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AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets
AI-supported spear phishing emails tricked 54% of users in a controlled study that compared AI and human cybercriminal success rates.
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Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices.
“The Illu…
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Farewell to the Fallen: The Cybersecurity Stars We Lost Last Year
It’s time once again to pay our respects to the once-famous cybersecurity solutions whose usefulness died in the past year. The cybercriminal world collectively mourns the loss of these solutions and the easy access they provide to victim organizations…
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New EAGERBEE Variant Targets ISPs and Governments with Advanced Backdoor Capabilities
Internet service providers (ISPs) and governmental entities in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware framework.
The new variant of EAGERBEE (aka Thumtais) comes fitted with various components that allow the…
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CISA: No Wider Federal Impact from Treasury Cyber Attack, Investigation Ongoing
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies.
The agency said it’s working closely with the Treasury Dep…
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Mitel MiCollab Unauthorized Access Attack
Security flaws in Mitel MiCollab, CVE-2024–35286, CVE-2024–41713, and an arbitrary file read zero-day (still without a CVE number) have been found, putting many organizations at risk. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass authentication and a…
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Moxa Alerts Users to High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Cellular and Secure Routers
Taiwan-based Moxa has warned of two security vulnerabilities impacting its cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances that could allow privilege escalation and command execution.
The list of vulnerabilities is as follows –
CVE-2…
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Why does one have to hit enter after typing one’s Windows password to log in, while it’s not to hit enter after typing one’s PIN?
I’ve noticed that on Windows 10, one has to hit enter after typing one’s Windows password to log in, while it’s not to hit enter after typing one’s PIN. Is there a security reason to it?
Typing one’s Windows PIN to log in:
Typing one’s W…
