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From Stealer to Spy: AMOS Malware Evolves into Full-Fledged Backdoor Threat for macOS

Penetration Testing

A recent update embeds a persistent backdoor, turning what was once a hit-and-run data thief into a long-term intruder capable of remote command execution, system surveillance, and re-infection. The combination of a plug-and-play stealer with backdoor functionality… turns a one-time breach into a long-term compromise ,” the report concludes.

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How Ransomware Gangs Weaponize Employee Burnout to Breach Corporate Defenses

SecureWorld News

Phishing emails get through because people stop reading carefully. They're timing their phishing campaigns around stressful company periods: fiscal year ends, product launches, mergers, layoffs. Threat reports go unread. When you're running on fumes, critical thinking drops. Attackers know this. Protocols become optional.

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The Role and Benefits of AI in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Natural language processing (NLP): NLP allows AI to analyze and interpret human language, making it useful for scanning security logs, analyzing threat reports, and detecting suspicious activities in emails or messages. Here's an example that shows how Google performs phishing detection.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 9 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office ArsTechnica RTO continues to pick up steam. In pursuit of "more productivity," some employers are leaning heavily into surveillance tech.

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What Is Missing from Cybersecurity Industry Research?

SecureWorld News

Researchers analyze industry cybersecurity threat reporting. Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Center for Security Studies in Zurich analyzed hundreds of reports published by the cybersecurity industry. Public and academic knowledge of cyber conflict relies heavily on data from commercial threat reporting.

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Bitdefender 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report – Attackers Increasingly Target the Human Layer

Hot for Security

Internet-connected smart devices, like surveillance cams, smart light bulbs, smart locks and doorbells and baby monitors, are notoriously fraught with vulnerabilities, posing grave security risks. While interesting, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Avast explains that one of the biggest IoT security threats is the use of vulnerable devices to access organizations’ network and thus may gain access to sensitive information. Vulnerable devices could be used to spread malware within the enterprise, used for corporate espionage, surveillance of personnel, or plan whaling phishing campaigns.

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