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Hackers are using fake tool installers to dupe victims – and AI tools like ChatGPT are a key target
Cyber criminals are spreading malware disguised as popular tool installers to target B2B sales and the technology and marketing sectors, according to new threat research. Cisco Talos said it has found the CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t ransomware, along with a newly-discovered malware dubbed ‘Numero’, masquerading as popular and legitimate AI tool installers to dupe victims. Chetan Raghuprasad, a cybersecurity researcher at…
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Hackers are abusing Microsoft email notifications to target enterprises
Windows users are being warned to look out for a scam delivered via emails from a genuine Microsoft address. According to Kaspersky, threat actors have been able to insert their own text into genuine thank-you messages sent by Microsoft 365 to its new business subscribers, from the legitimate microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com address. “One would be hard-pressed to imagine an email address with…
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Fake Zenmap. WinMRT sites target IT staff with Bumblebee malware
The Bumblebee malware SEO poisoning campaign uncovered earlier this week aimpersonating RVTools is using more typosquatting domainsi mimicking other popular open-source projects to infect devices used by IT staff. BleepingComputer was able to find two cases leveraging the notoriety of Zenmap, the GUI for the Nmap network scanning tool, and the WinMTR tracerout utility. Both of these tools are commonly used by IT staff…
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These Scammers Target People Recovering From Natural Disasters
It’s always storm season somewhere, and recent disasters in the South and Midwest have left significant damage in their wake. Unfortunately, scammers strike when people are vulnerable. Some seemingly helpful individuals and organizations may be what the Better Business Bureau calls “storm chasers”—fraudsters who target homeowners impacted by severe weather or a natural disaster that causes damage and necessitates major…
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This hacker group is posing as IT helpdesk workers to target enterprises – and researchers warn its social engineering techniques are exceptionally hard to spot
Hackers are ramping up phishing campaigns involving fake helpdesk domains to target the legal, financial services, and accounting sectors in the US. According to researchers at EclecticIQ, with the help of threat researchers Silent Push, the Luna Moth group – also known as Silent Ransom Group, UNC3753, and Storm-0252 – has carried out a flurry of ‘callback phishing’ attacks since…
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Why cybercriminals target Apple devices – Computerworld
About Smart Answers Smart Answers is an AI-based chatbot tool designed to help you discover content, answer questions, and go deep on the topics that matter to you. Each week we send you the three most popular questions asked by our readers, and the answers Smart Answers provides. Developed in partnership with Miso.ai, Smart Answers draws only on editorial content…
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Criminals target APIs as web attacks skyrocket globally
The number of web attacks around the world is surging, with APIs emerging as the primary target. In total, there were 311 billion web attacks in 2024, up 33% on the year before. Europe, the Middle East and Africa accounted for 62 billion of these attacks – up 16% year-on-year. More than 230 billion web attacks targeted commerce organizations, making…
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Chinese hackers target Russian govt with upgraded RAT malware
Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) spotted the updated implant while investigating recent attacks where the attackers deployed the RAT malware using a malicious MMC script camouflaged as a Word document, which downloaded second-stage payloads and gained persistence on…
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Baby Food Sold at Target Recalled Due to High Levels of Lead
As a naturally occurring element, lead is present throughout our food supply from both natural and human-made sources. Recently, there’s been increased focus on identifying and removing it from baby food and infant formula. CR’s recent examination of contaminants in infant formula found lead in many—but crucially, not all—of the 41 infant formulas tested. Lead in baby food and formula…
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Cyber criminals widen the net to target tradespeople
Tradespeople are being warned to take the potential of cyber attacks more seriously after new research showed almost two-thirds had fallen victim to at least one successful attempt in the past. Commercial insurer NFU Mutual surveyed 500 tradespeople in the UK at the beginning of January 2025. Of the 61% who said they had been a victim of cyber crime…
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