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"Dutch Hacker Steals Data From Virtually Entire Population of Austria"A Dutch hacker allegedly stole data on 9 million Austrian citizens via a misconfigured cloud database, thus leading to their recent arrest. The attack was first detected in May 2020 and involved the Fees Info Service (GIS), which is responsible for… -
"Hive Ransomware Operation Apparently Shut Down by Law Enforcement"The Hive ransomware operation appears to have been shut down as part of a major law enforcement operation involving agencies in 10 countries. A message in Russian and English on the Hive ransomware operation's Tor-based website reads: "The Federal…
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"UK Warns of Targeted Phishing Attacks from Russia and Iran"The UK has issued a warning about the threat posed by targeted spear-phishing attacks against organizations and individuals conducted by malicious threat actors in Russia and Iran. In an advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) detailed the…
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"Dark Web Posts Advertising Counterfeit Cash Surge 90%"Security researchers at Cybersixgill found that there was a double-digit increase in deep and dark web ads and sellers promoting counterfeit currency last year, hinting at rising demand from the criminal community. The researchers observed a 91%…
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"Lloyds Bank Warns of 80% Surge in Advance Fee Scams"A leading UK bank has recently warned consumers about the rise of scams in which victims are asked to pay an upfront fee for a product or service that doesn’t materialize. According to Lloyds Bank, so-called “advance fee” fraud surged by 82% year-…
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"Ransomware Access Brokers Use Google Ads to Breach Your Network"DEV-0569 is a threat actor observed using Google Ads in ongoing advertising campaigns aimed at distributing malware, stealing credentials, and ultimately compromising networks for ransomware attacks. In recent weeks, cybersecurity researchers have…
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"Supply Chain Attacks Caused More Data Compromises Than Malware"According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), there were fewer compromises reported in the first half of 2022 due in part to Russia-based cybercriminals being distracted by the war in Ukraine and the volatility in the cryptocurrency markets.…
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"820,000 People Affected by Zacks Investment Research Breach From November 2021"After discovering a breach that lasted for nearly a year, Zacks Investment Research is issuing breach notification letters to 820,000 individuals. The company disclosed in documents with the Maine Attorney General's office that it experienced a data…
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"US Federal Agencies Fall Victim to Cyber Attack Utilizing Legitimate RMM Software"At least two US federal agencies were victims of a malicious cyber campaign involving legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software to carry out a phishing scam. US cybersecurity authorities stated that cybercriminal actors sent phishing…
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"Researchers Pioneer POC Exploit for NSA-Reported Bug in Windows CryptoAPI"Researchers have created a proof-of-concept (POC) exploit for a public x.509 certificate-spoofing vulnerability in the Windows CryptoAPI that was reported to Microsoft by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC)…
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"NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Candidate Cracked"Belgian researchers successfully broke the SIKE cryptographic algorithm, a fourth and final-round candidate that the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) evaluated for its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standard. In roughly 62…
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"PLAY Ransomware Gang Allegedly Attacks Arnold Clark Auto Dealership"The PLAY ransomware group allegedly published sensitive personal information stolen from Arnold Clark, one of the largest vehicle dealerships in the UK. After detecting unusual network activity in December 2022, the company said it had taken action to…