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Hottest selling product on the darknet: Hacked GenAI accounts

Network World

Cybercriminals looking to abuse the power of generative AI to build phishing campaigns and sophisticated malware can now purchase easy access to them from underground marketplaces as large numbers of threat actors are putting stolen GenAI credentials up for sale every day.

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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

BGP routers at the edge of AS networks advertise to their peers the prefixes of IP addresses that they can deliver traffic to. These advertisements are made regularly through network-prefix announcements that are used to update each router’s routing table. Exploits of BGP have been around for years.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed. Most Active Malware Today.

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Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy

SecureWorld News

As the internet rapidly expanded, so did viruses, malware and a plethora of attacks targeting end users and even their networks. This called for a standard that not only maintained privacy through encryption but also prevented malware all while affording users the ability to connect to their sensitive data from anywhere in the world.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. How does a malvertising attack unfold?

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Labor Day Cyber Scams: What to Watch Out For

SecureWorld News

These emails often contain malicious links or attachments that when clicked can lead to malware infection or your credentials being taken. Travel and Vacation Scams: With people eager to travel over the long weekend, cybercriminals set up fake travel websites or advertise vacation rentals at unrealistically low prices.