Security News > 2025 > January

Signal will let you sync old messages when linking new devices
2025-01-28 16:27

Signal is finally adding a new feature that allows users to synchronize their old message history from their primary iOS or Android devices to newly linked devices like desktops and iPads. [...]

PowerSchool starts notifying victims of massive data breach
2025-01-28 15:43

Education software giant PowerSchool has started notifying individuals in the U.S. and Canada whose personal data was exposed in a late December 2024 cyberattack. [...]

What's Yours is Mine: Is Your Business Ready for Cryptojacking Attacks?
2025-01-28 15:01

Cryptojacking may be stealthy, but its impact is anything but. From inflated cloud bills to sluggish performance, it's a threat that companies can't ignore. Learn more from Pentera about how...

Protecting AWS environments from cyberthreats
2025-01-28 15:00

The shared responsibility model: why securing AWS workloads is essential Partner Content Organizations are increasingly shifting their deployments to the cloud due to its many benefits over...

Microsoft tests Edge Scareware Blocker to block tech support scams
2025-01-28 14:30

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. [...]

Security pros more confident about fending off ransomware, despite being battered by attacks
2025-01-28 14:02

Data leak, shmata leak. It will all work out, right? IT and security pros say they are more confident in their ability to manage ransomware attacks after nearly nine in ten (88 percent) were...

OAuth Redirect Flaw in Airline Travel Integration Exposes Millions to Account Hijacking
2025-01-28 14:02

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched account takeover vulnerability affecting a popular online travel service for hotel and car rentals. "By exploiting this flaw,...

How to Use 1Password: A Guide for Beginners
2025-01-28 13:00

Learn how to use 1Password to securely store and manage your passwords. This step-by-step guide will help you get started.

Europeans targeted with new Tor-using backdoor and infostealers
2025-01-28 12:57

A financially motivated threat actor has been targeting German and Polish-speaking users with info-stealing malware and TorNet, a previously undocumented .NET backdoor that leverages the Tor...

CISA Under Trump
2025-01-28 12:09

Jen Easterly is out as the Director of CISA. Read her final interview: There’s a lot of unfinished business. We have made an impact through our ransomware vulnerability warning pilot and our...