Oversharing online? 5 ways it makes you an easy target for cybercriminals

Here’s why scammers and other malicious actors love when you share details about your life on social media.

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Rethinking Data Privacy in the Age of Generative AI

The key to navigating this new GenAI landscape is a balanced approach — one that fosters transparency, strengthens regulatory frameworks, and embraces privacy-enhancing technologies.

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Companies Look to AI to Tame the Chaos of Event Security, Operations

As the summer event season kicks off, venue managers and security firms aim to make AI part of the solution for keeping control of crowds and protecting against cyber-physical threats.

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ViciousTrap Uses Cisco Flaw to Build Global Honeypot from 5,300 Compromised Devices

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a threat actor codenamed ViciousTrap has compromised nearly 5,300 unique network edge devices across 84 countries and turned them into a honeypot-like network.
The threat actor has been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers (CVE-2023-20118) to corral them into

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Chrome 0-Day CVE-2025-4664 Exposes Windows, Linux Browser Activity

A Chrome zero-day bug, CVE-2025-4664, exposes login tokens on Windows and Linux. Google has issued a fix, users should update immediately.

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Russian Qakbot Gang Leader Indicted in US

Russian national Rustam Gallyamov was indicted in the US for his leading role in the development and distribution of Qakbot malware.

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Companies Warned of Commvault Vulnerability Exploitation

CISA warns companies of a widespread campaign targeting a Commvault vulnerability to hack Azure environments.

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SafeLine WAF: Open Source Web Application Firewall with Zero-Day Detection and Bot Protection

From zero-day exploits to large-scale bot attacks — the demand for a powerful, self-hosted, and user-friendly web application security solution has never been greater.
SafeLine is currently the most starred open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF) on GitHub, with over 16.4K stars and a rapidly growing global user base.
This walkthrough covers what SafeLine is, how it works, and why it’s

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Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say

The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group.

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Cityworks Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese Hackers in US Local Government Attacks

A Chinese threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to hack local government entities in the US.

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