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OAuth
Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors

Attackers are increasingly abusing internal OAuth-based applications to gain persistent access to cloud environments, Proofpoint researchers warn. These apps often remain …

hospital
When hackers hit, patient safety takes the fall

93% of U.S. healthcare organizations experienced at least one cyberattack in the past year, with an average of 43 incidents per organization, according to Proofpoint. The …

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Proofpoint introduces four innovations to safeguard the agentic workspace

Proofpoint announced four innovations designed to secure the agentic workspace, where people and AI agents collaborate side by side. Proofpoint’s new collaboration and data …

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Proofpoint launches agentic AI to detect risks in communication channels

Proofpoint launched agentic AI solution for Human Communications Intelligence (HCI), marking a leap forward in how organizations detect, understand, and mitigate conduct and …

Cloudflare
Cloudflare confirms data breach linked to Salesloft Drift supply chain compromise

Cloudflare has also been affected by the Salesloft Drift breach, the US web infrastructure and security company confirmed on Tuesday, and the attackers got their hands on 104 …

target
How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At …

phishing
URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals

Cybercriminals are using advanced social engineering and AI-generated content to make malicious URLs difficult for users to identify, according to Proofpoint. Whether through …

Microsoft Entra ID
Researchers warn of ongoing Entra ID account takeover campaign

Attackers are using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to brute-force their way into Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, Proofpoint researchers have …

Operation Endgame
DanaBot botnet disrupted, QakBot leader indicted

Operation Endgame, mounted by law enforcement and judicial authorities from the US, Canada and the EU, continues to deliver positive results by disrupting the DanaBot botnet …

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Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity

Proofpoint has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity, a pan-European provider of AI-powered Microsoft 365 (M365) security, data protection, compliance, …

ClickFix
The many variants of the ClickFix social engineering tactic

As new malware delivery campaigns using the ClickFix social engineering tactic are spotted nearly every month, it’s interesting to see how the various attackers are …

social engineering
How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks

Most attacks don’t start with malware; they begin with a message that seems completely normal, whether it comes through email, a phone call, or a chat, and that is exactly …

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