From The Hacker News – New FileFix Method Emerges as a Threat Following 517% Rise in ClickFix Attacks

From The Hacker News – New FileFix Method Emerges as a Threat Following 517% Rise in ClickFix Attacks

The ClickFix social engineering tactic as an initial access vector using fake CAPTCHA verifications increased by 517% between the second half of 2024 and the first half of this year, according to data from ESET. "The list of threats that ClickFix attacks lead to is growing by the day, including infostealers, ransomware, remote access trojans, cryptominers, post-exploitation tools, and even
From The Hacker News – The Hidden Risks of SaaS: Why Built-In Protections Aren’t Enough for Modern Data Resilience

From The Hacker News – The Hidden Risks of SaaS: Why Built-In Protections Aren’t Enough for Modern Data Resilience

SaaS Adoption is Skyrocketing, Resilience Hasn’t Kept Pace SaaS platforms have revolutionized how businesses operate. They simplify collaboration, accelerate deployment, and reduce the overhead of managing infrastructure. But with their rise comes a subtle, dangerous assumption: that the convenience of SaaS extends to resilience. It doesn’t. These platforms weren’t built with full-scale data
From The Hacker News – Iranian APT35 Hackers Targeting Israeli Tech Experts with AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

From The Hacker News – Iranian APT35 Hackers Targeting Israeli Tech Experts with AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

An Iranian state-sponsored hacking group associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting journalists, high-profile cyber security experts, and computer science professors in Israel. "In some of those campaigns, Israeli technology and cyber security professionals were approached by attackers who posed as fictitious assistants to