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Cybersecurity

North Korean APT Kimsuky Uses forceCopy Malware to Steal Browser-Stored Credentials

February 7, 2025

The North Korea-linked nation-state hacking group known as Kimsuky has been observed conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver an information stealer malware named forceCopy, according to new findings from the AhnLab…

Cybersecurity

The Evolving Role of PAM in Cybersecurity Leadership Agendas for 2025

February 7, 2025

Privileged Access Management (PAM) has emerged as a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity strategies, shifting from a technical necessity to a critical pillar in leadership agendas. With the PAM market projected…

Cybersecurity

SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images

February 7, 2025

A new malware campaign dubbed SparkCat has leveraged a suit of bogus apps on both Apple’s and Google’s respective app stores to steal victims’ mnemonic phrases associated with cryptocurrency wallets.…

Cybersecurity

Ransomware Extortion Drops to $813.5M in 2024, Down from $1.25B in 2023

February 7, 2025

Ransomware attacks netted cybercrime groups a total of $813.5 million in 2024, a decline from $1.25 billion in 2023. The total amount extorted during the first half of 2024 stood…

Cybersecurity

Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking

February 7, 2025

Bogus websites advertising Google Chrome have been used to distribute malicious installers for a remote access trojan called ValleyRAT. The malware, first detected in 2023, is attributed to a threat…

Cybersecurity

Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp RMM Flaws for Persistent Access and Ransomware

February 7, 2025

Threat actors have been observed exploiting recently disclosed security flaws in SimpleHelp’s Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a precursor for what appears to be a ransomware attack. The…

Technology

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Digital Oligarchs Gunning for Europe (DOGE)

February 6, 2025

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts,…

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No More Pretense: Carr’s FCC Threatens News Radio Station For Reporting The News Too Specifically

February 6, 2025

Sycophants do sycophantic things, that much is known. But the level to which newly-minted FCC chairman Brendan Carr has voluntarily debased himself purely to achieve his current station is extraordinary.…

Technology

A Dangerous Lack Of Clarity: Does DOGE’s Negotiated “Read Only” Access Mean “Read Only” Access To Data Or Code?

February 6, 2025

News moves fast… While this post was getting finalized came news that Marko Elez has resigned after his racist tweets were found and publicized. Nevertheless, the point made herein still…

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How To See Through Musk’s Truth Distortions: A Mirror Doesn’t Lie

February 6, 2025

A mirror returns exactly what stands before it. No amount of wealth can bribe it, no volume of threats can intimidate it, no technological innovation can reprogram it. A billionaire’s…

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