Tag: email
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DCRat Targets Windows Systems for Remote Control, Keylogging, Screen Capture, and Data Theft
A sophisticated email-based attack distributing a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as DCRat has been recently identified by the FortiMail IR team, specifically targeting organizations in Colombia. The campaign, impersonating a Colombian government entity, leverages advanced evasion techniques to compromise Microsoft Windows systems. With a high severity level, this threat aims to control infected devices…
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How cybersecurity leaders can defend against the spur of AI-driven NHI
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, exploit, framework, gartner, governance, group, guide, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, LLM, login, monitoring, password, phishing, RedTeam, risk, sans, service, software, technology, tool, vulnerabilityVisibility Yageo Group had so many problematic machine identities that information security operations manager Terrick Taylor says he is almost embarrassed to say this, even though the group has now automated the monitoring of both human and non-human identities and has a process for managing identity lifecycles. “Last time I looked at the portal, there…
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Qantas confirms cyber-attack exposed records of up to 6 million customers
The airline said the affected system has now been contained and its systems secured after the data breach<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/02/nsw-storm-weather-forecast-bureau-of-meteorology-queensland-victoria-public-transport-warnings-evacuations-ntwnfb”>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Qantas has suffered a major cyber-attack, potentially exposing the records of up to 6 million customers.The…
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More Trump aide email leaks warned by Iranian hackers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/more-trump-aide-email-leaks-warned-by-iranian-hackers
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We’ve All Been Wrong: Phishing Training Doesn’t Work
Teaching employees to detect malicious emails isn’t really having an impact. What other options do organizations have? First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/phishing-training-doesnt-work
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Microsoft introduces protection against email bombing
By the end of July 2025, all Microsoft Defender for Office 365 customers should be protected from email bombing attacks by default, Microsoft has announced on Monday. What is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/microsoft-introduces-protection-against-email-bombing/
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How OTP Works (Step-by-Step), What Really Happens Behind Those One-Time Codes
Introduction You’ve probably seen those little one-time codes pop up when you’re logging into your bank, email, or some app… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/how-otp-works-step-by-step-what-really-happens-behind-those-one-time-codes/
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Scammers Use Microsoft 365 Direct Send to Spoof Emails Targeting US Firms
Scammers are exploiting Microsoft 365 Direct Send to spoof internal emails targeting US firms bypassing security filters with… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-microsoft-365-direct-spoof-emails-us-firms/
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Scammers have a new tactic: impersonating DOGE
An email reviewed by Scoop News Group and analyzed by Proofpoint reveals the latest attempt by fraudsters to capitalize on confusion over the Elon Musk-created group. First seen on fedscoop.com Jump to article: fedscoop.com/doge-email-scam-personal-information/
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 now blocks email bombing attacks
Microsoft says its Defender for Office 365 cloud-based email security suite will now automatically detect and block email bombing attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-for-office-365-now-blocks-email-bombing-attacks/
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DMARC MSP Case Study: How S-IT Automated Email Authentication Management with PowerDMARC
Learn how Managed Security Service Provide S-IT partnered with PowerDMARC to automate and simplify email authentication management for clients. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/dmarc-msp-case-study-how-s-it-automated-email-authentication-management-with-powerdmarc-2/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 530 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack…
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Identity SSO Compliance: GDPR, Certifications, and How to Keep It Clean
Introduction Let’s be honest, nobody loves dealing with compliance. It usually sounds like a bunch of paperwork and legal jargon no one asked for. But when it comes to identity systems and Single Sign-On (SSO), it’s actually a big deal. Why? Because identity systems handle your users’ most personal stuff: their names, emails, IDs,… First…
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Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy
Let’s Encrypt has announced it will no longer notify users about imminent certificate expirations via email due to high costs, privacy concerns, and unnecessary complexities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lets-encrypt-ends-certificate-expiry-emails-to-cut-costs-boost-privacy/
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New Stealthy Remcos Malware Campaigns Target Businesses and Schools
Forcepoint’s X-Labs reveals Remcos malware using new tricky phishing emails from compromised accounts and advanced evasion techniques like… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/remcos-malware-campaigns-hit-businesses-and-schools/
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APT42 impersonates cyber professionals to phish Israeli academics and journalists
Iran-linked APT42 targets Israeli experts with phishing attacks, posing as security professionals to steal email credentials and 2FA codes. Iran-linked group APT42 (aka Educated Manticore, Charming Kitten, and Mint Sandstorm) is targeting Israeli journalists, cybersecurity experts, and academics with phishing attacks, posing as security professionals to steal email credentials and 2FA codes, according to Check Point.…
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Don’t trust that email: It could be from a hacker using your printer to scam you
Tags: authentication, control, credentials, data, defense, dkim, dmarc, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, hacker, infrastructure, iot, login, mail, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, qr, risk, scam, tactics, tool, vulnerability, zero-daytenantname.mail.protection.outlook.com, and companies’ internal email address formats can be trivial to figure out or easy to scrape from public sources or social media. Once an attacker has the domain and a valid email address, they are able to send emails that appear to come from inside the organization.In the campaign observed by Varonis’ forensics experts,…
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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How an Email, Crypto Wallet and YouTube Activity Led the FBI to IntelBroker
FBI tracked IntelBroker as UK’s Kai West using an email address, crypto trails, YouTube activity and forum posts after dozens of high-profile data breaches and darknet activity. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/email-crypto-wallet-youtube-activity-fbi-intelbroker/
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Kiteworks Acquires Zivver to Unify Email Security and EU Data Protection
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/kiteworks-acquires-zivver-to-unify-email-security-and-eu-data-protection
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FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
Tags: emailPro tip: Don’t use your personal email account on BreachForums First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/fbi_used_bitcoin_wallet_id_intelbroker/
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Israeli cyber and computer science experts phished by Iran-linked APT42
Tel Aviv-based Check Point says an Iranian group tracked as APT42, Educated Manticore, Charming Kitten and Mint Sandstorm used email and messaging apps to get Israeli targets to give up information like two-factor authentication codes. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/israel-cyber-experts-computer-scientists-phished-iran
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KnowBe4 kooperiert mit Microsoft für mehr ESicherheit
KnowBe4 gab eine strategische Integration mit Microsoft zur Stärkung der E-Mail-Sicherheit bekannt. Als erste Initiative im ICES-Anbieter-Ökosystem (Integrated-Cloud-Email-Security) von Microsoft stellt diese Integration eine Blaupause dafür dar, wie führende Sicherheitsanbieter zusammenarbeiten können, um einen verbesserten Schutz für ihre gemeinsamen Kunden zu bieten. KnowBe4-Defend wurde speziell zur Ergänzung der bestehenden E-Mail-Sicherheit von Microsoft-365 entwickelt. Das Tool…
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Microsoft 365 ‘Direct Send’ abused to send phishing as internal users
An ongoing phishing campaign abuses a little”‘known feature in Microsoft 365 called “Direct Send” to evade detection by email security and steal credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-365-direct-send-abused-to-send-phishing-as-internal-users/
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Microsoft fixes Outlook bug causing crashes when opening emails
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that will cause the classic Outlook email client to crash when opening emails or starting a new message. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-outlook-bug-causing-crashes-when-opening-emails/
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The top red teamer in the US is an AI bot
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cybersecurity, data, email, exploit, infrastructure, monitoring, ransomware, risk, software, threat, tool, training, updateDefenders need to rethink their approach: While Xbow is now besting human red-teamers, and at a rapid clip, defenders still have a long way to go to keep up with the onslaught of AI-perpetrated attacks, experts say.”Hackers are quickly adopting new tools that allow them to move faster, hit harder, and target more precisely than…
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nOAuth Lives on in Cloud App Logins Using Entra ID
Hackers Can Use Unverified Email to Log onto SaaS Apps With Entra ID. A flaw in a Microsoft single sign-on feature allowing cloud app account takeovers discovered in 2023 never really went away, say researchers – notwithstanding a computing giant claim that it almost immediately fixed the vulnerability known as nOAuth. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…