The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Bill Toulas is a technology writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications. An open source advocate and Linux enthusiast, is currently finding pleasure in following hacks, malware campaigns, and data breach incidents, as well as by exploring the intricate ways through which tech is swiftly transforming our lives.

New ZeroFont phishing tricks Outlook into showing fake AV-scans

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Hackers are utilizing a new trick of using zero-point fonts in emails to make malicious emails appear as safely scanned by security tools in Microsoft Outlook. 

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Windows cryptomining attacks target graphic designer's high-powered GPUs

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Cybercriminals are leveraging a legitimate Windows tool called 'Advanced Installer' to infect the computers of graphic designers with cryptocurrency miners. 

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Johnson & Johnson discloses IBM data breach impacting patients

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Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems ("Janssen") has informed its CarePath customers that their sensitive information has been compromised in a third-party data breach involving IBM. 

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Cisco warns of VPN zero-day exploited by ransomware gangs

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Cisco is warning of a CVE-2023-20269 zero-day vulnerability in its Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) that is actively exploited by ransomware operations to gain initial access to corporate networks. 

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Microsoft Teams phishing attack pushes DarkGate malware

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A new phishing campaign is abusing Microsoft Teams messages to send malicious attachments that install the DarkGate Loader malware. 

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024