Malwarebytes

JUNE 18, 2025

Recommendations to stay safe As cyberthreats and financial scams become more sophisticated, it is increasingly difficult for individuals to determine if a request coming via social media, email, text, phone call or even video call is authentic. Authentic banks will never request such details through social media or ads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

404 Media recently reported that law enforcement warned that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them harder to unlock. 404 Media obtained the document from a mobile forensics source and verified it with another source. reported 404 Media. ” reported 404 Media.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 8, 2025

OpenAI has revealed that it banned a set of ChatGPT accounts that were likely operated by Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state hacking groups to assist with malware development, social media automation, and research about U.S. satellite communications technologies, among other things.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 9, 2025

The victimology includes a South Asian government entity, a European media organization, and more than 70 organizations across a wide range of sectors," SentinelOne security researchers Aleksandar

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

Knocknoc has also appointed Decibel Partners Founder Advisor and Risky Business Media CEO Patrick Gray to its board of directors. ” Knocknoc is already in use in Australian and US critical infrastructure, large telecommunications networks and media companies. .”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The feds then obtained records from Virgin Media, which showed the address was leased for several months to Tyler Buchanan , a 22-year-old from Dundee, Scotland. The Spanish police told local media that Buchanan, who allegedly went by the alias “ Tylerb ,” at one time possessed Bitcoins worth $27 million.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Law enforcement warns that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them harder to unlock, reported 404 Media. Law enforcement warns that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them much harder to unlock, per a document obtained by 404 Media.

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Doctor Chaos

JUNE 25, 2025

Listen direclty on SoundCloud here: [link] Podcast Recent Posts See All Podcast: Unpacking Cybersecurity Careers Podcast: What Really Grinds My Gears Podcast: Olympus Has Fallen Dr. Chaos Dark Security and Total Chaos Blog HOME CONTACT US MEDIA LINKS AAMIR LAKHANI More Use tab to navigate through the menu items.

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The Hacker News

MAY 15, 2025

The move comes weeks after the social media behemoth announced its plans to train its AI models

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 10, 2025

104 fixes two high-severity flaws in media and V8. Google Chrome 137.0.7151.103/.104 Update now to protect your system from potential compromise.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 11, 2025

[…] According to prosecutors, the group as a whole has targeted US state and federal agencies, foreign ministries of countries across Asia, Chinese dissidents, US-based media outlets that have criticized the Chinese government, and most recently the US Treasury, which was breached between September and December of last year.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

2 – Keeping the files on 2 different media types to protect against different types of hazards. The 3-2-1 rule recommends: 3 – Keeping 3 copies of any important file: 1 primary and 2 backups. 1 – Storing 1 copy offsite (e.g.,

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 12, 2025

travellers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to internal CBP documents obtained by 404 Media. The data includes passenger names, their full flight itineraries, and financial details.

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Lohrman on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So what lessons can we learn from this whirlwind of media stories and the corresponding reactions from governments and Wall Street? The past week has been full of headlines regarding DeepSeek AI.

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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.”

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 18, 2025

They can profess their empty love to you across your social media apps. They use it to check emails, browse the internet, make phone calls, scroll through social media, and text family and friends. A romance scam, similarly, can start on a social media platform but can move into a messaging service like WhatsApp.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2025

The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. The Apple Core Media framework supports multimedia tasks like playback, recording, and manipulation of audio and video on iOS and macOS devices. “A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Google researchers reported that the vulnerability explained that the issue resides in a driver that provides hardware acceleration for media functions like JPEG decoding and image scaling. ” continues Google Project Zero.

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The Hacker News

MAY 29, 2025

We detected and removed these campaigns before they were able to build authentic audiences on our apps," the social media giant said in its quarterly Adversarial Threat Report. Meta on Thursday revealed that it disrupted three covert influence operations originating from Iran, China, and Romania during the first quarter of 2025. "We

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2025

It is described as a use after free (UAF) issue in Apple’s Core Media framework that would allow an attacker to elevate privileges. The Core Media framework handles multimedia applications like photos, videos, and real-time communication applications.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 21, 2025

If you want to follow along with travels, most of the pics I post these days are going to a public Facebook account (such is the fragmented social media world today) Catch me in Rome next week for the DotNetCode Italy meetup (that'll be the last public event of the tour) Was it really 16B passwords?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

Verifying invitations from friends through a different channel, such as texting them directly or contacting them on another social media platform. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. IOCs Download sites: dualcorps[.]fr fr leyamor[.]com

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The Hacker News

MAY 12, 2025

"Instead of relying on traditional phishing or cracked software sites, they build convincing AI-themed platforms often advertised via legitimate-looking Facebook groups and viral social media campaigns,"

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2025

At the center of this disturbing new trend is a previously unknown infostealer called Noodlophile Stealer, now being secretly distributed through fraudulent websites promoted on social media. Be cautious of too-good-to-be-true AI offers on social media. How to stay safe Avoid downloading executables from unknown AI tool websites.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 12, 2025

Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by leveraging the same malicious advertising technology that powers a sprawling ecosystem of online hucksters and website hackers. A new report…

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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. “All information related to the cybercriminal has already been handed over to the authorities.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Why its ok to use the Defcon wifi Many security professionals, especially on social media, have an unfortunate tendency towards what we might call performative security. Its where people broadcast their security measures to show how aware they are, and they suggest others follow their lead.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Public interest in the DeepSeek AI chat apps swelled following widespread media reports that the upstart Chinese AI firm had managed to match the abilities of cutting-edge chatbots while using a fraction of the specialized computer chips that leading AI companies rely on.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 18, 2025

Miami, June 18, 2025, CyberNewswire — Halo Security today announced that its attack surface management solution has been named a 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year Award winner by TMC, a leading global media company recognized for building communities in technology and business through live events and digital marketing platforms.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Some of the malicious apps were promoted through deceptive advertising on social media. “ SpyLoan apps exploit official app stores like Google Play, deceptive branding, and social media ads to appear credible. The researchers reported the apps to Google who notified the developers that their apps violate Google Play policies.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Image: FBI Active since at least January 2023, AnonSudan has been described in media reports as a “hacktivist” group motivated by ideological causes. The younger brother is facing charges that could land him life in prison for allegedly seeking to kill people with his attacks.

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The Hacker News

MAY 14, 2025

A cyber espionage group known as Earth Ammit has been linked to two related but distinct campaigns from 2023 to 2024 targeting various entities in Taiwan and South Korea, including military, satellite, heavy industry, media, technology, software services, and healthcare sectors.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2025

According to 404 Media , cybercriminals breached Gravy Analytics and stole a massive amount of data, including customer lists, information on the broader industry, and location data harvested from smartphones which show peoples precise movements. 404 Media reports that the personal data of millions of users is affected.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

The group typically approaches victims with a supposed media opportunity to get them interested, and then sets up an introductory Zoom call. The attackers approached him via the X social media network and refused to switch to email when asked. Then they used a third-party booking system called Calendly to arrange the call.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2025

Fake AI tools spread via social media and scam websites like “Dream Machine” or “CapCut” bait users into uploading media. Users are tricked into downloading a malicious ZIP (“VideoDreamAI.zip”) after uploading media. It contains a fake video file (“Video Dream MachineAI.mp4.exe”)

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