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

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

Department of Justice refers to the cybercrime group as Saim Raza , after a pseudonym The Manipulaters communally used to promote their spam, malware and phishing services on social media. “Ironically, the Manipulaters may create more short-term risk to their own customers than law enforcement,” DomainTools wrote.

Phishing

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

RISKS AND IMPACTS ON CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY The availability of accounts linked to law enforcement and other government agencies, combined with the ease Threat Actors have in renting an EDR service, jeopardizes both the security of governmental infrastructures and the protection of citizens privacy.

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

-funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. government funding for MITRE s CVE program , a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption.

Government

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

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

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

wtf, and PQHosting ; -sites selling aged email, financial, or social media accounts, such as verif[.]work Sanders said he first encountered some of these services while investigating Kremlin-funded disinformation efforts in Ukraine, as they are all useful in assembling large-scale, anonymous social media campaigns. work and kopeechka[.]store

Cryptocurrency

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Synology quickly addressed the vulnerability within 48 hours after notification, but, given the risk, urged users to apply updates immediately. Among these was RISK:STATION, a zero-click flaw that enables root-level access on Synology NAS devices like DiskStation, impacting millions. ” reads the report published by Midnightblue.

Firmware

The Last Watchdog

JULY 9, 2025

The partnership introduces the Reflectiz Security Integration within Datadog’s platform, enabling joint customers to proactively identify and remediate risks across their entire web ecosystem: from first-party applications to complex third-party and supply chain dependencies. Media contact: Daniel Sharabi, VP Marketing, Reflectiz, daniel.s@reflectiz.com

Risk

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.

Banking

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

” Knocknoc orchestrates network infrastructure to remove risk exposure by tying users’ network access to their SSO authentication status. Knocknoc has also appointed Decibel Partners Founder Advisor and Risky Business Media CEO Patrick Gray to its board of directors.

Technology

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Despite media hype suggesting potential for "cracking military-grade encryption," experts clarify that these achievements neither target nor compromise robust methods like AES, TLS, or other military-grade algorithms. Educate senior leadership: Educate senior leadership about the upcoming security risks of quantum computing.

Encryption

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2025

The launch coincides with the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, where Seraphic will be showcasing the new platform with live demos at booth #1257. ” Attendees of the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025 can experience Browser Total firsthand at booth #1257.

Risk

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.

Identity Theft

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. The zero-day flaw already seeing exploitation is CVE-2025-29824 , a local elevation of privilege bug in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. Apple users may need to patch as well.

Software

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

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 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.

Media

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

Scams

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.

Media

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Whereas early phishing scams arrived almost entirely through emails, modern phishing scams can reach victims through malicious websites, text messages, social media, and even mobile app downloads. Social media account hacks are not only a risk to content creatorstheyre a risk to any business with a legitimate online audience.

Small Business

Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2025

The increase in personal data, and the emergence of interactive platforms for e-commerce, social media, and online everything demanded both data protection and user privacy. Without this foundation of verifiable truth, AI systems risk becoming a series of opaque boxes. Confidentiality became paramount.

Architecture

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

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

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

Only phone numbers and timestamps were at risk. It offers features like spam detection, automatic blocking of high-risk spam calls, and the ability to report unwanted numbers. With access to call history, attackers can map routines, contacts, and movements, risking the safety of whistleblowers, journalists, dissidents, and others.

Wireless

SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2025

USB-borne threats are resurging: 13% of threats were introduced via removable media—still a glaring vulnerability in many industrial settings. USB and removable media: The forgotten threat vector Honeywell continues to track high-risk threats delivered via USB devices. OT defenders must plan for: Hybrid threats (e.g.,

Media

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

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

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

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Although I appreciated the hint of the splash page to the media franchise The Matrix. Privacy risks should never spread beyond a headline. We dont want US citizens looking for an encrypted messaging service to shy away from apps built on the Matrix protocol just because it has the same name.

Encryption

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The risk posed by these actors continues to grow as nations rely increasingly on interconnected digital infrastructure. Governments and businesses must work together to strengthen IP protections and raise awareness of these risks in vulnerable sectors, such as technology, defense, and pharmaceuticals.

Technology

Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

Check out key findings and insights from the Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025. 1 - Tenable: Orgs using AI in the cloud face thorny cyber risks Using AI tools in cloud environments? 1 - Tenable: Orgs using AI in the cloud face thorny cyber risks Using AI tools in cloud environments?

Risk

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2025

This is nothing new, we’ve seen numerous times that insurance companies are very interested in our lifestyle and will happily charge more or even refuse to take us in as customers if they think were too much of a risk. It’s a no brainer that we should all be sharing as little as possible.

Surveillance

Hacker's King

OCTOBER 12, 2024

OSINT allows hackers to leverage data from the internet, social media, databases, and other open channels to uncover potential vulnerabilities. The information gathered can include anything from email addresses, domain names, and IP addresses to social media profiles and leaked data found on the dark web. Why Use Maltego?

Media

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2025

Ramachandran “Unfortunately, beyond mainstream media attention, there is little done by vendors from a security perspective to prevent similar exploits from happening in the future. The YOBB is our attempt to draw attention to an attack surface that is exponentially growing.

Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

MARCH 31, 2025

Beyond the 3-2-1 rule: toward hardened resilience Many experts advocate the 3-2-1 rulethree copies of your data, stored on two types of media, with one offsite. Encryption and automation reduce the risk of human error and ensure consistency. Ensure backups are truly happeningand that they work when you need them.

Backups