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"Illegal Crypto Transaction Volumes Hit All-Time High"According to Chainalysis, over $20bn worth of illegal transactions were carried out using cryptocurrency last year, a record high that’s likely to grow as more illicit activity is uncovered. The blockchain analysis firm helps police, government…
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"Juniper Networks Kicks Off 2023 With Patches for Over 200 Vulnerabilities"The first round of security advisories published by Juniper Networks for 2023 cover hundreds of vulnerabilities that have been patched in the networking giant's products. Juniper Networks published 32 advisories this week that cover more than 230…
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"Fear Can Inspire Remote Workers to Protect IT Resources"According to a recent study by Washington State University (WSU) researchers, the strongest motivator for remote workers to maintain their employer's Information Technology (IT) security is fear of what could go wrong. However, it is most effective when…
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"Euro Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud Gang"Law enforcers across Europe made multiple arrests recently as part of a crackdown on a criminal network suspected of running a large-scale crypto-investment fraud scheme. Coordinated by Europol, police made 14 arrests in Serbia and one in Germany…
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"Pro-Russia Group NoName057(16) Targets Ukraine and NATO Countries"NoName057(16), also known as 05716nnm or Nnm05716, is responsible for a wave of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks targeting companies in Ukraine and NATO nations, according to SentinelOne researchers. The attacks began in March 2022, targeting…
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"Old Intel Drivers Used by Scattered Spider Hackers to Get Around Security"Scattered Spider, a financially-motivated threat actor, was observed attempting to distribute Intel Ethernet diagnostics drivers in a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack to circumvent detection by Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)…
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"British NFT Investments Says Hackers Stole $250,000 Worth of Assets"NFT Investments, a British company that invests in firms developing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), has reported losing $250,000 in assets due to a cyberattack. The company revealed discovering a phishing attack from an unknown external source but did not…
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"Vice Society Claims Ransomware Attack on Australian Firefighters"On December 15, 2022, a ransomware attack on an Australian firefighting and rescue service was carried out by Vice Society, a group notorious for targeting K-12 schools. The Fire Rescue Victoria (FVR) is responsible for 85 fire stations, most of which…
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"Royal Mail's Attackers Linked to Russia-Backed LockBit"The infamous Russia-backed LockBit ransomware group has been identified as a potential culprit behind the recent cyber incident involving the UK's postal service. On January 11, 2023, while Royal Mail's international deliveries were severely…
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"Millions of Insurance Customers Compromised Via Supplier"Two insurance companies have revealed that millions of Japanese customers’ details were hacked and put up for sale after a third-party contractor was reportedly breached. Statements from Aflac and Zurich don’t name the breached supplier. In…
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"North Carolina, Wisconsin Join List of States to Ban TikTok"The governors of North Carolina and Wisconsin are the latest to ban government officials from using TikTok amid growing fears over national security and user data safety on the Chinese-owned social media platform. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers banned…
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"Researchers Find 'Digital Crime Haven' While Investigating Magecart Activity"Magecart is a continually growing network of gangs specializing in installing card skimmers on e-commerce websites in order to steal credit card information. Over the years, groups affiliated with the syndicate have carried out numerous and, at times,…