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As the report that follows describes, SophosLabs has been observing a small but growing number of criminals forced to resort to a variety of manual hacking techniques - previously the purview of esoteric, targeted attackers - just to maintain their dishonorable income streams.

Deepfake AI made the entire world worried about realistic image, audio, and video fakes that may be used for stealing money, damaging reputation, or ruining someone's career.

A hacker claims to have cracked the Skype'sproprietary encryption protocols that protect the VoIP company's intellectual property.

Google removed the Squid Game app from the Play Store after researchers discovered malware in it. If you downloaded the app, here's what you should do to stay safe.

Hackers are stealing money from iPhone users by leveraging dating apps. Here's all you need to know about the bitcoin scam involving phoney apps. If you have these apps on your iPhone, remove them.

REvil, a notorious hacking outfit known for extorting companies for millions of dollars and selling data on the dark web when it doesn't get its way, has reportedly shut down after incurring some sort of punishment. The group's Tor payment site and data leak blog have been hijacked, according to sources (via Tech Crunch), leaving the outfit crippled and platformless.

Microsoft has emerged as one of the most imitated brands, accounting for 29% of all phishing attacks worldwide, as per the Check Point Research (CPR) report. According to the data, these attacks have decreased from 45 percent in the second quarter of 2021.

Facebook filed a data theft lawsuit against a Ukrainian on Friday, accusing him of scraping Facebook Messenger and selling the data of over 178 million users on dark net forums. Over the course of 21 months, the hacker used a Messenger function to harvest user data. The company is now seeking court orders prohibiting the guy from using Facebook sites, as well as the sale of any remaining scraped data and damages restitution.