“The mother of all breaches”: 26 billion records found online
Security researchers have discovered billions of exposed records online, calling it the “mother of all breaches”. However, the dataset doesn’t seem to be from one…
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Microsoft got hacked by state sponsored group it was investigating
In a spy-vs-spy type of scenario, Microsoft has acknowledged that a group called Midnight Blizzard (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear), gained access to…
Coldriver threat group targets high-ranking officials to obtain credentials
Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. The main targets of the Coldriver group…
Google changes wording for Incognito browsing in Chrome
Users of Chrome Canary have noticed some slight changes in the wording that Google uses for Incognito mode. Chrome Canary is mainly intended for use…
CISA urges urgent patching of two actively exploited Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and it has set the “due…
Free access to ThreatDown Application Block: Elevate your Windows security at no cost
Malwarebytes continues to add value to its ThreatDown Bundles with the inclusion of Application Block as free for all ThreatDown Nebula accounts (excluding Mobile only…
Cybersecurity spend to soar in 2024: How companies can maximize their investment
“Spend smarter, not harder” is the mantra for 2024, as Gartner forecasts a 14.3% jump in global security and risk management spending—an uptick which brings…
Update Chrome! Google patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerability
Google has released an update for Chrome which includes four security fixes, including one for a vulnerability that has reportedly already been exploited. The easiest way to…
AI used to fake voices of loved ones in “I’ve been in an accident” scam
The San Francisco Chronicle tells a story about a family that almost got scammed when they heard their son’s voice telling them he’d been in…
Ivanti vulnerabilities now actively exploited in massive numbers
Last week we wrote about two vulnerabilities in all supported versions of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateways that were being actively exploited.…
A true tale of virtual kidnapping: Lock and Code S05E02
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… On Thursday, December 28, at 8:30 pm in the Utah town of Riverdale, the city police began…
“I’ll miss him so much” Facebook scam uses BBC branding to lure victims
Facebook scams are a constant nuisance and vary from like-farming to scams that can cost you some serious money. The latest one we found is…