The Hacker News

JUNE 10, 2025

Google has stepped in to address a security flaw that could have made it possible to brute-force an account's recovery phone number, potentially exposing them to privacy and security risks. The issue, according to Singaporean security researcher "brutecat," leverages an issue in the company's account recovery feature.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Reading the headlines, one would hope that the rapid gains in AI technology have also brought forth a unifying realization of the risks—and the steps we need to take to mitigate them. Some are concerned about far-future risks that sound like science fiction. AI could destroy humanity or pose a risk on par with nukes.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 25, 2025

A recently disclosed vulnerability in WSO2 products, identified as CVE-2024-6914, poses a severe security threat to organizations using The post Critical WSO2 Flaw: Unauthenticated Account Takeover Risk (CVSS 9.8) appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Typically, I create the public and private keypair on my laptop and upload the public key to Amazon, which bakes my public key into the server’s administrator account. By deleting the data, I have removed a security risk from the server and its security has increased. But if I delete that private key, the vulnerability goes away.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2025

Non-human service accounts have quietly become one of the biggest liabilities in enterprise security. Yet despite their scale, service accounts remain largely invisible to traditional IAM and PAM systems. Yet despite their scale, service accounts remain largely invisible to traditional IAM and PAM systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2025

The attackers, identified as TGR-UNK-0011, or JavaGhost, leverage exposed AWS credentials to gain access to cloud accounts and use legitimate services like Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) and WorkMail to distribute phishing messages. Setting up SES and WorkMail accounts to send phishing emails that appear legitimate.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The primary objective of these services is risk reduction. Policy violations by employees Most organizations focus on external threats; however, policy violations pose a major risk , with 51% of SMB incidents and 43% of enterprise incidents involving IT security policy violations caused by employees.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Gen AI threats and quantum computing exposures must be accounted for. Businesses must adopt tools and automation capable of invoking immediate action, even at the risk of false positives. Raising security baselines across industries is essential, with risk mitigationnot acceptancebecoming the standard.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Meta provided insight this week into the company’s efforts in taking down more than 2 million accounts that were connected to pig butchering scams on their owned platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Never give money to anyone you’ve met online Get a second opinion from someone you trust If in doubt, back away and report the account.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2025

Beyond mass data exposure, there are heightened risks of credential compromise, corporate espionage, and potential extortion. Immediate mitigation measures include: Resetting passwords, particularly for privileged LDAP accounts. Rotating tenant-level credentials.

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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.

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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?

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free. Cyber Risks Facing Spread Betting Platforms Cyber threats are becoming more dangerous than ever, and spread betting platforms are a major target for most of these cyberattacks. Enable 2FA.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 18, 2025

A serious security flaw has been identified in the Reflex open-source framework, a tool used to build interactive The post High-Risk Flaw in Python Web Framework Reflex Could Lead to Account Takeover appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 17, 2025

The post OneDrive Shock: User Loses 30 Years of Photos After Account Suspension, Highlighting Cloud Backup Risks appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2025

The way accountability is structured, everything rolls downhill to one person, even when the real issues are baked into the system. Can you briefly explain what makes Strategic Performance Intelligence different from current governance, risk and compliance ( GRC ) or dashboard approaches? Build shared accountability across the C-suite.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2025

A new report from Oasis Security reveals a critical security flaw in Microsoft's OneDrive File Picker, exposing users to significant data privacy and access control risks. This creates a window of risk not just for the file shared, but for everything stored in the user's drive. Older versions of the OneDrive File Picker (6.0

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many companies had uploaded sensitive customer records to accounts at the cloud data storage service Snowflake that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). government military which country will not hand me over” -“U.S.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Typically, I create the public and private keypair on my laptop and upload the public key to Amazon, which bakes my public key into the server’s administrator account. By deleting the data, I have removed a security risk from the server and its security has increased. But if I delete that private key, the vulnerability goes away.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Unisys, for instance, was found to have framed cyber risks hypothetically even though its systems had already been breached, exfiltrating gigabytes of data. But the SEC’s latest actions underscore that failing to inform stakeholders about material risks and breaches is not an option. Addressing this root cause must be a priority.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2025

As geopolitical instability, supply chain disruption, and cyber threats continue to escalate, third-party risk management (TPRM) is evolving from a compliance function to a strategic business imperative. According to the EY survey , 87% of organizations have experienced a third-party risk incident in the past three years.

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Adam Shostack

JUNE 2, 2025

A decade-long project thats at risk is made more at risk by the investigation.) Setting prioritization aide, and going back to authorization and incident response, the first instinct is to conflate an account and its normal user. The interplay of risk management by the spy and the handler is exceptionally well-written.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 9, 2025

A personal Gmail account tied to a business-critical tool. And today, it’s not just about unsanctioned apps, but also dormant accounts, unmanaged identities, over-permissioned SaaS All it takes is a free trial that someone forgot to cancel. An AI-powered note-taker quietly syncing with your Google Drive. That’s shadow IT.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 8, 2025

However, the lines are blurring and if these executive roles don’t realign—clearly and deliberately—the result will be friction, inefficiency, and exposure to security and reputational risks that no organisation can afford. The CIO: At Risk of Being Sidelined Historically, the CIO oversaw enterprise-wide IT. Projects stall.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2025

The lawsuit claims that this gave Bathula login credentials for the victims’ personal accounts and systems, including bank accounts, emails, home surveillance systems, Dropbox accounts, Google Drives, dating applications, Google Nests, and iCloud accounts. This is not a good idea. Use multi-factor authentication.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 23, 2025

App passwords are special 16-digit codes that Google generates to allow certain apps or devices to access your Google Account securely, especially when you have MFA enabled. Normally, when you sign in to your Google account, you use your regular password plus a second verification step like a code sent to your phone.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

wtf, and PQHosting ; -sites selling aged email, financial, or social media accounts, such as verif[.]work The site Verif dot work, which processes payments through Cryptomus, sells financial accounts, including debit and credit cards. work and kopeechka[.]store store ; -anonymity or “proxy” providers like crazyrdp[.]com

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 18, 2025

From there, it’s likely the scammers will empty the bank account and move on to their next victim. These scammers demand immediate payment or action to avoid further impacts, which can dupe individuals into inadvertently sending money to a fraudulent account. On X we see invites like these several times a week.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

But amidst all these flashy, futuristic threats, the biggest cybersecurity risk remains the same as it's always beenhumans. The cybersecurity industry has spent billions on technical defenses, yet human errors still account for 80-90% of breaches. And I'm not talking about the shadowy hackers in hoodies. The solution?

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Employees of these companies were tricked into clicking malicious attachments and links and filling in their email account login information on fake sites. With our law enforcement partners, we will continue to aggressively investigate, pursue, and hold accountable the crooks who perpetrate frauds online, wherever they are.”

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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.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

“Those payments would instead be redirected to a financial account the perpetrators controlled, resulting in significant losses to victims,” the DOJ wrote. “Ironically, the Manipulaters may create more short-term risk to their own customers than law enforcement,” DomainTools wrote.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Cybercriminals exploit compromised accounts for EDR-as-a-Service (Emergency Data Requests – EDR), targeting major platforms According to a detailed analysis conducted by Meridian Group, an increasingly complex and structured phenomenon, commonly referred to as EDR-as-a-Service, is taking hold in the cybersecurity landscape.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 4, 2025

For people in a domestic abuse situation, public figures, or those of interest to resourceful cyberattackers, a history of calls and frequent callers falling in the wrong hands can put people at physical risk or even compromise national security. Tap Account, then Manage Plan. Follow the steps to disable Call Filter.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Grubhub recently confirmed a data breach stemming from a third-party vendor, exposing the ongoing risks associated with supply chain security. Grubhub detected unusual activity within its environment, later traced to an account associated with a third-party service provider used for customer support. How did this happen?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2025

The Docusign Application Programming Interface (API) allows customers to send emails that come from genuine Docusign accounts, and they can use templates to impersonate reputable companies. Weve identified an unauthorized transaction made from your PayPal account to Coinbase: Amount: $755.38

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