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"Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023"According to researchers at Lloyds Bank, romance scam victims surged by more than a fifth (22%) in 2023 compared to 2022. The average amount lost per incident was $8847 last year, which is lower than in 2022 when the average loss was $10,505.
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"LockBit Reigns Supreme in Soaring Ransomware Landscape"According to security researchers at ReliaQuest, a hyper-active LockBit group led to a surge in ransomware campaigns in the last quarter of 2023.
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"Engineers Develop Hack to Make Automotive Radar Hallucinate"Duke University engineers have demonstrated a system called "MadRadar" that can deceive automotive radar sensors.
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"Two More Individuals Charged for DraftKings Hacking"Two more individuals have recently been indicted for their role in a credential stuffing attack resulting in unauthorized access to thousands of user accounts at a fantasy sports and betting website.
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"Hackers Push USB Malware Payloads via News, Media Hosting Sites"A threat actor who uses USB devices for initial infection has been discovered abusing legitimate online platforms such as GitHub, Vimeo, and Ars Technica to host encoded payloads hidden in content that appears to be harmless.
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"Interpol Arrests More Than 30 Cybercriminals in Global 'Synergia' Operation"International law enforcement has detained 31 suspected cybercriminals and discovered 1,300 malicious servers used to conduct phishing attacks and distribute malware. Interpol's Operation Synergia ran from September to November 2023.
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"Tor Code Audit Finds 17 Vulnerabilities"A comprehensive code security audit focusing on several components of the Tor anonymity network conducted by researchers at Radically Open Security discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities, including an issue classified as "high risk." The re
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"PurpleFox Malware Infected Thousands of Systems in Ukraine"The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) recently warned about a PurpleFox malware campaign that has infected at least 2,000 computers in the country.
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"US Feds Shut Down China-Linked 'KV-Botnet' Targeting SOHO Routers"The US government took action to neutralize a botnet of hundreds of US-based Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) routers hijacked by Volt Typhoon, a China-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor.
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"FritzFrog Botnet Exploits Log4Shell, PwnKit Vulnerabilities"The FritzFrog cryptocurrency mining botnet is growing as a recently analyzed variant exploits the Log4Shell and PwnKit vulnerabilities for lateral movement and privilege escalation.
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"'Leaky Vessels' Cloud Bugs Allow Container Escapes Globally"Researchers have discovered four vulnerabilities, collectively called "Leaky Vessels," in container engine components. Three of the vulnerabilities enable attackers to break out of containers and perform malicious actions on the host system.