Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Malware Dissemination Tied to FileFix Campaign Targeting Facebook Users Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • September 18, 2025 A malicious command is embedded in a deceptive upload window. (Image: Acronis/ISMG) A new social engineering operation, dubbed FileFix, has emerged, employing sophisticated techniques to persuade users into…
Meta has issued a critical warning regarding a security vulnerability in the FreeType open-source font rendering library, indicating that it may have been actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability is cataloged under the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363 and carries a high severity CVSS score of 8.1. It is characterized as…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Colt Services Faces Ongoing Outages; Finland Charges U.S. National in Vastaamo Hack Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • September 18, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Each week, Information Security Media Group compiles cybersecurity incidents worldwide. Recently, Microsoft dealt a significant blow to RaccoonO365, outages at Colt Technology Services continue,…
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In a recent development, a former employee of WhatsApp, A. Baig, has raised serious allegations concerning data privacy breaches within the company. The core of the issue appears to be improper access by engineers to user data, a matter underscored in a letter outlining several compliance shortcomings. These include failing…
This week, cybersecurity continues to grapple with the persistent ingenuity of threat actors. A combination of misconfigured settings, overlooked vulnerabilities, and the excessive convenience of cloud tools serves as gateways for these malicious actors. A pressing concern arises when the perpetrators of these attacks find themselves in the crosshairs, suggesting…
Meta recently introduced LlamaFirewall, a new open-source framework aimed at enhancing the security of artificial intelligence systems. This initiative addresses emerging cyber threats like prompt injection, jailbreaks, and various vulnerabilities that AI technologies face today. The framework is structured around three primary guardrails: PromptGuard 2, Agent Alignment Checks, and CodeShield.…
This week, cybersecurity experts reported a notable uptick in stealthy tactics employed by malicious actors, indicating that the real challenge may lie in identifying the threats that have already infiltrated systems rather than defending against external breaches. Attack methodologies increasingly leverage AI to manipulate public opinion, while malware masquerades within…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Mount Sinai Health System Settles Class Action Over Patient Data Misuse Marianne Kolbasuk McGee ( HealthInfoSec) • August 27, 2025 A settlement of nearly $5.3 million by Mount Sinai Health Systems highlights ongoing issues surrounding the unauthorized use of online tracking on…
