PlugX Trojan disguised as a legitimate Windows open-source tool in recent attacks
Researchers detailed a new wave of attacks distributing the PlugX RAT disguised as a legitimate Windows debugger tool. Trend Micro…
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As Social Engineering Attacks Skyrocket, Evaluate Your Security Education Plan
Build a playbook for employees on how to handle suspicious communications, use mail filters, and screen and verify unfamiliar calls…
This Kissing Machine Lets You Make Out Virtually
If you and your long-distance lover couldn’t meet up this past Valentine’s Day, there’s still good news. Chinese social media…
Grab Your Dex, Cox, and Rex for This Week’s Toy Aisle
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest in toy news. This week: Jen Walters’ paramour…
Netflix Rings Up a Unique New Pokémon TV Series
The Pokémon Concierge, a new animated Pokémon television series, is currently under development at Netflix. Dwarf Studios is currently set…
SpaceX Postpones NASA’s Crew-6 Launch Due to ‘Ignition System Issue’
Update: February 27, 8:01 a.m. ET: SpaceX issued a scrub of today’s scheduled launch with roughly two and a half…
PureCrypter Malware Is Targeting Government Entities
A threat actor has been spotted delivering several information stealers and ransomware strains to government organizations via the PureCrypter malware…
Elon Musk Lays Off Twitter Employee Who Slept on the Floor to Meet His Crazy Deadlines
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a message for employees: Loyalty means nothing. Over the weekend, Musk laid off more than…
Dutch Police arrests 3 men involved in a massive extortion scheme. One of them is an ethical hacker
The Dutch police arrested three individuals as a result of an investigation into computer trespass, data theft, extortion, extortion, and…
Stanford University Is Facing a Data Breach
Stanford University discovered a breach that affected its data between December 2022 and January 2023. Threat actors exfiltrated files containing…