Cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary, Mandiant, has announced suspicions that Chinese-backed spies could have been behind the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG). Researchers have tracked attacks to a…
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Email security platform IRONSCALES hopes to make everyone aware of suspicious items in their inbox thanks to a new generative AI tool: Themis Co-pilot for Microsoft Outlook. Now available in beta, Themis Co-pilot makes…
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An unknown threat actor is brute-forcing Linux SSH servers to install a wide range of malware, including the Tsunami DDoS (distributed denial of service) bot, ShellBot, log cleaners, privilege escalation tools, and an XMRig…
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Windows 11 will now warn if you accidentally type out your password
by 9SIX55 viewsMicrosoft has unveiled a new tool that it says should help keep Windows 11 users protected from losing their valuable passwords. Part of the recently-announced Windows 11 22H2 update, the new Enhanced Phishing Protection feature will now…
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Cybersecurity
Windows 11 now has much better protection against brute-force attacks
by 9SIX48 viewsMicrosoft’s SMB server service on Windows 11 has been given an update aimed at making it better at defending against brute-force attacks. In the operating system’s latest Windows 11 2022 update, the Insider Preview Build 25206, recently…
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McAfee is combining all your most-needed security products into one package
by 9SIX53 viewsIn an effort to make cybersecurity as simple and streamlined as it can be, McAfee(opens in new tab) has pulled together all of its ky security products into a single package. The antivirus powerhouse has announced…
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Cyber crime
Phishing attackers are now using multiple email accounts to start group conversations with you
by 9SIX133 viewsIranian state-sponsored hackers have come up with a new sleazy trick to get people into downloading malicious attachments, researchers are warning. Cybersecurity experts from Proofpoint found(opens in new tab) the TA453 threat actor, allegedly linked to…
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Cybersecurity
NordPass will now sound the alarm if you’re caught up in a data breach
by 9SIX46 viewsPassword management(opens in new tab) platform NordPass has just introduced a new feature that will sound the alarm in case the user’s password gets caught up in a data breach. The company says its Data…
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An extremely potent malware, delivered in a way that’s immune to most cybersecurity(opens in new tab) measures, was discovered infecting high-profile Chinese individuals. Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have discovered malware they call WinDealer, distributed and used…
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Cyber crime
Hackers could hijack your WhatsApp account using this devious call-forwarding trick
by 9SIX28 viewsExperts have uncovered a method for threat actors to hijack almost any WhatsApp(opens in new tab) account, getting access to all the messages and the contact lists found in the app. Rahul Sasi, founder and CEO…