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FBI Warns of Surge in Account Takeover Fraud: What You Need to Know

The FBI issued a Public Service Announcement warning November 25 of a significant rise in Account Takeover (ATO) fraud, a type of cybercrime in which criminals impersonate trusted financial institutions to steal money and sensitive information. This threat is not limited to a specific industry or company size. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint […]

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OpenAI and Mixpanel Face Class Action Lawsuit Following November Data Breach

A class action lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI and Mixpanel over a November data breach, underscoring how even limited leaks of developer metadata can trigger serious legal and reputational fallout—especially when third-party analytics are in the mix. (ChatGPT users were not affected.) Bloomberg Law reports that the suit claims the companies failed to safeguard

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Google Issues Urgent Security Warning About Malicious VPNs Stealing User Data

As the holidays approach, Google has offered an unexpected but crucial security gift to internet users—a warning about the dangers of downloading malicious VPNs. While VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are generally known for helping protect your privacy and security online, Google’s recent advisory sheds light on a growing threat: bad actors posing as legitimate VPN

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The Dark Web in 2025: How AI Is Supercharging the Criminal Underworld

The dark web has become a bustling marketplace of cybercrime syndicates, digital mercenaries, and illicit services. Artificial intelligence has become the biggest game changer on the dark web—acting as an enabler, weapon, and shield for threat actors. The number of reported AI-enabled cyber attacks rose 47% globally in 2025. AI has become entrenched in nearly

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Major Amazon AWS outage disrupts numerous popular apps and web services

At least a thousand companies were affected by Monday’s Amazon AWS outage, the largest internet disruption since last year’s CrowdStrike incident, which caused more than 8.5 million systems to crash at several organizations, including many Fortune 1000 companies. The AWS outage affected many popular online services ranging from Alexa, Snapchat and Venmo to gaming platforms

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Thousands of Cisco ASA Firewalls Still Unsecured Despite Federal Warnings

Despite repeated warnings from Cisco and multiple cybersecurity agencies, an estimated 48,000 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) devices remain exposed to active exploitation. Most are located in the U.S., followed by the U.K., Japan, Russia, Germany, and Canada, according to data from the Shadowserver Foundation, which continues to scan for

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Salesforce-Linked Data Breach Exposes 1.1M Farmers Insurance Customers, Sparks Lawsuit

A new class action lawsuit against Salesforce alleges that the company failed to secure its systems, leaving sensitive customer data vulnerable to attackers. The legal filing follows confirmation that a third-party data breach—apparently tied to the ongoing Salesforce voice-phishing campaign—compromised the personal information of more than 1.1 million Farmers Insurance customers. The complaint accuses Salesforce

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Cyberattack compromises more than 2.5 billion Gmail users

Google has issued a global security alert following one of the largest breaches in its history. The massive cyberattack has exposed data from more than 2.5 billion Gmail users and compromised a Google database managed through Salesforce’s cloud platform. Hacker group ShinyHunters is behind the breach which security experts are calling one of the largest

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AI Fueling 47% Increase in Global Cyberattacks on Businesses

Cyber attacks on businesses continue to escalate in 2025, with global organizations experiencing an average of 1,925 incidents per week in Q1, a 47% increase compared to the same period last year, according to new research from Check Point, a global leader in cyber security solutions. The education sector was the hardest hit, with each

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Microsoft SharePoint attack victim count rises to 400, including high-profile US organizations

Ransomware groups are now targeting Microsoft SharePoint—a platform trusted by more than 190 million users worldwide for collaboration and document management. It’s the latest development in a growing wave of cyberattacks targeting known vulnerabilities in the system. Recent reports suggest the scale of the attacks is far worse than initially thought. What started as an

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