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Chinese Android phones shipped with malware-laced WhatsApp, Telegram apps

Security Affairs

Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers own. The campaign targeted low-end phones mimicking famous models, using altered system info to trick users.

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Turning Information Into Outcomes: What Governance Really is About

Weissman's World

For years, youve heard me exhort you to implement information governance because you collected all that information for a reason, right? and infogov is how you get value from it. And while thats true, Im not sure I ever completely brought that sentiment to ground. So let me now close that gap. Over the next… Read More » Turning Information Into Outcomes: What Governance Really is About The post Turning Information Into Outcomes: What Governance Really is About appeared first on Holly

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FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang

Krebs on Security

The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized dozens of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam and malware dissemination service operating out of Pakistan. The proprietors of the service, who use the collective nickname “ The Manipulaters ,” have been the subject of three stories published here since 2015. The FBI said the main clientele are organized crime groups that try to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party.

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GUEST ESSAY: How AI co-pilots boost the risk of data leakage — making ‘least privilege’ a must

The Last Watchdog

The rise of AI co-pilots is exposing a critical security gap: sensitive data sprawl and excessive access permissions. Related: Weaponizing Microsoft’s co-pilot Until now, lackluster enterprise search capabilities kept many security risks in checkemployees simply couldnt find much of the data they were authorized to access. But Microsoft Copilot changes the game, turbocharging enterprise search and surfacing sensitive information that organizations didnt realize was exposed.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook For Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.

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What Enterprises Need to Know About Agentic AI Risks

Data Breach Today

Mitigating Cybersecurity, Privacy Risks for New Class of Autonomous Agents Many organizations are looking to artificial intelligence agents to autonomously perform tasks that surpass traditional automation. Tech firms are rolling out agentic AI tools that can handle customer-facing interactions, IT operations and a variety of other processes without human intervention, but experts are cautioning security teams to watch for cyber and privacy risks.

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Rolling Up Our Sleeves: Implementation Reflections from the AIIM Global Summit

AIIM

The AI+IM Global Summit, held March 31 to April 2 in Atlanta, focused on how artificial intelligence is being integrated with information management, governance, and process automation. AIIM brings together professionals responsible for building, implementing, and governing systems that manage enterprise content, drive decisions, and automate complex workflows.

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The Firefox I loved is gone - how to protect your privacy on it now

Collaboration 2.0

With Mozilla's recent data and privacy waffling, Firefox users need to be cautious with their data.

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EU Commission Publishes AI Continent Action Plan and Seeks Input

Data Matters

On April 9, 2025 the European Commission adopted a communication on the so-called AI Continent Action Plan - its strategy to shape the next phase of AI development in Europe, with consultation to follow. The Commissions declared objective is to transform the EU into a global leader in AI by fostering innovation, ensuring trustworthy AI, and enhancing competitiveness while safeguarding democratic values and cultural diversity.

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CVE Program Almost Unfunded

Schneier on Security

Mitre’s CVE’s program—which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities—was about to be cancelled , as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the contact. It was funded for eleven more months at the last minute. This is a big deal. The CVE program is one of those pieces of common infrastructure that everyone benefits from.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Hacker Leaks 270,000 Samsung Customer Records—Stolen Credentials Were Left Unchecked for Years

eSecurity Planet

In a troubling security breach, a hacker exposed the personal data of over 270,000 Samsung customers in Germany, freely dumping it on the internet. The hack, attributed to a cybercriminal operating under the alias GHNA, occurred when the attacker accessed a system used by Samsungs German customer service. According to cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, the hack was made possible by a set of stolen credentials compromised in 2021.

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Oracle privately notifies Cloud data breach to customers

Security Affairs

Oracle confirms a cloud data breach, quietly informing customers while downplaying the impact of the security breach. Oracle confirms a data breach and started informing customers while downplaying the impact of the incident. A threat actor using the moniker rose87168 claimed to possess millions of data lines tied to over 140,000 Oracle Cloud tenants, including encrypted credentials.

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Movie From 1983 Had AI and InfoGov Right

Weissman's World

Who here has seen the 1983 movie WarGames? In it, a high school teenager seeking the newest, hottest prerelease videogame hacks into a NORAD computer by mistake, and the simulation he triggers nearly causes WWIII because the soldierly decision-making was intentionally left to the machine, not the military. Watching with the family the other day,… Read More » Movie From 1983 Had AI and InfoGov Right The post Movie From 1983 Had AI and InfoGov Right appeared first on Holly Group.

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Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’?

Krebs on Security

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled , English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. An investigation into the history of these communities shows their apparent co-founders quite openly operate an Internet service provider and a pair of e-commerce platforms catering to buyers and sellers on both forums.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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News alert: SquareX to present on uncovering data splicing attacks at BSides San Francisco 2025

The Last Watchdog

Palo Alto, Calif, Apr. 16, 2025, CyberNewswire — SquareX researchers Jeswin Mathai and Audrey Adeline will be disclosing a new class of data exfiltration techniques at BSides San Francisco 2025. Titled Data Splicing Attacks: Breaking Enterprise DLP from the Inside Out , the talk will demonstrate multiple data splicing techniques that will allow attackers to exfiltrate any sensitive file or clipboard data, completely bypassing major Data Loss Protection (DLP) vendors listed by Gartner by ex

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UK Loses Bid for Complete Secrecy Over Apple Backdoor Demand

Data Breach Today

Independent Tribunal Rules That at Least 'Bare Details' of Case Can Be Made Public The British government has lost its bid to maintain "absolute" secrecy over its attempt to compel Apple to provide backdoor access to users' encrypted data, ruled Britain's independent Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Whether any further details will get released publicly remains unclear.

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Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes

WIRED Threat Level

Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.

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Information Governance: The Foundation of Responsible AI Systems

AIIM

The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked a digital renaissance, transforming how we process, analyze, and utilize data. But as AI systems become more sophisticated and pervasive, a critical question emerges: How do we ensure the data feeding these systems is accurate, secure, and ethically managed? This is where information governance takes center stage.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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I clicked on four sneaky online scams on purpose - to show you how they work

Collaboration 2.0

What happens when you get fooled by an online scam that lands in your email or text messages? I'll show you. Caution: Don't try this at home.

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PLAYFULGHOST backdoor supports multiple information stealing features

Security Affairs

PLAYFULGHOST is a new malware family with capabilities including keylogging, screen and audio capture, remote shell access, and file transfer/execution. Google researchers analyzed a new malware family called PLAYFULGHOST that supports multiple features, including keylogging, screen and audio capture, remote shell, and file transfer/execution. The PLAYFULGHOST backdoor shares functionality with Gh0stRAT whose source code was publicly released in 2008.

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MikroTik botnet relies on DNS misconfiguration to spread malware

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered a 13,000-device MikroTik botnet exploiting DNS flaws to spoof 20,000 domains and deliver malware. Infoblox researchers discovered a botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices that exploits DNS misconfigurations to bypass email protections, spoof approximately 20,000 domains, and deliver malware. In late November, the experts spotted a malspam campaign impersonating DHL which used emails about freight invoices, attaching zip files named “Invoice###.zip” or “Trackin

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China-linked APT Mustang Panda upgrades tools in its arsenal

Security Affairs

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda deployed a new custom backdoor, MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting Europe, Asia, and Australia. China-linked APT group Mustang Panda (aka Camaro Dragon , RedDelta or Bronze President ). deployed a new custom backdoor, tracked as MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting entities in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, targeting American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and ev

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Banshee macOS stealer supports new evasion mechanisms

Security Affairs

Experts found a new version of the Banshee macOS information stealer which was enhanced with new evasion mechanisms. Check Point researchers discovered a new version of the Banshee macOS infostealer which is distributed through phishing websites and fake GitHub repositories, often masqueraded as popular software. In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures.

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Threat actor leaked config files and VPN passwords for over Fortinet Fortigate devices

Security Affairs

A previously unknown threat actor released config files and VPN passwords for Fortinet FortiGate devices on a popular cybercrime forum. A previously unknown threat actor named Belsen Group published configuration files and VPN passwords for over 15,000 Fortinet FortiGate appliances. “2025 will be a fortunate year for the world. At the beginning of the year, and as a positive start for us, and in order to solidify the name of our group in your memory, we are proud to announce our first offi

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J-magic malware campaign targets Juniper routers

Security Affairs

Threat actors are targeting Juniper routers with a custom backdoor in a campaign called code-named “J-magic,” attackers are exploiting a Magic Packet flaw. Lumen Technologies researchers reported that the J-magic campaign targets Juniper routers with a custom backdoor using a passive agent based on the cd00r variant (an open-source backdoor by fx ).

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DoubleClickjacking allows clickjacking on major websites

Security Affairs

The “DoubleClickjacking” exploit bypasses protections on major websites, using a double-click sequence for clickjacking and account takeover attacks. DoubleClickjackingis a technique that allows attackers to bypass protections on major websites by leveraging a double-click sequence. Attackers can exploit the technique to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers on almost all major websites.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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South African telecom provider Cell C disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack

Security Affairs

Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. Cell C is the fourth-largest mobile network operator in South Africa, , after Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom. The company founded in 2001 offers prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, data bundles and internet services, fiber broadband, roaming and international calling, SIM-only plans and device deals.

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A flaw in the W3 Total Cache plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites to attacks

Security Affairs

A WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin vulnerability could allow attackers to access information from internal services, including metadata on cloud-based apps. A severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12365 (CVSS score of 8.5) in the WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin could expose metadata from internal services and cloud apps. The WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin is a popular performance optimization tool designed to improve the speed and efficiency of WordPress websites.

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FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware

Security Affairs

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. The FBI warns that threat actors use malicious online document converters to steal users sensitive information and infect their systems with malware. “The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam involving free online document converter tools, and we want to encourage victims to report instances of this scam.” reads the alert. &

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