Nine out of ten emails are spam
Now, more than ever, users can fall prey to word-perfect AI-created phishing campaigns, subtle BEC messages that sound remarkably like the sender, and highly convincing ploys …
Infosec products of the month: January 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute Security, Atsign, authID, BackBox, BioConnect, BitSight, BreachLock, …
Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested
Law enforcement from Germany, Australia, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy, France and the USA have seized and shut down Cracked and Nulled, the two largest cybercrime forums in …
SimpleHelp RMM vulnerabilities may have been exploited to breach healthcare orgs
Attackers may have exploited vulnerabilities in the SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management solution to gain initial access to healthcare organizations. About the …
Zscaler CISO on balancing security and user convenience in hybrid work environments
In this Help Net Security interview, Sean Cordero, CISO at Zscaler, talks about securing hybrid work and the new challenges it presents to cybersecurity teams. He discusses …
ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics
Traditional monitoring tools reveal only traffic from the Chrome process, leaving security teams uncertain about which extension is responsible for a suspicious DNS query. …
89% of AI-powered APIs rely on insecure authentication mechanisms
APIs have emerged as the predominant attack surface over the past year, with AI being the biggest driver of API security risks, according to Wallarm. “Based on our findings, …
How to use Hide My Email to protect your inbox from spam
Hide My Email is a service that comes with iCloud+, Apple’s subscription-based service. It allows users to generate one-time-use or reusable email addresses that forward …
Zyxel CPE devices under attack via critical vulnerability without a patch (CVE-2024-40891)
CVE-2024-40891, a command injection vulnerability in Zyxel CPE Series telecommunications devices that has yet to be fixed by the manufacturer, is being targeted by attackers, …
DeepSeek’s popularity exploited by malware peddlers, scammers
As US-based AI companies struggle with the news that the recently released Chinese-made open source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model performs as well as theirs for a fraction of …
How Lazarus Group built a cyber espionage empire
Since September 2024, SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has been investigating Lazarus Group’s activity, uncovering key details about their infrastructure. Despite …
Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats
In this Help Net Security interview, James Mirfin, SVP and Head of Risk and Identity Solutions at Visa, discusses key priorities for leaders combating fraud, the …