From inbox clutter to costly compromise: Why email threats still matter
Email-based attacks aren’t relics of the past. They’re active, sophisticated, and increasingly lucrative for attackers.
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He tried to extort the Dutch police. It didn’t work out well for him.
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Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown
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Bys sVictoria Mossi reports: In a startling revelation for the WordPress community, a critical security breach has been uncovered in the widely used Gravity Forms plugin, signaling a sophisticated supply chain attack. According to a detailed report by Patchstack, malicious code was embedded in manual installers available directly from the official Gravity Forms website, affecting versions…