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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

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Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. Whether this rise is part of the overall trend, a fluctuation relative to other malware activity like ransomware and spyware, or a genuine increase in this specific threat, is hard to say without more research.

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

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Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.”

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

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Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident. Both involve people getting hurt.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

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The CyberWire Daily includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Colleges and universities are experiencing ERP issues and a minor wave of bogus student applications. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

The CyberWire Daily includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Colleges and universities are experiencing ERP issues and a minor wave of bogus student applications. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware.

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THE CYBERWIRE DAILY PODCAST EP. 389 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID BRUMLEY

ForAllSecure

The CyberWire Daily includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Colleges and universities are experiencing ERP issues and a minor wave of bogus student applications. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware.

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Cybercrooks Are Increasingly Adept at Gaming Google's Services

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Adult links cloaked as government sites In a campaign that hit the headlines in January 2023, threat actors capitalized on a web application security flaw called Open Redirect to drive traffic to X-rated resources. Under the guise of account hacking tools, the malefactors were mostly distributing a spyware program known as Emotet.

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