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North Korean-linked hackers are pursuing the fake IT worker scheme with new tactics, according to human risk security company Nisos. The firm is tracking a global network of IT workers posing as Vietnamese, Japanese and Singaporean nationals who are attempting to obtain employment in remote engineering and full-stack blockchain developer positions in Japan and the US. In a March 4 report, it shared that it identified six personas – two of whom appear to have…

Scams are big business for cybercriminals, and they’re getting more sophisticated than ever. According to McAfee’s State of the Scamiverse 2025 report, the average person encounters 12 scams per day, while Americans see over 14 scam attempts daily, including three deepfake videos. Fraudsters are leveraging AI-powered tools to create hyper-realistic deepfakes for as little as $5 and 10 minutes, making it harder than ever to distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake. The financial impact…

Nearly all (93%) organizations have introduced policy changes over the past 12 months to address rising CISO personal liability risks, according to new research by cloud service provider Fastly. This includes 41% of organizations increasing CISO participation in strategic decisions at the board level. Additionally, 38% of respondents promised “increased scrutiny of security disclosure documentation from supervisory agencies.” The same proportion have also improved legal support for cybersecurity staff, including buying liability insurance. These policy…

Testing should involve key players responsible for response and recovery, not just the IT department. In addition, these parties may include legal, crisis management, LOB directors, business leaders team, communications, etc. Business continuity resources should be engaged for tabletop and working tests to ensure complete communication processes, documentation, resiliency plans, and stakeholder engagement are aligned with mitigating the impact and accelerating recovery. Testing should involve not just recovery of IT systems, but mitigation of impacts…

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A leading US security agency has ordered federal government bodies to patch five vulnerabilities it claims are being actively exploited by threat actors. The latest additions to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog include CVE-2023-20118, a command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface of multiple Cisco Small Business RV Series routers. “Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data,” said CISA yesterday. CVE-2018-8639 is an…