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Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024.
“The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by ‘Wang Duo Yu,'” Cisco Talos researchers Azim Khodjibaev, Chetan
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New payment-card scam involves a phone call, some malware and a personal tap
/in General NewsA new payment card scam uses malware disguised as a security tool or verification utility to capture card details and access funds.
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Think GeoGuessr is fun? Try using ChatGPT to guess locations in your photos
/in General NewsChatGPT can ‘read’ your photos for location clues – even without embedded GPS or EXIF data. Here’s why that could be a problem.
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If Boards Don’t Fix OT Security, Regulators Will
/in General NewsAround the world, governments are setting higher-bar regulations with clear corporate accountability for breaches on the belief organizations won’t drive up security maturity for operational technology unless they’re made to.
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Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and PowerShell to Deploy Agent Tesla and XLoader
/in General NewsA new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader.
“Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade detection, bypass traditional sandboxes, and ensure successful payload delivery and execution,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Saqib Khanzada said in a technical write-up of the campaign.
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In Other News: 4chan Hacked, Android Auto-Reboot, Nemesis Admin Charged
/in General NewsNoteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: 4chan hacked, auto-reboot security feature coming to Android, Iranian administrator of Nemesis charged in US.
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Live Events Giant Legends International Hacked
/in General NewsLegends International says the personal information of employees and customers was compromised as a result of a cyberattack.
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Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
/in General NewsAhold Delhaize has confirmed that data was stolen from its systems in November 2024 after a ransomware group claimed the attack.
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Cy4Data Labs Raises $10 Million to Secure Data in Use
/in General NewsData protection firm Cy4Data Labs has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Pelion Venture Partners.
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[Webinar] AI Is Already Inside Your SaaS Stack — Learn How to Prevent the Next Silent Breach
/in General NewsYour employees didn’t mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. No big deal—until it is.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Most security teams are already behind in detecting how AI tools are quietly reshaping their SaaS environments. And
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