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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform called AkiraBot that’s used to spam website chats, comment sections, and contact forms to promote dubious search engine optimization (SEO) services such as Akira and ServicewrapGO. “AkiraBot has targeted more than 400,000 websites and successfully spammed at least 80,000 websites since September
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android trojan called Massiv that’s designed to facilitate device takeover (DTO) attacks for financial theft. The malware, according to ThreatFabric, masquerades as seemingly harmless IPTV apps to deceive victims, indicating that the activity is primarily singling out users looking for the online TV applications. “This new threat,…
This may make it a bit harder for those legitimately seeking jobs on LinkedIn. Daryna Antoniuk reports: Cybercriminals from the long-running FIN6 group are posing as job seekers on platforms like LinkedIn to infect recruiters with malware delivered through fake resumes, according to a new report. Recruitment scams are common among cybercrime gangs, but this…
Akshaya Asokan reports: The U.K. government is considering amending its three-decade-old hacking law to include a “statutory defense” cover for security researchers, Security Minister Dan Jarvis said. The announcement comes amid concerns that the law penalizes white hat hackers for essential security practices such as participating in bug bounties. Speaking at a Financial Times event……
As a loooong-time F1 fan and a breach blogger, of course I had to read this report on hacking F1. Introduction With security startups getting flooded with VC funding in the past few years, some of the biggest networking events have centered themselves around the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Companies like CrowdStrike and Darktrace spend……
A month with no Critical-severity Windows bugs is overshadowed by a mass of Mariner mop-up Categories: X-ops Tags: threat research, featured, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, zero days