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This $16 AdGuard plan protects your whole family from malicious ads

You have until April 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT to grab lifetime access to AdGuard's privacy and ad-blocking tools for just $15.97 (reg. $169)—remember to enter code FAMPLAN at checkout for this limited-time discount. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/this-16-adguard-plan-protects-your-whole-family-from-malicious-ads/
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Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers

Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer to mine Ethereum and Monero. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-vscode-extensions-infect-windows-with-cryptominers/
Six arrested for AI-powered investment scams that stole $20 million

Spain's police arrested six individuals behind a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that used AI tools to generate deepfake ads featuring popular public figures to lure people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/six-arrested-for-ai-powered-investment-scams-that-stole-20-million/
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EncryptHub's dual life: Cybercriminal vs Windows bug-bounty researcher

EncryptHub, a notorious threat actor linked to breaches at 618 organizations, is believed to have reported two Windows zero-day vulnerabilities to Microsoft, revealing a conflicted figure straddling the line between cybercrime and security research. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/encrypthubs-dual-life-cybercriminal-vs-windows-bug-bounty-researcher/
AWS rolls out ML-KEM to secure TLS from quantum threats

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added support for the ML-KEM post-quantum key encapsulation mechanism to AWS Key Management Service (KMS), AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), and AWS Secrets Manager, making TLS connections more secure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aws-rolls-out-ml-kem-to-secure-tls-from-quantum-threats/
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Phishing kits now vet victims in real-time before stealing credentials

Phishing actors are employing a new evasion tactic called  'Precision-Validated Phishing' that only shows fake login forms when a user enters an email address that the threat actors specifically targeted. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-kits-now-vet-victims-in-real-time-before-stealing-credentials/
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