Imagine you’re considering a new car for your family. Before making a purchase, you evaluate its safety ratings, fuel efficiency, and reliability. You might even take it for a test drive to ensure it meets your needs. The same approach should be applied to software and hardware products before integrating them into an organization’s environment. […]
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Threat actors have observed the increasingly common ClickFix technique to deliver a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT since early January 2025. NetSupport RAT, typically propagated via bogus websites and fake browser updates, grants attackers full control over the victim’s host, allowing them to monitor the device’s screen in real-time, control the keyboard and mouse, […]
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Source: The Nation A coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang. Visitors to the data leak site are now greeted with a seizure banner that says: “This hidden site and the criminal content have been seized by the Bavarian State Criminal […]
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Graham CLULEY February 10, 2025 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial North American drivers are continuing to be barraged by waves of scam text messages, telling them that they owe money on unpaid tolls. Last month we described on Hot for Security how US authorities had issued a warning […]
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FBI Sounds the Alarm: Cybercriminals Are Scamming Americans Through Fake Toll Texts If you get a text about unpaid tolls—DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY. The FBI warns that a viral scam is sweeping the U.S., and cybercriminals are behind it. A Dangerous Text Scam is Spreading There’s a new cyber scam sweeping across America, and the FBI […]
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Threat actors have been observed leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) to deliver credit card skimmer malware targeting Magento-based e-commerce websites. Website security company Sucuri said the code, while appearing to be a typical GTM and Google Analytics script used for website analytics and advertising purposes, contains an obfuscated backdoor capable of providing attackers with persistent […]
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In cybersecurity, the smallest crack can lead to the biggest breaches. A leaked encryption key, an unpatched software bug, or an abandoned cloud storage bucket—each one seems minor until it becomes the entry point for an attack. This week, we’ve seen cybercriminals turn overlooked weaknesses into major security threats, proving once again that no system […]
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Here’s an easy system for two humans to remotely authenticate to each other, so they can be sure that neither are digital impersonations. To mitigate that risk, I have developed this simple solution where you can setup a unique time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) between any pair of persons. This is how it works: Two people, […]
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With over 18,000 customers, Okta serves as the cornerstone of identity governance and security for organizations worldwide. However, this prominence has made it a prime target for cybercriminals who seek access to valuable corporate identities, applications, and sensitive data. Recently, Okta warned its customers of an increase in phishing social engineering attempts to impersonate Okta […]
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