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Your Gaming Mouse Could Be Spying on You: The Alarming “Mic-E-Mouse” AI Attack That Listens Through Desks

Your Gaming Mouse Could Be Spying on You: The Alarming “Mic-E-Mouse” AI Attack That Listens Through Desks

A research team at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has uncovered a startling way to turn one of the most ordinary pieces of computer hardware, a mouse into a covert listening device. Not a member, read full article here: https://medium.com/tech-waves/your-gaming-mouse-could-be-spying-on-you-the-alarming-mic-e-mouse-ai-attack-that-listens-through-4f812b8dc6b3?sk=febd00cc6bae8f0b8f9b18c3e40d912c Their project, aptly named Mic-E-Mouse, demonstrates that the sensors in high-performance optical mice can pick up minute vibrations from a

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Watch Out for Salty2FA: New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises

Watch Out for Salty2FA: New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises

Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms keep evolving, giving attackers faster and cheaper ways to break into corporate accounts. Now, researchers at ANY.RUN has uncovered a new entrant: Salty2FA, a phishing kit designed to bypass multiple two-factor authentication methods and slip past traditional defenses. Already spotted in campaigns across the US and EU, Salty2FA puts enterprises at risk by targeting industries

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SonicWall SSL VPN Flaw and Misconfigurations Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware Hackers

SonicWall SSL VPN Flaw and Misconfigurations Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware Hackers

Threat actors affiliated with the Akira ransomware group have continued to target SonicWall devices for initial access. Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 said it observed a spike in intrusions involving SonicWall appliances over the past month, particularly following reports about renewed Akira ransomware activity since late July 2025. SonicWall subsequently revealed the SSL VPN activity aimed at its firewalls involved a year-old security

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SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day

SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day

SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse. “We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability,” the company said. “Instead, there is a significant correlation with

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