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February 2025

Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system used to disperse trillions of dollars to Americans each year, and warned that Musk’s access to… 

U.S. and Dutch Authorities Dismantle 39 Domains Linked to BEC Fraud Network

U.S. and Dutch Authorities Dismantle 39 Domains Linked to BEC Fraud Network

Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Fraud Prevention U.S. and Dutch law enforcement agencies have announced that they have dismantled 39 domains and their associated servers as part of efforts to disrupt a network of online… 

BeyondTrust Zero-Day Breach Exposes 17 SaaS Customers via Compromised API Key

BeyondTrust Zero-Day Breach Exposes 17 SaaS Customers via Compromised API Key

Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero-Day BeyondTrust has revealed it completed an investigation into a recent cybersecurity incident that targeted some of the company’s Remote Support SaaS instances by making use of a compromised API… 

Meta Confirms Zero-Click WhatsApp Spyware Attack Targeting 90 Journalists, Activists

Meta Confirms Zero-Click WhatsApp Spyware Attack Targeting 90 Journalists, Activists

Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Surveillance Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said it disrupted a campaign that involved the use of spyware to target journalists and civil society members. The campaign, which targeted around 90 members,… 

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts

Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that’s targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting…