• PJ Bradley
    Contributing Writer Security Buzz

    PJ Bradley is a writer from southeast Michigan with a Bachelor's degree in history from Oakland University. She has a background in school-age care and experience tutoring college history students.

    Currently, PJ is focused on building a career in higher education while freelancing as a writer. A lover of literature and art, she dedicates much of her free time to creative writing and reading.

Articles by PJ Bradley
StealC phishing credential theft
How Steganography and Bitbucket Are Delivering the StealC Information Stealer
September 29, 2025
A user opens their email to find what looks to be a legitimate—and urgent—message purporting to be from Meta Support. The email claims that the user’s account has been reported and is scheduled to be…
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Kering Gucci Balenciaga data breach
Luxury Fashion Faces a Cyber Reckoning: Kering Breach Exposes Millions
September 24, 2025
Luxury fashion group Kering, which includes such high-end brands as Gucci, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent, has recently been hit by a major data breach. Malicious actors hacked Kering’s systems to steal vast amounts of…
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SBOM software supply chain
Why a Shared SBOM Vision Could Be the Key to Securing the Software Supply Chain
September 23, 2025
In an era of increasingly interconnected digital landscapes, the software supply chain is a crucial area to secure, affecting organizations across all sectors. Software supply chain attacks are on the rise among modern threats, and…
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Varonis SlashNext acquisition
Varonis Expands Cybersecurity Reach with $150M Acquisition of SlashNext
September 18, 2025
The cybersecurity and tech industries have seen a growing trend of mergers and acquisitions in an attempt to meet market demands and consolidate efforts against rising threats. In this vein, cybersecurity firm Varonis recently announced…
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RBI Burger King data breach
Burger King Parent RBI Exposed by Ethical Hackers
September 16, 2025
Recently, ethical hackers uncovered critical vulnerabilities in platforms hosted by Restaurant Brands International, the parent company that owns such major fast food chains as Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Tim Hortons. Two ethical hackers,…
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SEO poisoning malware Fortinet
SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets Chinese Users with Hiddengh0st and Winos Malware
September 15, 2025
Many security issues on the internet stem from avoidable mistakes based on an assumption of safety or legitimacy, often supported by implicitly understood “trust signals.” Users online are primed to have confidence in search engines,…
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Docker Desktop container security
Docker Desktop Flaw Exposes Hosts to Privilege Escalation
September 08, 2025
Containers are a highly important security boundary used in countless contexts to isolate an environment from other applications on the operating system. The container environment, such as a sandbox, works toward a variety of purposes,…
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CrowdStrike Onum
CrowdStrike’s $290M Bet on Onum Signals the Next Phase of AI-Powered Cybersecurity
September 06, 2025
The last few years have seen a significant trend toward mergers and acquisitions to consolidate and streamline cybersecurity platforms and operations. Recently, cybersecurity technology leader CrowdStrike announced the acquisition of real-time data intelligence platform Onum…
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Workday social engineering breach
Workday Breach Highlights Expanding Wave of Social Engineering Attacks
September 02, 2025
Social engineering, while an age-old tactic of cybercriminals, is by no means outdated or ineffective in modern environments. Threat actors continue to rely on deceptive methods and take advantage of the human element to cause…
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ransomware credentials data exfiltration
Why Credential Theft and Data Exfiltration Are Outpacing Ransomware
August 29, 2025
Due to the constant evolution of the threat landscape, the common reputation of ransomware is no longer representative of reality. While many think of ransomware solely as hackers compromising and encrypting sensitive files in order…
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Russia breach federal court system
Russia Suspected in Years-Long Breach of Federal Court System
August 25, 2025
Companies and government institutions alike have long been on the alert for cyber incidents motivated by foreign interests. In an environment like the geopolitical landscape of the past several years, especially, major cyberattacks from overseas…
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GPT-5 ChatGPT jailbreak
Researchers Expose GPT-5 Jailbreak Flaws, Outperformed by Hardened GPT-4o
August 19, 2025
In the massive AI explosion of the past several years, AI companies and developers are constantly attempting to improve the performance and capabilities of their products. OpenAI recently announced the release of its newest LLM,…
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BeyondTrust non-human identities identity security
BeyondTrust Shines a Light on Secrets and Non-Human Identity Risks
August 18, 2025
With constant technological advances, changing privacy standards and regulatory enforcement, and efforts to meet consumer demand for streamlined experiences, the identity landscape is quite different from what it once was, and still evolving. The growth…
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CISO budgets
Cybersecurity Under Constraint: CISOs’ Budget Growth Hits Five-Year Low
August 13, 2025
IANS Research and Artico Search recently published the 2025 Security Budget Benchmark Report, based on data collected between April and August of this year. The report aims to help security leaders by providing expert insights…
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cloaking-as-a-service CaaS
How AI Is Helping Cybercriminals Evade Detection—and What Defenders Can Do About It
August 11, 2025
In recent years, the industry of cybercrime-as-a-service has been growing in popularity as threat actors continue to find ways to lower the level of investment—of time, labor, and skill—required to get their attacks up and…
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Allianz data breach
Allianz Life Breach Exposes PII of 1.4 Million Customers in Social Engineering Attack
August 05, 2025
Allianz Life Insurance has experienced a catastrophic data breach affecting the personally identifiable information (PII) of 1.4 million customers, professionals, and employees of the company. The breach occurred via a social engineering attack that compromised…
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Flashpoint global threat intelligence index
Why Identity, Infrastructure, and Intelligence Now Define Security
August 01, 2025
Security platform and services provider Flashpoint recently published the Flashpoint Global Threat Intelligence Index: 2025 Midyear Edition, a companion and update to the earlier 2025 Global Threat Intelligence Report. The threat landscape has always experienced…
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Zimperium mobile security
Unsecured Wi-Fi and Mobile Lapses Are Putting Businesses at Risk
July 30, 2025
The summer brings with it a surge in employee travel around the globe. Much of this travel is related to work, such as meeting with clients, attending conferences, and visiting sites. Even among the employees…
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