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"Reddit Admits Security Breach"A sophisticated and highly targeted phishing attack compromised the systems of the popular social media website Reddit. According to the company, the malicious actors behind the attack gained access to internal documents, code, and business systems.… -
"North Korea Targets US, South Korean Hospitals With Ransomware to Fund Further Cyber Operations"US and South Korean agencies have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory describing the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by North Korean hackers to deploy "state-sponsored" ransomware against hospitals and other organizations considered to…
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"Critical Infrastructure at Risk from New Vulnerabilities Found in Wireless IIoT Devices"A total of 38 security flaws were discovered in wireless Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices from four different vendors, which presents an attack surface for threat actors seeking to exploit Operational Technology (OT) systems. Threat actors…
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"NewsPenguin Goes Phishing for Maritime & Military Secrets"Using an advanced malware tool, a novel threat actor dubbed "NewsPenguin" by researchers has been conducting an espionage campaign against Pakistan's military-industrial complex for months. Blackberry researchers disclosed how this gang organized a…
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"By 2025 the Worldwide Cost of Cyberattacks Will Have Tripled Compared to 2015"The growth and democratization of Internet of Things (IoT) devices have increased the number of data-sharing devices, thus raising the number of threats that users face. Estimates indicate that if the current rate of growth continues, the cost of damages…
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"The Cloud's Growing Impact on Cybersecurity"The average organization uses 1,427 cloud services, while the average employee uses up to 36 cloud services, such as collaboration and file-sharing platforms. In 2023, 70 percent of all enterprise workloads will be hosted in the cloud, up from 40 percent…
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"Geotargeting Tools Are Allowing Phishing Campaigns to Home in on Potential Victims"According to researchers at the security company Avanan, hackers are using geotargeting tools to customize phishing attacks to specific geographic regions. They discovered evidence of phishing actors using Geo Targetly, which is a tool used by businesses…
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"LockBit Reaches New Lows by Targeting an IDD Clinic"The Arc of Essex County, a New Jersey-based organization for children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), has appeared on LockBit's blog, an underground website where the gang posts its victims. The countdown clock implies that the…
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"US and UK Sanction Seven Russian Cybercriminals"The US and UK governments recently announced joint sanctions against seven Russian cybercriminals. The individuals targeted by the sanctions are members of the notorious Trickbot malware gang, which the US and UK accuse of launching malicious cyber…
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"Dark Web Market Revenues Sink 50% in 2022"According to researchers at Chainalysis, revenues generated by underground marketplaces experienced a double-digit decline in 2022, thanks to the closure of the popular Hydra Market in April. The researchers stated that dark web revenues fell from…
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"Android’s February 2023 Updates Patch 40 Vulnerabilities"Google recently announced the release of patches for 40 vulnerabilities as part of the February 2023 security updates for the Android operating system. The first part of the update arrives on devices as a 2023-02-01 security patch level and…
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"Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Remotely Tamper With Dahua Security Cameras"Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that can be exploited by remote hackers to tamper with the timestamp of videos recorded by Dahua security cameras. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-30564, was discovered last year by India-based CCTV and…