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FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:35:32 +0000
The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized a number 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.
Read MoreFuture of Cybersecurity: Will XDR Absorb SIEM & SOAR?
Credit to Author: Chris LaFleur| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000
XDR is reshaping cybersecurity by unifying and enhancing SIEM and SOAR capabilities into a single platform. It addresses alert fatigue, improves incident correlation, simplifies operations, and enhances efficiency for SOC teams.
Read MoreDeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:30:00 +0000
Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one.
Read MoreCybercrime gets a few punches on the nose
Law enforcement took down several cybercrime forums that sold tools and data to other cybercriminals
Read MoreNDR: Not Just a “Nice to Have” Anymore
Credit to Author: Chris LaFleur| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Network Detection and Response (NDR) is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’—it’s essential. NDR complements EDR, accelerates incident response, and enhances visibility, making it a critical tool for modern cybersecurity strategies and service providers.
Read MoreExposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:34:22 +0000
China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.
Read MoreInfrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:10:08 +0000
In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering to cybercriminals in China and Russia increasingly are funneling their operations through major U.S. cloud providers. Research published this week on one such outfit — a sprawling network tied to Chinese organized crime gangs and aptly named “Funnull” — highlights a persistent whac-a-mole problem facing cloud services.
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