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A late afternoon view shows two young women walking past a wall-sized anime mural along Chuo-dori (Central Avenue) in the Akihabara district (known as Electric Town for its maze of electronics stores, but currently considered an almost sacred destination by members of Japan's otaku culture, drawn to Akihabara's video game centers, maid cafes, anime shops, and manga comics), located in Chiyoda Ward in central Tokyo, Japan.

Warning all weebs: Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Is nothing sacred?

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A malware dev has committed a magnificent self-own after an AI-coded malicious package leaked its own GitHub private token

By Andy Edser published

News Whoops.

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A hooded figure is depicted running with a large sack, from which slips of paper featuring asterisks (symbolizing passwords or confidential information) are falling out. The background is solid red, creating a striking contrast and emphasizing the theme of cyber theft or data breach.

Interpol's 'Operation Ramz' has arrested over 200 people for phishing scams, malware threats, and security breaches

By Andy Edser published

News Knock knock, it's the cyber police.

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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software.

There's a devious hacking scheme that involves a hijacked Microsoft Teams account, a fake IT helpdesk, and a covert infection tool

By James Bentley published

News IT's a pretty bad one.

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Computer code and text displayed on computer screens. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Hackers are using fake job interviews to load applicants' PCs with a password-stealing Trojan

By James Bentley published

News No job and a new virus. What a nightmare.

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A computer screen with program code warning of a detected malware script program. 3d illustration

Fake Windows Support website offers 'cumulative update' for version 24H2 but delivers password-stealing malware that can avoid anti-virus detection

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Stay safe, folks.

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A stylized screenshot of the software tool CPU-Z, against a colorful background

CPUID's download page has been hacked, with its popular processor and PC info tools replaced with links to files containing malware (Update: Fixed)

By Nick Evanson last updated

News Staff at CPUID have reportedly fixed the issue now.

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Web-code library with millions of weekly downloads poisoned by malicious release: 'This is unironically a malware nuclear missile'

By Jacob Fox published

News Developers using Axios are recommended to check for exposure.

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New ransomware spotted with a 'coding mistake' that means even the hackers can't decrypt the files

By James Bentley published

News A true lose/lose situation.

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AI is reportedly 'democratising' cybercrime by making it easy for bad guys with limited tech skills to have a crack at ransomware and other malicious code

By Jeremy Laird last updated

News "Ah, I see you're interested in crafting a ransom note for your ransomware campaign."

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