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Privacy professionals
fromComputerworld
4 days agoCyber criminals too are working from home... your home
The FBI warns that cybercriminals use residential proxies to mask illegal activities by hijacking IoT devices, smartphones, and routers, threatening both consumers and enterprises, particularly older devices.
fromSecurityWeek
5 days agoApple Updates Legacy iOS Versions to Patch Coruna Exploits
This toolkit, which packs 23 individual exploits organized into five complete attack chains, has been quietly circulating in the cyber underground, enabling hackers to compromise iPhones running versions from iOS 13.0 (launched in September 2019) up to 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). The experts warned that its advanced techniques mark it as one of the most potent mobile threats observed in recent years.
Apple
Information security
fromTechRepublic
5 days agoPatch Alert: Microsoft Fixes Nearly 80 Bugs, Including Critical Office Flaws
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday addresses nearly 80 vulnerabilities, including critical Office flaws that enable code execution through document preview without requiring active zero-day exploits.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoDatacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time
Iran deliberately targeted commercial datacenters in the Persian Gulf, marking the first known instance of a country at war striking commercial datacenters, causing widespread service disruptions across the UAE and Bahrain.
Business intelligence
fromAxios
1 week agoMore CEOs envision hiring than firing due to AI, survey finds
While 55% of U.S. CEOs plan to increase hiring due to AI in 2026, only 9% will reduce workforce, yet most companies report not seeing ROI from current AI investments due to slow integration into existing systems.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoAI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds
Large language models enable malicious actors to efficiently de-anonymize social media users by matching anonymous accounts to real identities using publicly available information.
fromTechCrunch
1 week agoFYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach | TechCrunch
Impostors are impersonating our reporters to extract sensitive business information from unsuspecting targets. In several cases we know about, scammers have adopted the identity of actual staff members, crafting what looks like a standard media inquiry about a company's products and requesting an introductory call.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week agoSpyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states | Computer Weekly
Historically, traditional state-sponsored cyber espionage groups have been the most prolific attributed users of zero-day vulnerabilities. [But] over the last few years, the increase of zero-day exploitation attributed to CSVs and their customers has demonstrated the growing ability of these vendors to provide zero-day access to a wider range of threat actors than ever before.
Information security
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 week agoThreatsDay Bulletin: DDR5 Bot Scalping, Samsung TV Tracking, Reddit Privacy Fine & More
AuraStealer malware infrastructure revealed with 48 C2 domains using .shop and .cfd extensions, routed through Cloudflare, distributed via ClickFix with subscription pricing of $295-$585 monthly.
Information security
fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoOnline ads just became the internet's biggest malware machine, report says
Malicious ads surpassed email as the primary malware delivery channel in 2025, accounting for over 60% of campaigns, with programmatic advertising instances growing 45% year-over-year.
fromZDNET
2 weeks agoWhy encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era
What if I told you that everything you know and everything you do to ensure quality backups is no longer viable? In fact, what if I told you that in an era of generative AI, when it comes to backups, we're all pretty much screwed?
Miscellaneous
Information security
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks agoChatGPT Criminals: AI Scams Target Dating and Legal Impersonators - TechRepublic
Generative AI enhances traditional scams by improving message quality, consistency, and scale, making romance fraud and professional impersonation harder to detect and easier to execute at volume.
World news
fromFortune
2 weeks agoU.S. war with Iran forces CEOs to prepare for the worst-from rising energy prices to cyber attacks | Fortune
U.S. firms face significant operational risks from U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, including energy price spikes, cyberattacks, physical security threats, and reduced tourism and investment.
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Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
2 weeks agoTeenage hackers are on the rise, and they're more dangerous than you think
Teenage hackers are reshaping cybercrime through persistent, coordinated attacks that cause real harm via data breaches, feeding cycles of increasingly serious criminal activity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoRussia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sewn by US, spies warn
The election campaign could be marked by disinformation and cyberattacks to sow division, influence the public debate or to target candidates, parties or specific political programmes. The threat of interference targeting Denmark comes mainly from Russia but could also emanate from other state actors.
Miscellaneous
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 weeks agoTrojanized Gaming Tools Spread Java-Based RAT via Browser and Chat Platforms
Threat actors distribute trojanized gaming utilities via browsers and chat platforms to deploy a multi-purpose RAT that establishes persistence through scheduled tasks and evades detection via Microsoft Defender exclusions.
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks agoFour Risks Boards Cannot Treat as Background Noise
Rather than stolen data making headlines, it was business stoppage that triggered attention. Moving into 2026, the board's focus should be on ensuring business continuity and building resilience in the face of emerging risks generated by AI usage and attack vectors, quantum computing and geopolitics.
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