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"More Machine IDs, Attacks on Providers and AI Verification -- Identity Management Predictions for 2023"Although the complete replacement of passwords has been prophesied for many years, earlier identity-verification methods continue to persist. However, this is changing, namely due to the exponential development of machine IDs. Some industry professionals…
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"6 Ways to Protect Your Organization Against LAPSUS$"Researchers at Microsoft are urging businesses to educate employees on the type of social engineering attacks used by hacking group DEV-0537 (LAPSUS$) and strengthen their security posture. The hacking group DEV-0537, also known as LAPSUS$,…
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"Ukraine Closes Fraudulent Call Center That Ripped off Thousands"Thousands of victims were tricked by impostors working out of a Ukrainian call center who pretended to be Information Technology (IT) security employees at their banks. The scheme has now been shut down. The scammers called the victims, informed them…
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"Port of Lisbon Website Still Down as LockBit Gang Claims Cyberattack"Port of Lisbon's website remains offline days after officials revealed it was the victim of a hack. Due to its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, the Port of Lisbon is one of the busiest in all of Europe, processing 13,200,000…
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"DOE Research Looks at EV Charging Infrastructure Vulnerability"The US Department of Energy (DOE) funded research that brings further attention to cybersecurity for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have been examining vulnerabilities in charging…
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"Ukraine Successfully Blocked Over 4,500 Cyberattacks in 2022"Ukraine's domestic intelligence service has stated that in 2022, it successfully thwarted over 4,500 cyberattacks. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), which defends Ukraine's information and digital security during wartime, reports that the number of…
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"3Commas Confirms Report On 100,000 API Keys Leaked"As 2022 draws to a close, an anonymous Twitter user has leaked over 100,000 API Keys stolen from 3commas. A spokesperson from 3Commas stated that hackers made off with $22 million worth of cryptocurrency due to stolen API keys from them. …
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"Cyber Insurance Claim Count Led by Fund Transfer Fraud, But Ransomware Remains Most Expensive Cost"Over the last two years, there have been significant changes in the cyber insurance landscape, much of which has been driven by ransomware. According to new research from the insurance company Corvus, ransomware remains the most expensive incident, but…
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"New Year's Surprise: Cybersecurity M&A, Funding Activity Snowballs in Q4"After a decline in the third quarter, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity and investments in cybersecurity picked up again in the fourth quarter. The sector is on track to finish the year in better form than many had expected, with overall…
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"Cybercriminals Create New Methods to Evade Legacy DDoS Defenses"According to Corero, the number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks observed worldwide is rising, and this trend will continue through 2023. Expect increased request-based or packets-per-second attacks from cybercriminals. Historically, DDoS…
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"Google Home Speakers Allowed Hackers to Snoop on Conversations"A flaw in the Google Home smart speaker allowed the installation of a backdoor account that could be used to remotely control it and transform it into an eavesdropping device by accessing the microphone feed. Matt Kunze, a researcher, uncovered the…
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"CISA Warns of Active exploitation of JasperReports Vulnerabilities"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities affecting TIBCO Software's JasperReports to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, revealing evidence of exploitation…