“Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.”
― James Scott
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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
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Hackers Breach Toptal GitHub, Publish 10 Malicious npm Packages With 5,000 Downloads [email protected] (The Hacker News)
In what’s the latest instance of a software supply chain attack, unknown threat actors managed to compromise Toptal’s GitHub organization account and leveraged that access to publish 10 malicious packages to the npm registry. The packages contained code to exfiltrate GitHub authentication tokens and destroy victim systems, Socket said in a report published last week.…
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How mobile firewalls protect against enterprise threats
Firewalls are an essential part of network security. As more employees use mobile devices for work, mobile firewalls are an increasingly vital security tool for organizations.Read More
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⚡ Weekly Recap — SharePoint Breach, Spyware, IoT Hijacks, DPRK Fraud, Crypto Drains and More [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Some risks don’t breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight. This week, the clearest threats weren’t the loudest—they were the most legitimate-looking. In an environment where identity, trust, and tooling are all interlinked, the strongest attack path is often the one that looks like it…
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How to become a bug bounty hunter
With the right strategy, tools and skills, software testers and security researchers can earn extra income as bug bounty hunters.Read More
“Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it’s a necessity all the time.”
― Martina Navratilova