The Salted Hash

🧂 What you missed this week 👀

Everything you need to know to dodge breaches, outsmart hackers, and keep your CISO from having a meltdown.

Cybersecurity News 2025: APTs, Tata Cyberattack, and WhatsApp Spyware on the Rise

Abusing AWS Native Services: How Ransomware is Encrypting S3 Buckets with SSE-C

How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting AWS's Own Encryption Mechanisms to Render Critical Data Inaccessible

🧂We Asked 5 AIs to Predict the Biggest Cyber Threats of 2025 😱Here’s What They Said

Top 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Phishing

Learn how to keep your personal information and online banking accounts safe

🤖 Microsoft Bing AI Chatbot and the Malicious Ads

Plus: NSA’s AI Security Center

🪲 Data Breaches, Bugs, and Advanced Security Measures

Plus: Fraudsters merge cryptocurrency scams with classic romance

The Psychology Behind Phishing Attacks: How They Hook You

The dark art that manipulates human curiosity, fear, and trust to reel in victims

Google's Warning to Political Campaigns on AI-fueled Cyber Threats

PLUS: Alarming trends in cyber threats and the evolving tactics of hackers

Unraveling the Knot of Cybersecurity Platform Consolidation

The journey has its share of challenges, but the end goal is a state of enhanced security readiness and better operational resilience.

4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Family Safe Online

Harnessing CISA's Guidelines to Protect Ourselves and Our Loved Ones

20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month

PLUS: Skyrocketing Cybersecurity Insurance: From USD 10.3 Billion to USD 17.6 Billion in Just Five Years! 💹