Cybersecurity
DeepSeek installer or just malware in disguise? Click around and find out
'BrowserVenom' is pure poison Suspected cybercriminals have created a fake installer for Chinese AI model DeepSeek-R1 and loaded it with previously unknown malware called "BrowserVenom".…
Hire me! To drop malware on your computer
FIN6 moves from point-of-sale compromise to phishing recruiters In a scam that flips the script on fake IT worker schemes, cybercriminals posing as job seekers on LinkedIn and Indeed are targeting recruiters - a group hated only slightly less than digital crooks - with malware hosted on phony…
Salesforce tags 5 CVEs after SaaS security probe uncovers misconfig risks
The 16 other flagged issues are on customers, says CRM giant Salesforce has assigned five CVE identifiers following a security report that uncovered more than 20 configuration weaknesses, some of which exposed customers to unauthorized access and session hijacking.…
Asia dismantles 20,000 malicious domains in infostealer crackdown
Interpol coordinates operation, nabs 32 across Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nauru Thirty-two people across Asia have been arrested over their suspected involvement with infostealer malware in the latest international collaboration against global cybercrime.…
Analysis to action: Operationalizing your threat intelligence
Timing is everything in the war against ransomware thieves, says Prelude Security Partner content When a new security advisory drops or an alarming new ransomware campaign makes the news, the question from leadership inevitably follows: "Are we covered?"…
Microsoft slows Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday due to a ‘compatibility issue’
On your marks, get set... bork! Microsoft has set a new record with June's security update for the time between release and an admission of borkage.…
CISO who helped unmask Badbox warns: Version 3 is coming
The botnet’s still alive and evolving Badbox 2.0, the botnet that infected millions of smart TV boxes and connected devices before private security researchers and law enforcement partially disrupted its infrastructure, is readying for a third round of fraud and digital attacks, according to one of the threat…
Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection
The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution bug was disclosed.…
Winning the war on ransomware with AI: Four real-world use cases
AI is your secret weapon against ransomware crooks. Here's how to use it Partner Content Cybercriminals are evolving, and so are the tools to stop them. As AI becomes more accessible, attackers are sharpening their tactics. But here's the good news: defenders are, too. AI is no longer…
Trump guts digital ID rules, claims they help ‘illegal aliens’ commit fraud
Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently President Donald Trump late Friday signed a cybersecurity-focused executive order that, in the White House's words, "amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders."…