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"Most Ransomware Attacks Now Happen at Night"According to security researchers at Malwarebytes, most ransomware attacks now occur between 1 am and 5 am to catch cybersecurity teams off guard.
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"Healthcare Hit by a Fifth of Ransomware Incidents"According to security researchers at Barracuda Networks, more than a fifth (21%) of ransomware attacks targeted healthcare in the past 12 months, up from 18% in the previous year.
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"Computer Scientists Discover Vulnerabilities in a Popular Security Protocol"The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol, a widely used security protocol dating back to the days of dial-up Internet, has been found to contain vulnerabilities that leave many networked devices exposed to an attack and en
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"Cybercriminals Exploit File Sharing Services to Advance Phishing Attacks"According to Abnormal Security, threat actors are using popular file-hosting or e-signature solutions to trick victims into revealing private information or downloading malware.
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"Complicated App Settings Are a Threat to User Privacy"Joseph K. Nwankpa, Miami University Associate Professor of Information Systems and Analytics, points out that default privacy settings are a potential risk to user privacy.
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"Novel Phishing Method Used in Android/iOS Financial Fraud Campaigns"Czech Republic, Hungary, and Georgia are facing financial fraud campaigns involving a recently discovered sophisticated mobile phishing technique.
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"Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning"The French security company Quarkslab found a major backdoor in millions of contactless cards made by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group, a leading Chinese chip manufacturer.
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"CISA Warns of Jenkins RCE Bug Exploited in Ransomware Attacks"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Jenkins vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The exploitation of this flaw enables Remote Code Execution (RCE).
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"Iranian Group TA453 Launches Phishing Attacks with BlackSmith"The Iranian-linked threat actor "TA453," also known as "Charming Kitten," has been using a PowerShell-based malware toolkit named "BlackSmith" in a sophisticated phishing attack.
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"US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns"US intelligence officials are confident that Iran was behind hacks against the Trump and Biden-Harris presidential campaigns. Tehran is believed to be using the hacks to influence American politics and the election.
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"Ransomware Resilience Drives Down Cyber Insurance Claims"According to a new report by the UK backup solutions provider Databarracks, more organizations than ever before have subscribed to cyber insurance, but the number of claims is declining.
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"Critical Flaw in Donation Plugin Exposed 100,000 WordPress Sites to Takeover"According to the WordPress security company Defiant, the GiveWP WordPress plugin contains a critical vulnerability that enables Remote Code Execution (RCE) and arbitrary file deletion on over 100,000 websites.