Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2025

Small businesses and boutique organizations should use caution when leaning on browser-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate ideas, content, and marketing copy, as a set of Google Chrome extensions were recently compromised to deliver info-stealing malware disguised as legitimate updates. million people.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

Identity thieves who specialize in running up unauthorized lines of credit in the names of small businesses are having a field day with all of the closures and economic uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. But the same crime can be far more costly and damaging when thieves target small businesses.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2025

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers, Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server, Microsoft Windows Win32k, and Progress WhatsUp Gold flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Exploiting it requires admin credentials and grants root access. ” reads the advisory.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Secure passcodes are a mix of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that increase the safety of all your internet accounts. Make sure your wireless network is protected, concealed, and safe. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2021

A researcher discovered multiple vulnerabilities in smart switches of Cisco’s Small Business 220 series, including some issues rated as high severity. Security researcher Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse has discovered multiple vulnerabilities Cisco’s Small Business 220 series smart switches. ” continues the advisory.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

Enterprise accounting software is designed for large companies and businesses. Here are the top eight enterprise accounting software suites. The post 8 best enterprise accounting software suites appeared first on TechRepublic.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Enter the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act, or TRAIGA, with Texas's unique style of doing business—balancing innovation with accountability, consumer empowerment, and a good ol' dash of no-nonsense enforcement. Here's what you need to know if you're in business, law, or tech. Is this too onerous for businesses?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

PrismHR , a company that sells technology used by other firms to help more than 80,000 small businesses manage payroll, benefits, and human resources, has suffered what appears to be an ongoing ransomware attack that is disrupting many of its services. Hopkinton, Mass.-based PrismHR has not yet responded to requests for comment.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

May 2 marks the start of National Small Business Week , a week that recognizes “the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners”, and promises to “celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs.” Thinking you are not a target.

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Cisco Security

MAY 13, 2021

He laid out the challenge small businesses face perfectly, “Everyday our customers entrust us with sensitive data such as payment methods, shipping addresses, names – information that must be managed by the best technical partner. Security is built into the very fabric of Cisco’s business. We’d love to hear what you think.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2023

In the email, Gary Bragg, then-president of Pennsylvania law firm O'Neill, Bragg & Staffin, asked Staffin to wire $580,000 to a Bank of China account. A hacker had gained access to Bragg's email account and used it, along with information they'd learned about an ongoing loan transaction, to pose as Staffin's boss.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Prosecutors say the men then laundered the stolen funds through an array of intermediary cryptocurrency accounts — including compromised and fictitiously created accounts — on the targeted cryptocurrency exchange platforms. million from 158 Poloniex users, and $1.17 million from 42 Gemini customers.

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Zero Day

JUNE 17, 2025

PT kontekbrothers/Getty We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and prevent scammers from accessing our accounts through a password alone.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

These hacking waves contribute to the harvesting of account credentials and unauthorized access to loosely-configured servers; and these ill-gotten assets can, in turn, be utilized to execute different stages of higher-level hacks, such as account takeovers and ransomware campaigns. Remote desktop risks.

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Zero Day

JUNE 26, 2025

If you accidentally install the software, it searches your gallery and sends your data to nefarious parties who can wipe out your wallet or target your other accounts. 

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re a small business owner, it’s crucial to understand the significance of cybersecurity and the steps needed to safeguard your data, customers, and company reputation. The Financial Impact of Cyberattacks For small businesses, the financial consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. These are real threats, but they are not novel.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

Guardz automatically enrolls all user accounts upon activation, and monitors risk posture, performs threat detection on all monitored accounts and devices, and offers one-click remediation for some threats. The premise of the company’s main offering is tight API integration with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2024

Related: How weak service accounts factored into SolarWinds hack By comparison, almost nothing has been done to strengthen service accounts – the user IDs and passwords set up to authenticate all the backend, machine-to-machine connections of our digital world. LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2025

Small business owners and executives who need to understand cyber risk in business terms. Number of small businesses in the U.S. million small businesses in the United States, accounting for 99.9% businesses. Economic contribution Small businesses contribute approximately 43.5%

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 21, 2024

This would serve as an open platform for innovation, on top of which researchers and small businesses—as well as mega-corporations—could build applications and experiment.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

The phishing emails tell recipients that their account has been put on hold, and try to trick users into “validating their account” to release it again. is an American business software company that specializes in financial software. For that reason, we have put a temporary hold on your account. Intuit Inc.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2025

Microsoft Defender and Bitdefender are two popular small business security providers with multiple products for small teams. Microsoft Defender can protect your office solutions, like Word and Teams, and business endpoint devices. Bitdefender performs vulnerability scans on your devices and protects your email accounts.

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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.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 28, 2019

"The title insurance agency collects all kinds of documents from both the buyer and seller, including Social Security numbers, drivers licenses, account statements, and even internal corporate documents if you're a small business. You give them all kinds of private information and you expect that to stay private."

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.    Recycled credentials leaked online from company A could be used to access your account from company B, for example.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.    Recycled credentials leaked online from company A could be used to access your account from company B, for example.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2025

They reveal that attackers are using realistic AI-themed platforms to trick users, especially content creators and small businesses, into infecting themselves with malware. It often comes bundled with tools labeled Get Cookie + Pass, used for hijacking user accounts. The account was created on March 16.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

They’re also related to the 2016 arrest of Krasimir Nikolov , a 47-year-old Bulgarian man who was extradited to the United States to face charges for allegedly cashing out bank accounts that were compromised by the GozNym malware. based small to mid-sized businesses several years ago. Prosecutors say Nikolov, a.k.a.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

That enormous sum represents a company’s downtime during a ransomware attack, any reputational damage it suffers, and the lengthy recovery process of rebuilding databases and reestablishing workplace accounts and permissions. Take on the following steps to secure your business from this existential threat: Block common forms of entry.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

And a lot of these were small businesses that were just holding on by their fingernails during COVID.” There is a now-dormant Myspace account for a Matthew Philbert from Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The information tied to the Myspace account matches the age and town of the defendant. ” A DARK CLOUD.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

One of the cases with probable Chinese origins, for example, found ChatGPT accounts generating social media posts in English, Chinese, and Urdu. What the report found In each of the 10 cases outlined in the new report, OpenAI outlined how it detected and addressed the problem.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Hello again, FakeBat: popular loader returns after months-long hiatus TikTok ordered to close Canada offices following “national security review” Air fryers are the latest surveillance threat you didn’t consider Malwarebytes acquires AzireVPN to fuel additional VPN features and functionalities Large eBay (..)

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Heimadal Security

MAY 29, 2025

Free software is everywhere, used for email, marketing, accounting, scheduling, and even storing customer data. For small businesses under pressure, it’s a tempting way to cut costs and stay afloat. But “free” often comes with strings.

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Zero Day

JUNE 19, 2025

PT NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. But the passkey won't be limited to your actual Facebook account. Because that passcode is tied to you, you're able to use it to sign into the same account everywhere.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

For example, we detected a Remcos campaign going after small businesses looking to get disaster loans. An email pretending to be from the US Small Business Administration carries a malicious IMG (disk image) attachment that leads to the notorious Remcos RAT. The ISO file contains a malicious SCR file, which is Remcos.”

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Zero Day

JUNE 26, 2025

Your accounts, settings, and app data remain intact. Deleting cached data from the Facebook app will remove these temporary files on your device, but won't log you out. Show more Will clearing cache delete my app data? Clearing cache only removes temporary files. Will clearing cache make my device faster?

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