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"Fortinet Plugs Critical Security Hole in FortiNAC, With a PoC Incoming (CVE-2022-39952)"Forty vulnerabilities have been fixed in a number of Fortinet products, including two critical vulnerabilities impacting FortiNAC and FortiWeb. Since cybercriminals like exploiting vulnerabilities in Fortinet enterprise solutions, and a proof-of-concept…
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"New Samsung Message Guard Protects Mobile Devices Against Zero-Click Exploits"With the launch of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphones, Samsung recently introduced a new sandbox feature named Message Guard, designed to protect devices against zero-click exploits. Samsung noted that Galaxy smartphones, through the Knox…
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"Police Bust $41m Email Scam Gang"A coordinated police operation across multiple countries recently led to the dismantling of a criminal network responsible for tens of millions of dollars in business email compromise (BEC) losses. Europol stated that there were five action days…
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"Norway Seizes Millions in North Korean Crypto"Norwegian authorities have recently tracked and intercepted 60 million kroner ($5.9m) in cryptocurrency stolen last year by North Korean actors in the largest heist of its kind ever recorded. Norway's economic and environmental crime agency,…
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"FBI 'Contains' Cyber-Incident on its Network"The FBI recently released a brief statement about a recent cyber-incident that occurred at one of its highest-profile field offices. The FBI claimed that the incident is now under control. The FBI stated that a malicious incident impacted…
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"Is Telegram the New Dark Web? Report Documents 'Cybercrime Ecosystem' on Messaging App"According to a new report from the cybercrime intelligence firm KELA, Telegram, a popular privacy-first messaging app, has become home to a "cybercrime ecosystem" similar to dark web forums. Cybercriminals are gathering on Telegram to plan the exchange…
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"35% More Patients Impacted by Healthcare Data Breaches in H2 2022"Healthcare data breaches had the most impact in the second quarter of 2022 compared to previous years, with a 35 percent rise in the number of patient records compromised, according to Crucial Insight's H2 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report. Based on a…
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"Three Quarters of Vulnerabilities Currently Exploited by Ransomware Groups Were Discovered Before 2020"A new report from Cyber Security Works (CSW), Ivanti, Cyware, and Securin titled "2023 Spotlight Report: Ransomware Through the Lens of Threat and Vulnerability Management" highlights the need for an effective patch management approach. The report…
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"Data Leak Hits Thousands of NHS Workers"According to reports, an estimated 14,000 employees at a Liverpool NHS hospital trust have been informed that their data was leaked via email due to human error. Victims received an apology letter from the hospital trust's chief executive James…
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"Hackers Earn $180,000 for ICS Exploits at Pwn2Own Miami 2023"White hat hackers recently received a total of $180,000 at the Pwn2Own Miami 2023 hacking contest for exploits targeting widely used industrial control system (ICS) products. At the ICS edition of Pwn2Own, hackers were invited to demonstrate…
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"EU Cybersecurity Agency Warns Against Chinese APTs"According to the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the Computer Emergency Response Team for the EU institutions, bodies, and agencies (CERT-EU), several Chinese state-sponsored threat groups have recently been observed targeting businesses and…
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"Cisco Issues Patch for Critical Vulnerability in Open-Source ClamAV Antivirus"Cisco has released a patch for a critical vulnerability found in its ClamAV open-source antivirus software. Cisco said that the issue, tracked as CVE-2023-2003, could enable Remote Code Execution on vulnerable devices and was given a "critical" rating of…