Neglected Domains Fuel Rise in Malicious Email Campaigns

https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/neglected-domains-used-in-malspam-to.html Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a concerning trend where cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting neglected domains to evade email security measures and deliver malicious payloads....

Desperate Job Seekers Targeted by WhatsApp Employment Scams

https://www.theage.com.au/national/broke-desperate-jobseekers-are-falling-for-gold-mine-employment-scams-in-droves-20250105-p5l26q.html Australians struggling to find work are falling victim to sophisticated employment scams operating on platforms like WhatsApp,...

Cybersecurity in 2024: Top Stories that Rocked the Digital World

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-biggest-cybersecurity-and-cyberattack-stories-of-2024 The year 2024 was marked by an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity incidents, from devastating data breaches to crippling ransomware attacks. As new threat actors...

Fake Stars Inflate Popularity of Malicious GitHub Repositories

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459 A new study reveals a significant problem with inauthentic “stars” being used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories on GitHub. These fake stars mislead users into trusting...