybercriminals typically target the easiest victims, so by adhering to basic information security practices, you can greatly reduce your risk of being targeted. Both businesses and individuals must adopt a thoughtful approach to protecting their data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ScienceLogic SL1 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the ScienceLogic SL1 flaw CVE-2024-9537 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

A new Triada trojan variant comes preinstalled on Android devices, stealing data on setup, warn researchers from Kaspersky. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new Triada trojan variant preinstalled on thousands of Android devices, enabling data theft upon setup. Kaspersky detected 2,600+ infections in Russia from March 13-27, 2025.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2025

WhatsApp released a security update to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30401, that could let attackers trick users and enable remote code execution. WhatsApp addressed a flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30401, that could allow attackers to trick users and enable remote code execution.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

OpenAI disrupted 20 cyber and influence operations in 2023, revealing Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for planning ICS attacks. OpenAI announced the disruption of over 20 cyber and influence operations this year, involving Iranian and Chinese state-sponsored hackers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2025

Attackers exploit CrushFTP CVE-2025-2825 flaw, enabling unauthenticated access to unpatched devices using public proof-of-concept code. Threat actors are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2825 , in the CrushFTP file transfer software.

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