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"Russian National Arrested, Charged in US Over Role in LockBit Ransomware Attacks"The US Justice Department (DoJ) recently announced charges against a third Russian national allegedly involved in deploying the LockBit ransomware. The man, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, was arrested in Arizona and allegedly owned, controlled,…
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"Quantum Hacking Alert: USTC Uncovers Critical Vulnerabilities in Quantum Key Distribution"A team led by Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences made an advancement in the practical security of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). They identified a potential security flaw in the…
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"Microsoft Names Russian Threat Actor Cadet Blizzard"Microsoft Threat Intelligence has recently shed light on a previously tracked threat actor (DEV-0586), now known as “Cadet Blizzard.” Microsoft believes Cadet Blizzard to be associated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate…
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"NSA and CISA Release Guide To Protect Baseboard Management Controllers"Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) are common server-class computer components. Cybercriminals could exploit the capabilities of these controllers to compromise industry and government systems. Neal Ziring, the Technical Director of the National…
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"New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT"Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT pose significant threats to organizations' sensitive data. New research from the browser security company LayerX highlighted the scope and nature of these risks. The "Revealing the True GenAI…
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"Barracuda Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese Actor"
A zero-day vulnerability in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) discovered in late May has been exploited in a Chinese espionage campaign since October 2022, according to security researchers at Mandiant. The researchers noted that new…
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"Russian Hackers Use PowerShell USB Malware to Drop Backdoors"
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Gamaredon, also known as Armageddon or Shuckworm, continues to target critical organizations in Ukraine's military and security intelligence sectors using updated tools and novel infection techniques. Previously,…
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"Cybercriminals Return to Business as Usual in a Post-pandemic World"
According to Proofpoint, cybercriminals resumed normal operations in 2022 following two years of pandemic-induced disruption. As COVID-19 medical and economic programs began to slow down, attackers were forced to find new ways to make a living by…
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"'Shampoo' ChromeLoader Variant Difficult to Wash Out"Fake websites promoting pirated video games, movies, and more are spreading a new variant of the ChromeLoader malware called "Shampoo." It steals sensitive information, redirects searches, and injects advertisements into browser sessions. Researchers…
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"Detecting Deviators From the Norm - 'An Accurate Identification Method of Abnormal Users in Social Network Based on Multivariate Characteristics'"
Research published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities introduces a new method for identifying abnormal users in social networks, which involves analyzing multiple user behavior characteristics. Using the APIs of different social…
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"MSSQL Makes up 93% Of All Activity on Honeypots Tracking 10 Databases"Honeypots focused on tracking the activity on database servers in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the UK, China, and the US revealed that Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) composed 93 percent of all attack activity. SpiderLabs of Trustwave noted in a blog post that its…
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"Popular Email Provider Leaves Systems Wide Open"
The popular disposable email provider Temp Mail left its systems publicly accessible for over three months, thus risking potential security breaches and widespread malware distribution. The Cybernews research team recently discovered a configuration…
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