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‘Phishing kits are a force multiplier’: Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25 – and experts warn it’s lowering the barrier of entry for amateur hackers
While inflation is rising around the world, some things are getting cheaper – and one is the cost of launching a phishing attack. Phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and via messaging apps like Telegram, and are often selling for less than $25. This means that even criminals with minimal tech skills can easily steal personal…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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This potent malware variant can hijack your Windows PC, steal passwords, and more: Neptune RAT is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube – and experts warn ‘anyone could use it to launch attacks’
A new version of the Neptune RAT malware has emerged, security researchers have warned, and is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube. The remote access trojan is ‘an extremely serious threat’ being offered on the ransomware-as-a-service model, according to researchers at Cyfirma. Affecting Windows devices, it hijacks Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Brave, and Opera using a Chromium.dll attack that…
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‘Insiders don’t need to break in’: A developer crippled company networks with malicious code and a ‘kill switch’ after being sacked – and experts warn it shows the huge danger of insider threats
Security experts have warned ITPro over the risks of insider threats from disgruntled workers after a software developer deployed a ‘kill switch’ to sabotage his former employer’s networks. 55-year-old Davis Lu was convicted in March after being found guilty of “causing intentional damage to protected computers”, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Lu, who worked for power management…
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Security experts warn of ‘contradictory confidence’ over critical infrastructure threats
Almost all critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations in the UK (95%) experienced a data breach in the last year, according to new research. Analysis from Bridewell found that more than half had incurred financial losses of over £100,000 per breach, mostly thanks to cybersecurity upgrades, systems recovery, and increased operational costs. Cloud services have become the most targeted attack vector…
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Apple Fights UK Over Encryption Backdoors as US Officials Warn of Privacy Violations
Image: garloon/Envato Images Senior officials from the U.K. have privately met with their U.S. counterparts to clarify that their request for access to encrypted data in Apple’s iCloud is not a blanket demand; instead, they are seeking access solely to data linked to individuals already involved in crimes such as terrorism, according to Bloomberg. People familiar with the matter told…
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US cities warn of wave of unpaid parking phishing texts
US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city’s parking violation departments about unpaid parking invoices, that if unpaid, will incur an additional $35 fine per day. While parking scams have been around for years, a massive wave of phishing text messages has caused numerous cities throughout the US to issue warnings, including from Annapolis,…
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Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content
Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday. “This will have no impact on the vast majority of users as most already downvote or report abusive content,” a Reddit employee says in the announcement post. In…
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‘It’s your worst nightmare’: A batch of €5 hard drives found at a flea market held 15GB of Dutch medical records – and experts warn it could’ve caused a disastrous data breach
A Dutch IT company has demonstrated exactly how not to handle data protection after a number of hard drives containing sensitive medical data were found for sale at a Belgian flea market. First reported in Dutch broadcaster Omroep Brabant, 62-year-old Robert Polet from Breda found the hard drives on sale for roughly €5 each in a flea market after taking…
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Privacy tech firms warn France’s encryption and VPN laws threaten privacy
Privacy-focused email provider Tuta (previously Tutanota) and the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) are raising concerns over proposed laws in France set to backdoor encrypted messaging systems and restrict internet access. The first case concerns a proposed amendment to France’s “Narcotrafic” law, which would compel providers of encrypted communication services to implement backdoors, enabling law enforcement to access decrypted messages of suspected…
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