Scareware is a malware type that uses fear tactics to trap users and trick them into installing malware unknowingly or disclosing private information before they realize they are being scammed. Generally, the scareware attacks are disguised as full-screen alerts that…
Security Concerns Rise with MediaTek February 2025 WLAN Vulnerabilities
A new security bulletin has been released by MediaTek for February 2025, which reveals several critical vulnerabilities, which may affect its chipsets used in smartphones, tablets, as well as numerous other devices. There are security issues identified in the…
Insider Threat Program Modernization: Trends, Technologies, and Whole-Person Risk Assessment
Insider threat management remains a top priority for organizations as insider incidents rise. Insider threats encompass a broad spectrum of malicious activities, from data theft and espionage to fraud and workplace violence. To counter these risks, organizations are enhancing their…
Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’?
The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled, English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. An investigation into the history of these communities…
Exploitation of Over 700 Vulnerabilities Came to Light in 2024
The number of vulnerabilities first reported as exploited surged last year amid a decrease in zero-day reports. The post Exploitation of Over 700 Vulnerabilities Came to Light in 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
DeepSeek’s Rise: A Game-Changer in the AI Industry
< p style=”text-align: justify;”>January 27 marked a pivotal day for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, with two major developments reshaping its future. First, Nvidia, the global leader in AI chips, suffered a historic loss of $589 billion in market value…
Federal Employees Sue OPM Over Alleged Unauthorized Email Database
< p style=”text-align: justify;”>Two federal employees have filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), alleging that a newly implemented email system is being used to compile a database of federal workers without proper authorization. The lawsuit…
Jahresbericht: Erneut knapp 2,4 Millionen Apps aus Google Play verbannt
Google erläutert, was sie 2024 gegen Malware-Apps im eigenen App Store getan haben und zeigt auf, wie viele Apps und Entwickler gesperrt wurden. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von heise Security Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Jahresbericht: Erneut knapp 2,4 Millionen…
New ValleyRAT Malware Variant Spreading via Fake Chrome Downloads
Morphisec uncovers a new ValleyRAT malware variant with advanced evasion tactics, multi-stage infection chains, and novel delivery methods… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: New ValleyRAT Malware…
Processing Cloud Data With DuckDB And AWS S3
DuckDb is a powerful in-memory database that has a parallel processing feature, which makes it a good choice to read/transform cloud storage data, in this case, AWS S3. I’ve had a lot of success using it and I will walk…
Check Point Ranks #1 in Threat Prevention Testing: Miercom 2025 Enterprise & Hybrid Mesh Firewall Report
For the third consecutive year, Check Point ranked #1 for security effectiveness in all categories of the Miercom Enterprise and Hybrid Mesh Firewall Report. This report includes two new metrics: SSE/SASE Threat Prevention and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs). Miercom’s independent,…
AMD Patches CPU Vulnerability That Could Break Confidential Computing Protections
AMD has released patches for a microprocessor vulnerability found by Google that could allow an attacker to load malicious microcode. The post AMD Patches CPU Vulnerability That Could Break Confidential Computing Protections appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…
AttackIQ Bolsters Cyber Defenses with DeepSurface’s Risk-Analysis Tech
This week, AttackIQ acquired DeepSurface to broaden its vulnerability and attack path management capabilities to help enterprises identify and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities in their environments. The acquisition enables AttackIQ to add automated vulnerability prioritization within complex IT environments.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-04 18h : 12 posts
12 posts were published in the last hour 16:33 : Subgruppen-Erkennung: Wendepunkt in der Malware-Abwehr 16:32 : SOC 2 Made Simple: Your Guide to Certification 16:32 : What is Internet Key Exchange (IKE)? 16:32 : New AI “agents” could hold…
Subgruppen-Erkennung: Wendepunkt in der Malware-Abwehr
Ein von der Europäischen Kommission im Rahmen des ELSA-Netzwerks gefördertes Projekt, widmet sich der Malware-Erkennung. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von IT-News Cybersicherheit – silicon.de Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Subgruppen-Erkennung: Wendepunkt in der Malware-Abwehr
SOC 2 Made Simple: Your Guide to Certification
No matter where your company is located and in which field it operates, one thing is always true: today, SOC 2 is one of the standards tech companies should meet to be recognized for their security practices. If you’re tackling…
What is Internet Key Exchange (IKE)?
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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025
“Agentic” AI could arrive in 2025, and it may allow hackers to send individual, AI-powered agents to do their dirty work. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom…
Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes
Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes through an open AWS S3 bucket This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes
Some updates to our data feeds, (Tue, Feb 4th)
We have offered several different data feeds via our API or other means. However, we are often not very good at documenting what these feeds are all about. Currently, I am in the process of fixing the documentation around these…
Taiwan bans DeepSeek AI and Meta warns its insider threats
Taiwan bans DeepSeek Chatbot of China Taiwan has officially imposed a ban on the use of DeepSeek, an AI-powered chatbot developed by a Chinese startup, within government organizations and entities responsible for critical infrastructure. However, the restriction does not extend…
AMD fixed a flaw that allowed to load malicious microcode
AMD released security patches to fix a flaw that could bypass SEV protection, letting attackers load malicious microcode. Researchers from Google disclosed an improper signature verification vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-56161 (CVSS score of 7.2), in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV). An…
Critical Windows OLE Zero-Click Vulnerability Let Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code
A critical security flaw, identified as CVE-2025-21298, has been disclosed in Microsoft’s Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. This zero-click vulnerability, which carries a CVSS score of 9.8, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting Microsoft Outlook…
Hackers Using HTTP Client Tools To Takeover Microsoft 365 Accounts
Hackers have increasingly been using HTTP client tools to orchestrate sophisticated account takeover attacks on Microsoft 365 environments. A staggering 78% of Microsoft 365 tenants have been targeted at least once by such attacks, highlighting the evolving tactics of threat…