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Water Makara Uses Obfuscated JavaScript in Spear Phishing Campaign, Targets Brazil With Astaroth Malware

Trend Micro

This group is targeting enterprises in Brazil, deploying banking malware using obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security defenses. Trend Micro researchers have uncovered a surge of malicious activities involving a threat actor group that we track as Water Makara.

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Cyber Security in Banking: Threats, Solutions & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Cyber security in banking has become the frontline defense against an ever-growing wave of digital threats. With billions of dollars and sensitive data at risk, banks are under constant pressure to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. Table of Contents Toggle What is Cyber Security in Banking?

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Mishing Is the New Phishing — And It’s More Dangerous

eSecurity Planet

As businesses rely more on mobile devices for authentication and communication, these evolving threats are slipping past conventional security defenses, putting corporate networks at greater risk. What is mishing?

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

A greater good has come from Capital One’s public pillaging over losing credit application records for 100 million bank customers. In pulling off that milestone hack, Paige Thompson took advantage of CapOne’s lack of focus on cloud security as the banking giant rushed headlong into leveraging Amazon Web Services.

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When AIs Start Hacking

Schneier on Security

The inherent ambiguity in most other systems ends up being a near-term security defense against AI hacking. AIs are already making important decisions about our lives, decisions we used to believe were the exclusive purview of humans: Who gets parole, receives bank loans, gets into college, or gets a job.

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Microsoft's Majorana 1 and the Path to Scalable Quantum Computing

SecureWorld News

"In addition, working on proof of concepts helps identify potential security gaps before they can be exploited. Government and national security Defense & intelligence: Quantum computing could crack encryption, making existing security protocols obsolete.

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Best Ransomware Protection

Hacker Combat

The best ransomware protection combines solid, layered security defenses with data backups that an attacker can’t encrypt. Set up strong passwords for all your accounts, including bank, credit cards, and email. Backing up your data ensures you do not get hit by an attack, or if it happens, you won’t lose any critical data.