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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Phishing Campaign Baits Hook With Malicious Amazon PDFsPhishing Campaign Baits Hook With Malicious Amazon PDFs

In their discovery, researchers found 31 PDF files linking to these phishing websites, none of which have been yet submitted to VirusTotal.

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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1 Min Read
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Endpoint Security
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Сloud Security
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Сloud Security
For $50, Cyberattackers Can Use GhostGPT to Write Malicious CodeFor $50, Cyberattackers Can Use GhostGPT to Write Malicious Code
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Endpoint Security
Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day VulnerabilityApple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vuln
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
Jan 27, 2025
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Change Healthcare Breach Impact Doubles to 190M People
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byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Endpoint Security
USPS Impersonators Tap Trust in PDFs in Smishing Attack Wave
USPS Impersonators Tap Trust in PDFs in Smishing Attacks
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byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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CISOs Are Gaining C-Suite Swagger, but Has It Come With a Cost?
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byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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DoJ Busts Up Another Multinational DPRK IT Worker Scam
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byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Cisco: Critical Meeting Management Bug Requires Urgent Patch
Cisco: Critical Meeting Management Bug Requires Urgent Patch
Jan 24, 2025
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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War Game Pits China Against Taiwan in All-Out Cyberwar
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Jan 24, 2025
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5 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Tesla Gear Gets Hacked Multiple Times in Pwn2Own Contests
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Jan 23, 2025
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Cloudflare CDN Bug Outs User Locations on Signal, Discord
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Jan 23, 2025
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5 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
CISA: Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack Onslaught
CISA: Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack Onslaught
Jan 23, 2025
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Endpoint Security
Black 'Magic' Targets Enterprise Juniper Routers With Backdoor
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Jan 23, 2025
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Threat Intelligence
Trump Overturns Biden Rules on AI Development, Security
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Jan 22, 2025
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Chinese Cyberspies Target South Korean VPN in Supply Chain Attack
Chinese Cyberspies Target South Korean VPN in Supply Chain Attack
Jan 22, 2025
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3 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Trump Pardons 'Silk Road' Dark Web Drug Market Creator
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Jan 22, 2025
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byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa
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Jan 22, 2025
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byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
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Email Bombing, 'Vishing' Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks
Email Bombing, 'Vishing' Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks
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byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
DONOT Group Deploys Malicious Android Apps in India
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Jan 21, 2025
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3 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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HPE Investigates After Alleged Data Breach
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Jan 21, 2025
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks
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byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
US Ban on Automotive Components Could Curb Supply Chain
US Ban on Automotive Components Could Curb Supply Chain
Jan 20, 2025
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byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Jan 17, 2025
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byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Employees Enter Sensitive Data Into GenAI Prompts Far Too Often
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byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Endpoint Security
15K Fortinet Device Configs Leaked to the Dark Web
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3 Min Read
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US Sanctions Chinese Hacker & Firm for Treasury, Critical Infrastructure Breaches
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byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Russian APT Phishes Kazakh Gov't for Strategic Intel
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Jan 17, 2025
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Biden's Cybersecurity EO Leaves Trump a Comprehensive Blueprint for Defense
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byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
FTC Orders GoDaddy to Fix Inadequate Security Practices
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Jan 16, 2025
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byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Trusted Apps Sneak a Bug Into the UEFI Boot Process
Trusted Apps Sneak a Bug Into the UEFI Boot Process
Jan 16, 2025
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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