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Today's cybersecurity news highlights several critical incidents and trends. A global outage of Microsoft 365 services, affecting Outlook and Teams, is raising concerns about potential exploitation by cybercriminals during the disruption. In data breach news, Uber confirmed the theft of thousands of drivers' licenses due to a security incident at a cloud service provider, while TSMC reported a data breach linked to a cloud vendor, emphasizing the risks associated with third-party services. Additionally, the FBI has attributed over $400 million in cryptocurrency theft to North Korean hackers using deepfake video calls. On the malware front, the international law enforcement operation "Endgame" successfully disrupted Gootloader and CastleRAT infrastructures, while new vulnerabilities in Check Point gateways have been exploited for destructive attacks. Phishing attacks are surging, particularly in Europe, with notable increases in detection rates.
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From fake PDFs to AI voice scams, phishing attacks are evolving fast. Learn key tactics and defenses to protect against fraud, identity theft, and account loss.
The post Phishing Scams Weaponize Common Apps to Fool Users appeared first on Security Boulevard.
If you are recruiting for a Field CISO, Field CTO, etc., or are looking to leverage a resource at your company in one of these roles, what are some things you should be aware of?
The post What Makes a Great Field CXO: Lessons from the Front Lines appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The annual implementation report recommends reversing Trump administration budget cuts, empowering the national cyber director and other steps.
The post US ‘slipping’ on cybersecurity, annual Cyberspace Solarium Commission report concludes appeared first on CyberScoop.
Jewett-Cameron Company says hackers stole sensitive information and are threatening to release it unless a ransom is paid.
The post Fencing and Pet Company Jewett-Cameron Hit by Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cyberkriminelle haben die Büro-IT der Nickelhütte Aue lahmgelegt.Andrey_Popov – shutterstock.com
Wie die Nickelhütte Aue auf ihrer Webseite mitteilt, haben Cyberkriminelle die Büro-IT angegriffen und Daten verschlüsselt. Infolgedessen komme es derzeit zu Beeinträchtigungen d...
Interesting article on people with nonstandard faces and how facial recognition systems fail for them.
Some of those living with facial differences tell WIRED they have undergone multiple surgeries and experienced stigma for their entire lives, which is now being echoed by the technology they are fo...
We bypassed human approval protections for system command execution in AI agents, achieving RCE in three agent platforms.
Proxies block malicious bots, prevent data scraping, and detect proxy-aided fraud by filtering traffic and enforcing centralized security policies.
The post How Proxies Help Combat Data Scraping and Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Axoflow has launched its Security Data Layer, extending its pipeline offering with multiple storage solutions. The Security Data Layer addresses challenges in log management, SIEM optimization, pipeline reliability, and data accessibility. In addition to a full-fledged security data pipeline that cl...
That's a lot of extended warranties The Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyberattack could end up being the costliest such incident in UK history, billed at an estimated £1.9 billion and affecting over 5,000 organizations.…
Hackers believed to be associated with China have leveraged the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint in attacks targeting government agencies, universities, telecommunication service providers, and finance organizations. [...]
Elastic released Agent Builder, a complete set of capabilities powered by Elasticsearch, that makes it easy for developers to build custom AI agents on company data—all within minutes. Agent Builder also provides an out-of-the-box conversational experience for exploring, analyzing, and optimizing an...
The Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches that resolve many vulnerabilities.
The post Oracle Releases October 2025 Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Threat actors behind the gift card fraud campaign Jingle Thief target retail via phishing and smishing, maintaining long-term access in cloud environments.
The post Jingle Thief: Inside a Cloud-Based Gift Card Fraud Campaign appeared first on Unit 42.
The advice didn't change for decades: use complex passwords with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. The idea is to make passwords harder for hackers to crack via brute force methods. But more recent guidance shows our focus should be on password length, rather than complexity. Length is the...
There’s a significant gap between the potential value of AI and the measurable value that enterprises have only recently begun to experience. The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 triggered a massive shift in how companies perceive AI. Pilots were launched. Promises of high returns we...
Here’s what to know about the malware with an insatiable appetite for valuable data, so much so that it tops this year's infostealer detection charts
Government, financial, and industrial organizations located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are the target of a new campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron, according to findings from Kaspersky.
The cyber espionage activity was first flagged by the Russian cybersecurity vendor in November 2024, when it dis...
Learn what happens when you lose access to your online accounts and how to recover them using secure, multi-factor, and strong authentication methods.
The post You’ve Lost Access to Your Online Account! What Happens Now? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters may be preparing to launch an extortion-as-a-service model, according to Palo Alto Networks