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CyberHoot’s Cybersecurity Newsletter: Jan. 2026

CyberHoot’s Cybersecurity Newsletter: Jan. 2026

Welcome to CyberHoot’s January Cybersecurity Newsletter! Bad guys are building and using better tools. What...

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MongoBleed: Why 87,000 Databases Had Their Front Doors Wide Open (And How to Close Yours)

MongoBleed: Why 87,000 Databases Had Their Front Doors Wide Open (And How to Close Yours)

Remember Heartbleed? That security nightmare from a few years back that made everyone panic about their...

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HowTo: Allow-List in Perception Point

HowTo: Allow-List in Perception Point

CyberHoot – Perception Point Allowlisting Instructions Organizations using Perception Point for...

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QR Codes Are Back (They Still Want Your Password)

QR Codes Are Back (They Still Want Your Password)

Remember 2020? We scanned QR codes for everything. Restaurant menus. Parking meters. That awkward moment at a...

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CyberHoot Treasure Map to Mastery and Success

CyberHoot Treasure Map to Mastery and Success

Welcome CyberHoot's 'Getting Started' Overview! You made it! This is your visual treasure map to CyberHoot...

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AI-Powered Phishing Kits Are Game-Changing, In a Very Bad Way

AI-Powered Phishing Kits Are Game-Changing, In a Very Bad Way

Phishing emails used to be easy to spot. Bad grammar. Weird links. Obvious scams. Those days are...

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HowTo: Create Your Own Training with CustomHoots

HowTo: Create Your Own Training with CustomHoots

This article explains how Autopilot’s CustomHoots PowerUp works and provides guidance on creating your own...

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AI Poisoning: Fake Support Scam — AI Search as the New Attack Surface

AI Poisoning: Fake Support Scam — AI Search as the New Attack Surface

Cybercriminals always follow Internet eyeballs. Not literally, but figuratively. And today's eyeballs are...

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CyberHoot’s Cybersecurity Newsletter: Dec. 2025

CyberHoot’s Cybersecurity Newsletter: Dec. 2025

Welcome to CyberHoot’s December Cybersecurity Newsletter! The cybersecurity landscape is evolving faster...

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Prompt Injection

Prompt Injection

Prompt injection is a class of attacks in which a malicious actor crafts inputs designed to manipulate a large...

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Large Language Model (LLM)

Large Language Model (LLM)

A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence model trained on massive volumes of text to...

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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is an AI architecture pattern that combines a search or retrieval step with...

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