SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2025

In early May 2025, two of the United Kingdom's best-known grocers, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op, as well as luxury retailer Harrods, were struck by sophisticated social-engineering attacks that tricked IT teams into resetting critical passwords and deploying ransomware across their networks.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

30, 2025, CyberNewswire — Browser extensions have been under the spotlight in enterprise security news recently due to the wave of OAuth attacks on Chrome extension developers and data exfiltration attacks. The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The 49-page report, " Google Cloud AI Business Trends 2025 ," confirms that AI is becoming an essential tool for both cybersecurity teams and malicious actors. One of the report's most pressing concerns is the role of Generative AI in social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 - 04:47 Phishing attacks are one of the most pervasive and insidious threats, with businesses facing increasingly sophisticated and convincing attacks that exploit human error. High-profile breaches illustrate the devastating impact of credential-based attacks.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Fraudsters use AI, social engineering, and emotional manipulation to steal not just money, but also trust, time, and peace of mind. The Ultimate Guide to Scams in the UK, in 2025 Fraudsters are blending cutting-edge tech with emotional manipulation to con even the most cautious. And it’s hitting home: 11.4

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer and  Lance Whitney, Contributor June 20, 2025 at 9:32 a.m. Rather, this is based on 30 different datasets that Cybernews said it's been monitoring since the beginning of 2025. Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. billion records each.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2025

.” The company also banned accounts linked to a likely Russia-based influence operation, tracked as Helgoland Bite, targeting Germany’s 2025 election. Despite broad distribution and 27K followers on X, authentic engagement was low, placing the operation at the high end of Category 2 for influence impact. and Europe. and Europe.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

The threat actors behind Zanubis continue to refine its code adding features, switching between encryption algorithms, shifting targets, and tweaking social engineering techniques to accelerate infection rates. It copied both the name and icon of the legitimate app, making it appear authentic to unsuspecting users.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we step into 2025, the cyberthreat landscape is once again more dynamic and challenging than the year before. In this post, Ill explore cyberthreat projections and cybersecurity priorities for 2025. In this post, Ill explore cyberthreat projections and cybersecurity priorities for 2025.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2025

First detected in December 2024 and persisting into early 2025, the threat targets hospitality organizations across North America, Oceania, Asia, and Europe. Implement phishing-resistant authentication methods and multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all access points.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Data Security Predictions for 2025: Putting Protection and Resilience at Center Stage madhav Tue, 12/17/2024 - 08:10 Cybersecurity is a remarkably dynamic industry. Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 21, 2025

Here are the key steps you should consider for your journey toward compliance in 2025. Phishing and Social Engineering: Train employees on how to identify and report phishing attempts and other forms of social engineering. Prepare Your Team: Ensure that key personnel understand their roles during the audit.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

RELATED: DeepSeek Data Exposure a Warning for AI Security in 2025 ] AI-powered threats and the need for behavioral analytics Stephen Kowski, Field CTO at SlashNext, stresses the importance of real-time behavioral analytics in mitigating AI-generated malware threats.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this article in the KSB series, we review the trends of the past year, reflect on the predictions we made for 2024 , and offer insights into what we can expect in 2025. One of them is CVE-2024-0204, which allows attackers to bypass authentication in the GoAnywhere MFT.

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer and  Lance Whitney, Contributor June 22, 2025 at 1:30 a.m. Rather, this is based on 30 different datasets that Cybernews said it's been monitoring since the beginning of 2025. Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. billion records each.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The World we Now Live in In January this year, the World Economic Forum released the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 to highlight key trends shaping economies and societies in 2025. In short, it’s a critical aspect of doing business responsibly, securely, and safely that cannot be overlooked.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2025

Microsoft patched 56 CVEs in its March 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with six rated critical, and 50 rated as important. Important CVE-2025-26633 | Microsoft Management Console Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2025-26633 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2025

Identity at a Crossroads: Why Existential Identity Matters madhav Tue, 04/08/2025 - 04:31 Imagine waking up one morning to find your digital identity compromised your accounts hijacked, your access revoked, and your data in someone elses hands. Adding to this complexity, malefactors leverage the power of AI to carry out smarter attacks.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020. It is to these carefully crafted campaigns that Social-Engineer, LLC can attribute their success. The answer is simple; with simulated attacks and subsequent training.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

The attackers employed social engineering techniques to trick victims into sharing their financial data or making a payment on a fake page. in 2024, there is every chance Amazon will retain its dubious honor into 2025. ” scams to complex social engineering plots with fake stores and delivery tracking apps.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2025

10 Critical 147 Important 0 Moderate 0 Low Microsoft addresses 157 CVEs in the first Patch Tuesday release of 2025 and the largest Patch Tuesday update ever with three CVEs exploited in the wild, and five CVEs publicly disclosed prior to patches being made available. All three vulnerabilities were assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.8

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2025

As I said in other THR blogs, the main news here is that there is no news; a lot of cloud security problems in 2025 are 2020 problems, at best. Threat actors are now gaining access by intercepting or stealing post-authenticated tokens or cookies, effectively bypassing traditional authentication criteria.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Threat actors will widely adopt AI to craft more sophisticated phishing schemes and advanced techniques in 2025. For example, they are shifting toward AI-driven social engineering attacks aimed at mobile users that exploit passkey and biometric authentication methods.

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NetSpi Executives

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The cybersecurity landscape is always changing, and 2025 is a continuation of this evolution. By anticipating the trends and innovations shaping the future, NetSPI’s 2025 cybersecurity predictions explore how the industry will redefine cybersecurity, empowering businesses to stay ahead in the fight for digital resilience.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

While details remain sparse, reports suggest social engineering tactics like phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks may have been used to infiltrate systems. Using strong, unique passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) or preferably passkeys wherever possible remains vital.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 22, 2025

As I said in other THR blogs, the main news here is that there is no news; a lot of cloud security problems in 2025 are 2020 problems, at best. Threat actors are now gaining access by intercepting or stealing post-authenticated tokens or cookies, effectively bypassing traditional authentication criteria.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The scope of the attack On or around February 21, 2025, Bybit suffered one of the largest security breaches in crypto history. Their strategy often involves spear-phishing attacks, social engineering, and exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts and multi-signature wallets.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

The RSA Conference 2025, held in San Francisco from April 28 to May 1, spotlighted the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence, identity security, and collaborative defense strategies. This years theme (Many Voices. Protection against deepfakes, fraud, outages, and AI-based impersonation.

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SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction Since mid-2024, we’ve observed a malicious Android campaign leveraging wedding invitations as a lure to social-engineer victims into installing a malicious Android app (APK), which we have named “Tria Stealer” after unique strings found in campaign samples.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 28, 2025

Using valid accounts (27%) and social engineering (13%) both went up from 2023, showing the importance of managing access to accounts. Sign up here The post Security Roundup March 2025 appeared first on BH Consulting. Phishing is still the most successful way for attackers to access systems, new analysis has found.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Data Security Predictions for 2025: Putting Protection and Resilience at Center Stage madhav Tue, 12/17/2024 - 05:10 Cybersecurity is a remarkably dynamic industry. Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Phishing and social engineering : Using your personal information, scammers can craft more convincing phishing emails or messages to trick you into giving up even more sensitive details, like passwords and PIN numbers. Selling it on the dark web : Stolen data is frequently sold to the highest bidder on dark web marketplaces.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

We expected organizations to try to reduce the impact of the human factor on data security, so as to bring down the number of insider threats and social engineering attacks. According to Statista, this market is expected to grow significantly by 2025. Other services are ditching passwords in favor of biometric authentication.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2025

Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 - 04:47 Phishing attacks are one of the most pervasive and insidious threats, with businesses facing increasingly sophisticated and convincing attacks that exploit human error. High-profile breaches illustrate the devastating impact of credential-based attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Before we get to the main list, here’s a table of our top picks, alongside pricing and essential features like multi-factor authentication and secure file transfer. In particular, its two-factor authentication (2FA) options are limited to email verification or using a 3rd-party authenticator app like Microsoft Authenticator.

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