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PyPI Warns of Ongoing Phishing Campaign Using Fake Verification Emails and Lookalike Domain [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have issued a warning about an ongoing phishing attack that’s targeting users in an attempt to redirect them to fake PyPI sites. The attack involves sending email messages bearing the subject line “[PyPI] Email verification” that are sent from the email address noreply@pypj[.]org (note that the…
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Chaos RaaS Emerges After BlackSuit Takedown, Demanding $300K from U.S. Victims [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A newly emerged ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang called Chaos is likely made up of former members of the BlackSuit crew, as the latter’s dark web infrastructure has been the subject of a law enforcement seizure. Chaos, which sprang forth in February 2025, is the latest entrant in the ransomware landscape to conduct big-game hunting and double…
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What Amazon Q prompt injection reveals about AI security
Experts say a malicious prompt injection in the Amazon Q extension for VS Code doesn’t represent a fundamentally new threat, but reflects how AI amplifies security risks.Read More
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How the Browser Became the Main Cyber Battleground [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Until recently, the cyber attacker methodology behind the biggest breaches of the last decade or so has been pretty consistent: Compromise an endpoint via software exploit, or social engineering a user to run malware on their device; Find ways to move laterally inside the network and compromise privileged identities; Repeat as needed until you can…
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Cybercriminals Use Fake Apps to Steal Data and Blackmail Users Across Asia’s Mobile Networks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, large-scale mobile malware campaign that’s targeting Android and iOS platforms with fake dating, social networking, cloud storage, and car service apps to steal sensitive personal data. The cross-platform threat has been codenamed SarangTrap by Zimperium zLabs. Users in South Korea appear to be the primary focus. “This extensive campaign…
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8 cybersecurity conferences to attend in 2025
Cybercriminals create new ways to steal information regularly, creating cybersecurity challenges. Attending conferences is one way to learn about these trends for the best defense.Read More
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Why React Didn’t Kill XSS: The New JavaScript Injection Playbook [email protected] (The Hacker News)
React conquered XSS? Think again. That’s the reality facing JavaScript developers in 2025, where attackers have quietly evolved their injection techniques to exploit everything from prototype pollution to AI-generated code, bypassing the very frameworks designed to keep applications secure. Full 47-page guide with framework-specific defenses (PDF, free). JavaScript conquered the web, but withRead More
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What is an input validation attack?
An input validation attack is any malicious cyberattack that involves an attacker manually entering strange, suspicious or unsafe information into a normal user input field of a target computer system.Read More
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CISA Adds PaperCut NG/MF CSRF Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity security vulnerability impacting PaperCutNG/MF print management software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2533 (CVSS score: 8.4), is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) bug that couldRead More
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Traditional vs. enterprise risk management: How do they differ?
Traditional risk management and enterprise risk management are similar in their aim to mitigate risks that can harm a company. But there are differences between them.Read More