20 Feb

Fake job offers target software developers with infostealers

A North Korea-aligned activity cluster tracked by ESET as DeceptiveDevelopment drains victims’ crypto wallets and steals their login details from web browsers and password managers

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20 Feb

Two arrested after pensioner scammed out of six-figure crypto nest egg

Two men are in police custody after being arrested in connection with a July cryptocurrency fraud involving a man in his seventies. The case was

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20 Feb

DeceptiveDevelopment targets freelance developers

Cybercriminals have been known to approach their targets under the guise of company recruiters, enticing them with fake employment offers. After all, what better time

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20 Feb

Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec

The operators of Ghost ransomware continue to claim victims and score payments, but keeping the crooks at bay is possible by patching known vulnerabilities and

Author rabih
20 Feb

Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider

Exclusive HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to the Medusa ransomware gang, which is threatening to leak

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20 Feb

US Army soldier linked to Snowflake extortion rampage admits breaking the law

A US Army soldier suspected of hacking AT&T and Verizon has admitted leaking online people’s private call records. Cameron John Wagenius informed a federal court

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19 Feb

Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension

Donald Trump’s nominee for a critical DoD cybersecurity role sports a resume that outshines many of his past picks, despite previously suspended security clearance. Katie

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19 Feb

Check out this free automated tool that hunts for exposed AWS secrets in public repos

A free automated tool that lets anyone scan public GitHub repositories for exposed AWS credentials has been released. Before you say anything, yes, we’re pretty

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19 Feb

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11M

An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the second Trump administration. The case concerns Health Net Federal

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19 Feb

Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market

Typically shoppers can expect to find tie-dye t-shirts, broken lamps and old disco records at flea markets, now it seems storage drives filled with huge

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19 Feb

London celebrity talent agency reports itself to ICO following Rhysida attack claims

A London talent agency has reported itself to the UK’s data protection watchdog after the Rhysida ransomware crew last week claimed it had attacked the

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19 Feb

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11 million

An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the second Trump administration. The case concerns Health Net Federal

Author rabih
19 Feb

Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access

A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two older vulnerabilities, allows attackers to gain

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18 Feb

Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload

A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain also uses the BASIC-like scripting

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18 Feb

US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware

US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is blaming its recent service disruptions on a “cybersecurity attack,” per a regulatory filing, and is the latest company to

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18 Feb

FreSSH bugs undiscovered for years threaten OpenSSH security

Researchers can disclose two brand-new vulnerabilities in OpenSSH now that patches have been released. Qualys discovered the bugs in January, per its disclosure timeline. These

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18 Feb

Time to make C the COBOL of this century

Opinion Nobody likes The Man. When a traffic cop tells you to straighten up and slow down or else, profound thanks are rarely the first

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18 Feb

No, you’re not fired – but beware of job termination scams

Some employment scams take an unexpected turn as cybercriminals shift from “hiring” to “firing” staff Phil Muncaster 18 Feb 2025  •  , 5 min. read

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