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

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse. So, how do organizations prepare against such threats?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2025

But the investigative journalists from 404 Media report thatthe tool has also been used for months by members of the public, with many making videos marveling at the technology, and some asking for help with stalking specific women. Now GeoSpy has closed off public access to the tool, after 404 Media asked him for a comment.

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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. Don’t click links or attachments in emails, text messages, or any other media—especially from untrusted sources. The more fringe the site, the higher the risk of bad things happening while you’re there.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 23, 2024

To read the piece, please see Oversight of the Management of Cybersecurity Risks: The Skill Most Corporate Boards Need, But Don’t Have on Newsweek.com. Earlier today, Newsweek published an op-ed that I wrote on this important topic.

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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. As it grows in size and complexity, the risk of exit scams and splintering, seen in past groups. These factors make it a persistent cyber threat.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

Another important reason why we must address quantum-supremacy risks well in advance has to do with the nature of data. NIST has already begun to narrow down its list of recommended ways to address quantum’s risks to encryption – and products have already hit the market already that enable businesses to begin such transitions.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

” Knocknoc orchestrates network infrastructure to remove risk exposure by tying users’ network access to their SSO authentication status. Knocknoc has also appointed Decibel Partners Founder Advisor and Risky Business Media CEO Patrick Gray to its board of directors.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. INE Security recommends establishing a routine for updating and patching software, which can significantly reduce the risk of a breach. Cary, NC, Oct. 1 – Storing 1 copy offsite (e.g.,

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ramachandran Vivek Ramachandran , Founder & CEO of SquareX , warned about the mounting risks: “Browser extensions are a blind spot for EDR/XDR and SWGs have no way to infer their presence. Singapore, Oct. SquareX’s research team publicly demonstrated rogue extensions built on MV3.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

RISKS AND IMPACTS ON CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY The availability of accounts linked to law enforcement and other government agencies, combined with the ease Threat Actors have in renting an EDR service, jeopardizes both the security of governmental infrastructures and the protection of citizens privacy.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

In it, she highlighted a fascinating shift in social media behaviour: the most common action people are now taking isnt liking or commenting on public postsits actually having private conversations in direct messages or small, private groups. A few minutes earlier, Id been scrolling through LinkedIn when a video caught my attention.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor. You’ll significantly reduce your risk if you enforce a minimum security bar for all devices accessing your data. Best practices.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s This does not mean Canadians will no longer have access to the popular social media platform. That law is currently being challenged in court by the popular social media platform.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The FBI official added: “People looking to further protect their mobile device communications would benefit from considering using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption and phishing resistant multi-factor authentication for email, social media, and collaboration tool accounts.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2025

It is described as a use after free (UAF) issue in Apple’s Core Media framework that would allow an attacker to elevate privileges. The Core Media framework handles multimedia applications like photos, videos, and real-time communication applications.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

wtf, and PQHosting ; -sites selling aged email, financial, or social media accounts, such as verif[.]work Sanders said he first encountered some of these services while investigating Kremlin-funded disinformation efforts in Ukraine, as they are all useful in assembling large-scale, anonymous social media campaigns. work and kopeechka[.]store

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

Saner Cloud is designed to address these challenges by providing a unified security platform that continuously detects, prioritizes, and remediates vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity risks, and compliance violationsautomatically and in real time. Cloud security has long been reactivedetecting risks but failing to fix them.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2025

Ramachandran “Unfortunately, beyond mainstream media attention, there is little done by vendors from a security perspective to prevent similar exploits from happening in the future. The YOBB is our attempt to draw attention to an attack surface that is exponentially growing.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The companies that were ordered to respond own some of the household social media and streaming service names. Some of the specific information that the FTC was looking for included: How social media and video streaming services collect, use, track, estimate, or derive personal and demographic information.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

Verifying invitations from friends through a different channel, such as texting them directly or contacting them on another social media platform. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. IOCs Download sites: dualcorps[.]fr

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

Department of Justice refers to the cybercrime group as Saim Raza , after a pseudonym The Manipulaters communally used to promote their spam, malware and phishing services on social media. “Ironically, the Manipulaters may create more short-term risk to their own customers than law enforcement,” DomainTools wrote.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 31, 2022

In theory, subversion provides a way to exert influence at lower risks than force because it is secret and indirect, exploiting systems to use them against adversaries. Qualitative analysis leverages original data from field interviews, leaked documents, forensic evidence, and local media.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 5, 2021

In the discussion, Steinberg focused primarily on artificial intelligence (AI), and noted that whatever attention the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence is receiving in the media is woefully insufficient relative to the magnitude of the issues that the combination raises.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2025

According to 404 Media , cybercriminals breached Gravy Analytics and stole a massive amount of data, including customer lists, information on the broader industry, and location data harvested from smartphones which show peoples precise movements. 404 Media reports that the personal data of millions of users is affected.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2024

1, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of VECTR Enterprise Edition , a premium version of its widely-used VECTR platform for purple teams and adversary management program reporting and benchmarking. About VECTR : VECTR™ is developed and maintained by Security Risk Advisors.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The report states: “The rise of social media, influencers and online commerce have changed consumers’ behavior, increasing their appetite for IP infringing goods or content, while having a low awareness of risks.” Review advertisements on social media, influencer channels, and chat platforms with a little bit of extra caution.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Among them, it was possible to identify tax registration, email addresses, registered domains, IP addresses, social media accounts, telephone number and city. The man used of the same email and phrases across social media and forums. Exposing the identities of individuals in an intelligence report presents risks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2025

17, 2025, CyberNewswire — Cyberattacks are no longer an abstract threat – they dominate risk planning for companies worldwide. Act now: cyber threats accelerate The Allianz Risk Barometer 2025 highlights that while digital transformation presents new opportunities, it also expands the attack surface for cyber threats.

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

We see a similar dynamic with social media platforms, where the “user” is not the customer at all but the product whose data is being bought and sold by these platforms. But the company never acted to fix it until the news media came calling. “The [employee] did not request a waiver or risk acceptance from the CISO.”

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 8, 2021

Ironically, while many larger enterprises purchase insurance to protect themselves against catastrophic levels of hacker-inflicted damages, smaller businesses – whose cyber-risks are far greater than those of their larger counterparts – rarely have adequate (or even any) coverage.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

According to our friends at 404 Media , several users reported receiving information that came from another tracker, not their own. One woman who spoke to 404 Media could see the location address where the random children were, as well as their name and the last time the location was updated. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2025

Twitter has been taken offline by Dark Storm Team read one message on the messaging and social media platform Telegram. We dont just report on threatswe remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2025

The increase in personal data, and the emergence of interactive platforms for e-commerce, social media, and online everything demanded both data protection and user privacy. Without this foundation of verifiable truth, AI systems risk becoming a series of opaque boxes. Confidentiality became paramount.

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