NEWS

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New scams could abuse brief USPS suspension of inbound packages from China, Hong Kong

February 6, 2025

News about USPS suspending shipments from China and Hong Kong may give scammers some ideas to defraud consumers

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Small business owners, secure your web shop

February 5, 2025

Web shops are an attractive target. How can SMBs keep theirs safe?

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Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes

February 4, 2025

Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes through an open AWS S3 bucket

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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025

February 4, 2025

"Agentic" AI could arrive in 2025, and it may allow hackers to send individual, AI-powered agents to do their dirty work.

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WhatsApp says Paragon is spying on specific users

February 3, 2025

WhatsApp has accused professional spyware company Paragon of spying on a select group of users.

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A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

February 3, 2025

A list of topics we covered in the week of January 27 to February 2 of 2025

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Cybercrime gets a few punches on the nose

January 31, 2025

Law enforcement took down several cybercrime forums that sold tools and data to other cybercriminals

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The DeepSeek controversy: Authorities ask where does the data come from and how safe is it?

January 30, 2025

The sudden rise of DeepSeek has raised questions of data origin, data destination, and the security of the new AI model.

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These are the 10 worst PIN codes

January 29, 2025

Data analysis has shown which 4-digit pin codes offer the best chances for an attacker. Are you using one of them?