News

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Threat Intelligence

Credential Theft Becomes Cybercriminals' Favorite Target Credential Theft Becomes Cybercriminals' Favorite Target

Researchers measured a threefold increase in credential stealing between 2023 and 2024, with more than 11.3 million such thefts last year.

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Feb 4, 2025

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Threat Intelligence

Ferret Malware Added to 'Contagious Interview' Campaign Ferret Malware Added to 'Contagious Interview' Campaign

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Feb 4, 2025

1 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

Cybercriminals Court Traitorous Insiders via Ransom Notes Cybercriminals Court Traitorous Insiders via Ransom Notes

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Feb 4, 2025

3 Min Read

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Сloud Security

Chinese 'Infrastructure Laundering' Abuses AWS, Microsoft Cloud Chinese 'Infrastructure Laundering' Abuses AWS, Microsoft Cloud

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Feb 4, 2025

4 Min Read

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Nigeria Touts Cyber Success, Even as Cybercrime Rises in Africa Nigeria Touts Cyber Success, Even as Cybercrime Rises in Africa

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Feb 4, 2025

4 Min Read

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Application Security

'Constitutional Classifiers' Technique Mitigates GenAI Jailbreaks 'Constitutional Classifiers' Technique Mitigates GenAI Jailbreaks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Feb 3, 2025

4 Min Read

Mobile Security

Microsoft Sets End Date for Defender VPN

Microsoft Sets End Date for Defender VPN

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Application Security

AI Malware Dressed Up as DeepSeek Packages Lurk in PyPi

AI Malware Dressed Up as DeepSeek Lurks in PyPi

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Endpoint Security

Ransomware Groups Weathered Raids, Profited in 2024

Ransomware Groups Weathered Raids, Profited in 2024

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

1-Click Phishing Campaign Targets High-Profile X Accounts

1-Click Phishing Campaign Targets High-Profile X Accounts

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Application Security

DeepSeek Jailbreak Reveals Its Entire System Prompt

DeepSeek Jailbreak Reveals Its Entire System Prompt

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Community Health Center Data Breach Affects 1M Patients

Community Health Center Data Breach Affects 1M Patients

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Operations

DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans

DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Сloud Security

Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber to Boost Exposure Management Focus

Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber to Boost Exposure Management Focus

byJeffrey Schwartz, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Healthcare Sector Charts 2 More Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare Sector Charts 2 More Ransomware Attacks

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Vulnerabilities & Threats

New Jailbreaks Allow Users to Manipulate GitHub Copilot

New Jailbreaks Allow Users to Manipulate GitHub Copilot

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Exposure Management Provider CYE Acquires Solvo

Exposure Management Provider CYE Acquires Solvo

byJeffrey Schwartz, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Fake Videos of Former First Lady Scam Namibians

Fake Videos of Former First Lady Scam Namibians

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Researchers Uncover Lazarus Group Admin Layer for C2 Servers

Researchers Uncover Lazarus Group Admin Layer for C2 Servers

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Endpoint Security

Unpatched Zyxel CPE Zero-Day Pummeled by Cyberattackers

Unpatched Zyxel CPE Zero-Day Pummeled by Cyberattackers

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Endpoint Security

Mirai Variant 'Aquabot' Exploits Mitel Device Flaws

Mirai Variant 'Aquabot' Exploits Mitel Device Flaws

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Lynx Ransomware Group 'Industrializes' Cybercrime With Affiliates

Lynx Ransomware Group 'Industrializes' Cybercrime With Affiliates

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Application Security

OAuth Flaw Exposed Millions of Airline Users to Account Takeovers

OAuth Flaw Exposed Millions of Airline Users to Account Takeovers

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Phishing Campaign Baits Hook With Malicious Amazon PDFs

Phishing Campaign Baits Hook With Malicious Amazon PDFs

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Endpoint Security

Super Bowl LIX Could Be a Magnet for Cyberattacks

Super Bowl LIX Could Be a Magnet for Cyberattacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Reporting a Breach or Vuln? Be Sure Your Lawyer's on Call

Reporting a Breach or Vuln? Be Sure Your Lawyer's on Call

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Actively Exploited Fortinet Zero-Day Gives Attackers Super-Admin Privileges

Fortinet Zero-Day Gives Attackers Super-Admin Privileges

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

For $50, Cyberattackers Can Use GhostGPT to Write Malicious Code

For $50, Cyberattackers Can Use GhostGPT to Write Malicious Code

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vuln

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Сloud Security

Change Healthcare Breach Impact Doubles to 190M People

Change Healthcare Breach Impact Doubles to 190M People

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

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Crisis Simulations: A Top 2025 Concern for CISOs

Crisis Simulations: A Top 2025 Concern for CISOs

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

CISOs Are Gaining C-Suite Swagger, but Has It Come With a Cost?

CISOs Are Gaining C-Suite Swagger, but Has It Come With a Cost?

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

DoJ Busts Up Another Multinational DPRK IT Worker Scam

DoJ Busts Up Another Multinational DPRK IT Worker Scam

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Cisco: Critical Meeting Management Bug Requires Urgent Patch

Cisco: Critical Meeting Management Bug Requires Urgent Patch

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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