The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. It requires organizations to rethink the risks posed by employees, consumers, partners and suppliers.

Cyber Risk

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2025

But the investigative journalists from 404 Media report thatthe tool has also been used for months by members of the public, with many making videos marveling at the technology, and some asking for help with stalking specific women. Now GeoSpy has closed off public access to the tool, after 404 Media asked him for a comment.

Identity Theft

Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2025

Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts we reported about recently. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that these credentials are in the hands of cybercriminals who can use them for: Account takeovers : Cybercriminals can use stolen credentials to hijack social media, banking, or corporate accounts.

Identity Theft

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

The archives are offered for download on various locations like Dropbox, Catbox, and often on the Discord content delivery network (CDN), by using compromised accounts which add extra credibility. One of the main interests for the stealers seem to be Discord credentials which can be used to expand the network of compromised accounts.

Scams

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram says its testing new ways to use facial recognition—both to combat scams and to help restore access to compromised accounts. The social media giant is testing the use of video selfies and facial recognition to help users get their hijacked accounts back. What do you think?

Accountability

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. Lured in by similar color schemes, company logos, and familiar layouts, victims log in to their account by entering their username and password.

Small Business

Malwarebytes

JULY 16, 2025

Once they login there, the scammer then has their details that they can use to login to the actual Amazon site and purchase things, as well as login to any other online account that uses the same credentials. You can check by going to the Message Centre under Your Account. Set up two-step verification for your Amazon account.

Scams

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The FBI official added: “People looking to further protect their mobile device communications would benefit from considering using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption and phishing resistant multi-factor authentication for email, social media, and collaboration tool accounts.”

Encryption

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

SentinelLabs researchers identified a North Korea-linked threat actor targeting crypto businesses with new macOS malware as part of a campaign tracked as “Hidden Risk.” SentinelLabs researchers speculate DPRK-linked actors targeting the crypto industry since July 2024 as part of the Hidden Risk campaign.

Malware

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

In it, she highlighted a fascinating shift in social media behaviour: the most common action people are now taking isnt liking or commenting on public postsits actually having private conversations in direct messages or small, private groups. A few minutes earlier, Id been scrolling through LinkedIn when a video caught my attention.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Deepfakes are media content—such as videos, images, or audio—created using GAI to realistically manipulate faces, voices, or even entire events. For example, these campaigns leverage fake social media accounts to post questions and comments about divisive internal issues in the U.S.

Artificial Intelligence

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2025

Chennai, India, July 25, 2025, CyberNewswire — xonPlus , a real-time digital risk alerting system, officially launches today to help security teams detect credential exposures before attackers exploit them. The platform detects data breaches and alerts teams and systems to respond instantly.

Data breaches

Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

ELUSIVE COMET targets its victims by luring them into a Zoom video call and then taking over their PC to install malware, infiltrate their accounts, and steal their assets. The group typically approaches victims with a supposed media opportunity to get them interested, and then sets up an introductory Zoom call. He took the bait.

Malware

Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2025

Microsoft rates it as “important,” but as Chris Goettl from Ivanti points out, risk-based prioritization warrants treating it as critical. “For the past two years, elevation of privilege flaws have led the pack and, so far in 2025, account for over half of all zero-days exploited,” Narang wrote.

Software

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

All the company’s social media accounts haven’t been updated since 2023 at the latest. So, even if a company has good intentions, there is still a risk of your genetic data being linked to your personally identifiable information (PII). The atlasbiomed.com domain appears to be inactive.

Insurance

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide. Millions of customers were put at risk when their social security numbers, phone numbers, and other sensitive personal information were leaked. Document disposal Shred sensitive documents.

Consumer Protection

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Once the passwords are sold, the new, malicious owners will attempt to use individual passwords for a variety of common online accountstesting whether, say, an email account password is the same one used for a victims online banking system, their mortgage payment platform, or their Social Security portal.

Phishing

Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2025

This update must be completed by 2025-03-16 to avoid any potential penalties or disruptions to your account. Perhaps they’ll sell the details on the dark web, or use them for themselves to get access to your Microsoft accounts. Instead use a secure method such as your online account or another application on IRS.gov.

Scams

Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2025

Social media platforms use complex algorithms to decide which content will keep users engaged. ” Advice for parents For parents whose children spend a lot of time on social media platforms like TikTok, here are some useful guidelines: Establish rules and limits for social media use. Make use of built-in parental controls.

Media

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Identity security vendors have focused narrowly on securing corporate accounts, leaving organizations vulnerable to cybercriminals exploiting the broader identity exposures of employees, consumers, and suppliers. A shift to an identity-centric perspective is needed, particularly as the scope of identity exposures continues to grow.

Cybercrime

Malwarebytes

JULY 17, 2025

Your conversations could be tied to your social media account which might contain a lot of personal information. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Never share personally identifiable information (PII).

Identity Theft

Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2025

Reddit is a social media platform and online forum where users can share and discuss content across a wide range of topics. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

Identity Theft

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Later, a security researcher disclosed information about the content of the stolen data with the media. Phishing attacks often impersonate people or brands you know, and use themes that require urgent attention, such as missed deliveries, account suspensions, and security alerts. Take your time. Consider not storing your card details.

Data breaches

Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

However, there are a few things you can do to lower your risk. Our free Digital Footprint scan searches the dark web, social media, and other online sources, to tell you where your data has been exposed. Monitor your accounts. Check your accounts periodically for unexpected changes and notifications of suspicious login attempts.

Phishing

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Japan’s Financial Services Agency, who investigated the incident, found severe issues in DMM Bitcoin’s risk management, including inadequate oversight, lack of independent audits, and poor security practices. SBI VC Trade published a notice regarding the basic agreement on the transfer of accounts and assets held by DMM Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format This can lead to out of bounds writes since frames of this type were not taken into account when calculating the size of the frames buffer in uvc_parse_streaming. reads the advisory.

Media

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Among them, it was possible to identify tax registration, email addresses, registered domains, IP addresses, social media accounts, telephone number and city. The man used of the same email and phrases across social media and forums. Exposing the identities of individuals in an intelligence report presents risks.

Data breaches

SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2025

This attack represents a notable shift in tactics used by cybercriminals targeting the cryptocurrency sector and highlights the risks posed by commonly used communication tools like Zoom. The attackers craft a compelling ruse, often posing as individuals looking to interview the victim for a podcast or media feature.

Cryptocurrency

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2025

This isn’t just faster analysis – it’s finished intelligence that mirrors the intuition of seasoned analysts, surfacing hidden identity risk and building narratives investigators can act on and share with confidence. Media contact: Emily Brown, REQ on behalf of SpyCloud, ebrown@req.co

Threat Detection

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2025

Qantas has also set up a dedicated support line and webpage to keep customers informed, and will provide ongoing updates through its website and social media. “We They target large corporations and their third-party IT providers, which means anyone in the airline ecosystem, including trusted vendors and contractors, could be at risk.”

Data breaches

Jane Frankland

MAY 30, 2025

Everyone’s talking about AI aren’t they, and when I gave a keynote on Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity recently, I relayed how the rise of AI has brought us to a pivotal moment in historya moment brimming with both extraordinary opportunity and unparalleled risk. AI amplifies these risks exponentially.

Risk

SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2025

By the end of the call, she had authorized $25 million in transfers to overseas accounts. Together, the two series illustrate a clear positive correlation between incident frequency and monetary loss, underscoring the growing risk and economic burden posed by AI‑driven fraud schemes. In 2025, numerous U.S.

Banking

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Phishing and Social Engineering : Phishing remains a popular attack method, leveraging emails, fake websites, and social media to deceive users into providing sensitive information. Cybercriminals are also increasingly using social media to gather intelligence, exploit personal information, and initiate attacks.

Cyber Attacks

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Instagram is a top social media platform with over 2 billion active users, making it a prime target for hackers. Data breaches and account hacks are a growing concern for users, especially with the personal and professional information shared on the platform. This will help protect your account from potential threats.

Data breaches

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. million former account holders. This leak reportedly included full names, dates of birth email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and AT&T account numbers.

Password Management

Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2025

The information potentially involved varies by customer but includes names and one or more of the following: Drivers license numbers Bank account and routing numbers. The Security Rule specifically requires sperm banks to secure electronic PHI (ePHI) appropriately against potential risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Banking

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Multiple threat actors purchased the kits developed by Nady and used them in widespread phishing campaigns to steal credentials of Microsoft customer accounts. Microsoft states that phishing heavily targets financial services, risking losses like life savings.

Phishing