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A Ransomware Group Claims They Took 343GB From Under Armour and Posted a Countdown Clock to Prove It

A Ransomware Group Claims They Took 343GB From Under Armour and Posted a Countdown Clock to Prove It

The Everest ransomware group just made headlines by posting a threat notice on their dark web leak site claiming they walked away from Under Armour with roughly 343 gigabytes of internal data. Personal documents tied to clients and employees. Sensitive internal records. And to make their point impossible to ignore, they posted samples as proof […]

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The Security Tool Meant to Protect You Just Became the Weapon Used Against You

The Security Tool Meant to Protect You Just Became the Weapon Used Against You

There’s a deeply unsettling assumption built into most corporate security strategies. It goes something like this: the antivirus is on our side. Whatever else might go wrong, the protection software is trustworthy by definition. Researchers at Google’s Mandiant and Threat Intelligence Group just dismantled that assumption in the most uncomfortable way possible, uncovering an attack […]

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Your Employees’ Browsers Are the Security Gap Hackers Are Counting On

Your Employees’ Browsers Are the Security Gap Hackers Are Counting On

Most business owners sleep a little easier knowing they’ve invested in firewalls, endpoint protection, and data loss prevention tools. That investment is worthwhile, but a newly released report suggests it’s leaving a significant and largely unguarded attack surface wide open. The Browser Security Report 2025 from LayerX reveals that the browser sitting on every employee’s […]

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Small Mistakes, Major Consequences: The Email Security Risk Most Businesses Overlook

Small Mistakes, Major Consequences: The Email Security Risk Most Businesses Overlook

When you have already invested in firewalls, antivirus software, and phishing awareness training, it is easy to feel confident about your company’s cybersecurity posture. However, there is a sneaky threat hiding in plain sight that does not require malware or a sophisticated hacker to cause serious damage. It simply waits for someone on your team […]

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Private Cloud Is Making a Comeback and It Makes More Sense Than You Might Think

Private Cloud Is Making a Comeback and It Makes More Sense Than You Might Think

For the better part of the last decade, the conversation around cloud computing has been dominated by the big public cloud providers. Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services. Businesses of all sizes have leaned heavily on these platforms for the scalability, speed, and global reach that would be incredibly difficult and expensive to build […]

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When a Background Update Locks You Out: What HP OneAgent Did to Microsoft Security Tools

When a Background Update Locks You Out: What HP OneAgent Did to Microsoft Security Tools

Software updates are supposed to make things run more smoothly. But for businesses using HP AI PCs, a recent update to HP’s OneAgent software did the opposite, quietly disrupting Microsoft security tools and leaving some users completely locked out of their devices. Here is what went wrong and what your team should know if you […]

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Hackers Found a Way Around Your MFA and They Are Using Your Own Apps to Do It

Hackers Found a Way Around Your MFA and They Are Using Your Own Apps to Do It

Cybersecurity threats just keep getting more creative, and the latest one is particularly frustrating because it turns the tools you trust against you. Researchers at Proofpoint recently uncovered a new wave of attacks that exploit OAuth applications. If you are not familiar with that term, you have definitely used the technology. It is what powers […]

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