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Employees repeatedly fall for vendor email compromise attacks

In just 12 months, attackers attempted to steal more than $300 million via vendor email compromise (VEC), with 7% of engagements coming from employees who had engaged with a …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: Google fixes exploited Chrome zero-day, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: June 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Second time is the charm? Microsoft has …

badbox
Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them?

Millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices running the open-source version of the Android operating system are part of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, the FBI has warned. Cyber …

USA
145 criminal domains linked to BidenCash Marketplace seized

Approximately 145 darknet and conventional internet domains, along with cryptocurrency funds linked to the BidenCash marketplace, have been seized by the U.S. Attorney’s …

Patch Tuesday
June 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Second time is the charm?

June 2025 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes zero-day exploited for cyber espionage (CVE-2025-33053) Microsoft has been busy releasing more out-of-band (OOB) patches …

Benny Porat
Why IAM should be the starting point for AI-driven cybersecurity

In this Help Net Security interview, Benny Porat, CEO at Twine Security, discusses applying AI agents to security decisions. He explains why identity and access management …

healthcare data sovereignty
Protecting patient data starts with knowing where it’s stored

Patient data is often stored or processed outside the country where it was collected. When that happens, the data falls under the laws of the country where it resides. …

critical infrastructure
Ransomware and USB attacks are hammering OT systems

Ransomware, trojans, and malware delivered through USB devices are putting growing pressure on industrial systems, according to the Honeywell 2025 Cyber Threat Report, which …

ransomware
AI becomes key player in enterprise ransomware defense

Ransomware breaches continue to rise even as fewer victims pay, according to a Delinea report. 69% of organizations globally have fallen victim to ransomware, with 27% being …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: June 6, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Akamai, AttackIQ, Barracuda Networks, Bitdefender, Fortinet, Malwarebytes, and …

Meta tool
Meta open-sources AI tool to automatically classify sensitive documents

Meta has released an open source AI tool called Automated Sensitive Document Classification. It was originally built for internal use and is designed to find sensitive …

cloud security
The cloud security crisis no one’s talking about

Security teams are overwhelmed by a flood of alerts, most of which lack the context needed to accurately assess and espond to threats, according to ARMO. Respondents report …

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