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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

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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

1 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

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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

1 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

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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

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Sponsored Content

Email Security Demands an AI-Based Defense Strategy

Email Security Demands an AI-Based Defense Strategy

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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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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Healthcare Sector Charts 2 More Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare Sector Charts 2 More Ransomware Attacks

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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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

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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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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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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

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

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Cybersecurity Operations

MITRE's Latest ATT&CK Simulations Tackle Cloud Defenses

MITRE's Latest ATT&CK Simulations Tackle Cloud Defenses

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

War Game Pits China Against Taiwan in All-Out Cyberwar

War Game Pits China Against Taiwan in All-Out Cyberwar

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Tesla Gear Gets Hacked Multiple Times in Pwn2Own Contests

Tesla Gear Gets Hacked Multiple Times in Pwn2Own Contests

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Threat Intelligence

84% of Healthcare Organizations Spotted a Cyberattack in the Late Year

84% of Healthcare Organizations Spotted a Cyberattack in the Late Year

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Threat Intelligence

Cloudflare CDN Bug Outs User Locations on Signal, Discord

Cloudflare CDN Bug Outs User Locations on Signal, Discord

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Vulnerabilities & Threats

CISA: Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack Onslaught

CISA: Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack Onslaught

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Trump Overturns Biden Rules on AI Development, Security

Trump Overturns Biden Rules on AI Development, Security

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

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Trump Pardons 'Silk Road' Dark Web Drug Market Creator

Trump Pardons 'Silk Road' Dark Web Drug Market Creator

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

President Donald Trump and Melania at the Washington National Cathedral January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Threat Intelligence

Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers

Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Email Bombing, 'Vishing' Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks

Email Bombing, 'Vishing' Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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