The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. It requires organizations to rethink the risks posed by employees, consumers, partners and suppliers.

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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. Businesses must adopt tools and automation capable of invoking immediate action, even at the risk of false positives. The drivers are intensifying.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

There are plenty of phish in the sea, and the latest ones have little interest in your email inbox. In 2024, Malwarebytes detected more than 22,800 phishing apps on Android, according to the recent 2025 State of Malware report. These Android phishing apps may sound high-tech, but they are not.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

DLP is key in cybersecurity; a risk assessment identifies data risks, helping turn findings into real-world security improvements. So, how can you conduct a DLP risk assessment? What is a DLP Risk Assessment? Why Conduct a DLP Risk Assessment? Protecting sensitive data is what cybersecurity is all about.

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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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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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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

APRIL 3, 2024

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “ The Manipulaters ,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. Manipulaters advertisement for “Office 365 Private Page with Antibot” phishing kit sold on the domain heartsender,com.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In our annual “Nastiest Malware” report, now in its sixth year, we’ve observed a steady increase in both the number and sophistication of malware attacks. Elite ransomware authors have concluded that profit sharing and risk mitigation are key contributors to their consistent success and evasion of authorities.

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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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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free. Cyber Risks Facing Spread Betting Platforms Cyber threats are becoming more dangerous than ever, and spread betting platforms are a major target for most of these cyberattacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Attackers can steal your cookies through phishing, malware, and MITM attacks, leading to data theft, financial loss, and identity theft. Initial Attack Vector Attackers might send phishing emails or create fake websites. Let’s take a closer look at the process. How Do You Prevent It?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This innovative approach empowers security teams to proactively protect against previously unseen risks, including the darknet exposures of identity and authentication data stolen about employees, consumers, and suppliers that have been beyond their visibility to date.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

What follows is a set of basic security hygiene steps that will significantly reduce your risk online. It’s a little-known fact that Windows and Mac anti-malware systems are catching up to the dedicated offerings by third-parties. The more fringe the site, the higher the risk of bad things happening while you’re there.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

The threat actor FIN7 , also known as Savage Ladybug, has developed a new Python-based malware, named Anubis Backdoor, which allows attackers to gain full remote control over infected Windows systems. “The malware is distributed as a ZIP package, which includes a single Python script alongside multiple Python executables.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Shashanka Dr. Madhu Shashanka , Chief Data Scientist, Concentric AI Generative AI in 2025 will bring transformative opportunities but heightened cybersecurity risks, including data exposure, AI misuse, and novel threats like prompt injection attacks. Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Top MITRE Technique: Spearphishing The construction sector is no stranger to phishing attacks, which topped the list of initial access techniques between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. Phishing is favored by threat actors for its simplicity and effectiveness.

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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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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

From zombie botnets to phishing phantoms, these threats might sound like campfire tales, but they're some of the most sinister forces in cybersecurity today. Phishing phantoms: masters of disguise Phishing scams have become more sophisticated. Like a phantom in disguise, a phishing attack can appear harmless—until it's too late.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cybercriminals could use your account to spread spam and phishing emails to your contacts. However, session cookies are usually stolen by malware on the your device. Modern information-stealing malware is capable of, and even focuses on, stealing session cookies as part of its activity.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The rogue extensions can add pop-ups to the active webpage, such as fake software update prompts, tricking users into downloading malware. This allowed malicious actors to easily exploit these vulnerabilities to steal data, inject malware, and access sensitive information. Singapore, Oct.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. Are there any security risks involved? Are there any applications of augmented reality in cybersecurity?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. 2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims. Cyber hygiene basics.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

In mid-March 2025, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of infections by previously unknown and highly sophisticated malware. In all cases, infection occurred immediately after the victim clicked on a link in a phishing email, and the attackers’ website was opened using the Google Chrome web browser. Generic Trojan.Win64.Agent

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2025

These two malware families have wreaked havoc, pillaging victims’ personal data and enabling their distributors to make substantial gains, mostly by taking over cryptocurrency wallets. Double zipped malware Both Mac and Windows files are double zipped, with the final zip being password protected.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 12, 2025

Category Awareness, Social Enginering Risk Level Phishing emails are getting harder to detect. What is phishing, and why is it such a big deal?" Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the hacker playbook - but its also one of the most effective. Alright, but cant I just spot and delete phishing emails?"

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This warning comes from our 2025 State of Malware report, which compiled a years worth of intelligence to identify the most pressing cyberattacks on the horizon. You can find the full 2025 State of Malware report here. And if the model works for individuals, theres little reason it wouldnt work for individual business owners.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Their themes touch on phishing, man-in-the middle attacks, cryptography and decryption, incident response, and more. Lured by the Sweet: Avoiding the Phishing Trap Similar to Hansel and Gretel, who were tempted by a candy-coated trap, phishing attacks entice victims with seemingly irresistible offers or legitimate-looking emails and websites.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sometimes malware creators manage to get their apps listed in the official app store. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device cant be phished. If you can, use a FIDO2-compliant hardware key, laptop or phone as your second factor.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Here are a few of the top security weaknesses that threaten organizations today: Poor risk management. A lack of a risk management program or support from senior management is a glaring weakness in your cybersecurity strategy. Tick-in-the-box training.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Simultaneously, a phishing campaign tricked targets into installing a fake kernel update. Phishing Campaigns : Victims received emails urging them to install a fake kernel upgrade disguised as a CPU microcode update. Once executed, this upgrade triggered commands to install the malware payload, compromising the victim's system.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Your devices need excellent antivirus software to act as the next defense line by blocking and detecting known malware. If the malware finds its way onto your device, your antivirus will see it and, in most cases, remove it. Ransomware or other varieties of malware can wipe entire systems. Keep an eye out for phishing emails.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Deepfake phishing, AI-generated malware, and automated spear-phishing campaigns are already on the rise. From the report: "Generative AI is being used to create highly convincing phishing emails, fake voices, and even deepfake videosmaking social engineering attacks more difficult to detect.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

Check out key findings and insights from the Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025. 1 - Tenable: Orgs using AI in the cloud face thorny cyber risks Using AI tools in cloud environments? 1 - Tenable: Orgs using AI in the cloud face thorny cyber risks Using AI tools in cloud environments?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2022

Unfortunately, brackets create opportunities for a wide array of phishing and hacking campaigns, particularly in workplaces where a lot of brackets are distributed. March Madness brackets are a reliable delivery method for hackers to deliver malware. The outcome of over 60 games is wagered on through shared files or online services. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Russian-speaking Crazy Evil group runs over 10 social media scams, tricking victims into installing StealC, AMOS, and Angel Drainer malware. Since 2021, the Crazy Evil gang has become a major cybercriminal group, using phishing, identity fraud, and malware to steal cryptocurrency. Victim losses range from $0.10

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