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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

In the past few months, infostealer malware has gained ground. Infostealers attempt to log your activity across multiple networks (including social media) and steal username-password combinations and session information to access personally identifiable information (PII), as well as financial data.

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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO

In November, Microsoft rolled out new tools to prevent Copilot from oversharing data such as employee confidential information. Friendly fire In February, Chinese PC maker Acemagic acknowledged shipping machines with malware installed on them. The PCs shipped with the Backdoor.Bladabindi malware, as well as RedLine Stealer.

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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

CIO

While LLMs are trained on large amounts of information, they have expanded the attack surface for businesses. It can also create cyber threats that are harder to detect than before, such as AI-powered malware, which can learn from and circumvent an organization’s defenses at breakneck speed.

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AndroxGhost – the python malware exploiting your AWS keys

Lacework

And the majority of this activity has been linked to the same python malware dubbed AndroxGh0st with at least one incident tied to an actor known as Xcatze. For AWS specifically, the malware scans for and parses AWS keys but also has the ability to generate keys for brute force attacks. AndroxGh0st options.

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Vietnamese Hacker Group Deploys New PXA Stealer Targeting Europe and Asia 

Ooda Loop

A new information-stealing campaign is targeting the government and education sectors in Europe and Asia. The threat group is using PXA Stealer, a new Python-based malware. The campaign has not yet been associated with a specific actor, but the attacker is known to be Vietnamese-speaking.

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Preinstalled mobile malware steals money in emerging markets

TechBeacon

Phones branded “ Tecno ” —made by Shenzhen Transsion Holdings—appear to be preinstalled with malware. Smartphone users in emerging markets are being ripped off by suspiciously cheap handsets.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Warns of Global Spear-Phishing Threat, While OWASP Releases AI Security Resources

Tenable

Meanwhile, cybercriminals have amplified their use of malware for fake software-update attacks. For more information about securing RDP tools: “ Commonly Exploited Protocols: Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ” (Center for Internet Security) “ What is remote desktop protocol (RDP)? ” (TechTarget) “ Wondering Whether RDP IS Secure?