Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/wrapping-up-trends-in-macos-malware-of-2025. The myth of a malware-free Mac is a thing of the past. Here’s how Mac threats evolved in 2025 — and what’s coming next. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #malware, #cyber-threats, #malware-threat, #malware-detection, #malware-protection, #ai-security, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @moonlock. Learn more about this writer by checking @moonlock's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. macOS is no longer a low-risk target. In 2025, attackers combined stealers, backdoors, and AI-driven phishing into long-running attacks — making user awareness and third-party protection more important than ever. The Mac threat landscape now closely resembles what Windows users have faced for years.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-saw-a-phishing-site-that-traps-security-bots. How modern phishing kits use honeypots, cloaking, and adversary-in-the-middle attacks—and how defenders can turn those same tactics against them. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #phishing, #cyber-threat-intelligence, #proactive-threat-hunting, #blue-team, #infosec, #threat-detection, #cyber-attacks, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @behindthesurface. Learn more about this writer by checking @behindthesurface's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A phishing kit had a hidden form field with no visible counterpart. It wasn't part of the UI. The victim would never see it. So why was it there? Because it wasn't designed to catch victims. It was designed to catch us.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-authorization-gap-no-one-wants-to-talk-about-why-your-api-is-probably-leaking-right-now. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) is eating the API economy from the inside out. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #bola, #broken-object, #object-level-authorization, #sql, #malicious-payloads, #authentication, #ai-detection-system, and more. This story was written by: @drechimyn. Learn more about this writer by checking @drechimyn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) is eating the API economy from the inside out. BOLA happens after you've done everything right and your login works. Attackers are not injecting SQL or crafting malicious payloads. They're just asking for things.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ipv6-and-ctv-the-measurement-challenge-from-the-fastest-growing-ad-channel. IPv6 breaks digital ad measurement. Learn how IPinfo’s research-driven, active-measurement model restores accuracy across CTV and all channels. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #networking, #ipv6-advertising-measurement, #ipv6-geolocation-challenges, #ctv-frequency-capping-issues, #ipv6-data-intelligence, #ipv6-active-measurement, #ctv-attribution-accuracy, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @ipinfo. Learn more about this writer by checking @ipinfo's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. IPv6’s privacy features—rapid address rotation, prefix reassignment, and massive address space—are breaking traditional digital advertising measurement, with CTV feeling the impact first. IPinfo solves this with a research-grade, measurement-based IPv6 model built from active probing, topology validation, and global-scale datasets that provide accurate geolocation, network type, attribution signals, and fraud detection across all channels.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-illusion-of-security-how-iam-anti-patterns-sneak-into-every-system. IAM isn’t security by default. Learn how common IAM anti-patterns create false confidence, enable breaches, and how to fix them before it’s too late. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #identity-and-access-management, #technology, #cybersecurity, #identity-management, #zero-trust-security, #iam-anti-patterns, #the-illusion-of-security, #excessive-privilege, and more. This story was written by: @atishkdash. Learn more about this writer by checking @atishkdash's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. IAM often creates a false sense of security. Hidden anti-patterns like excessive privileges, shared identities, and stale credentials silently grow, increasing breach risk unless continuously monitored and governed.