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"Sophisticated DarkTortilla Malware Serves Imposter Cisco, Grammarly Pages"Researchers at Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs have identified two phishing sites, one masquerading as a Cisco webpage and the other as a Grammarly site, which threat actors are using to deliver a severe piece of malware known as "DarkTortilla." The…
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"Connected Homes Are Expanding, so Is Attack Volume"Comcast reports a 14 percent increase in the percentage of Americans reporting unsafe online practices that expose them to cyber threats, such as reusing or sharing passwords, ignoring software updates, and more, during the past two years. Comcast's EVP…
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"Malicious 'SentinelOne' PyPI Package Steals Data From Developers"Threat actors have uploaded on PyPI a malicious Python package named 'SentinelOne' that masquerades as the authentic Software Development Kit (SDK) client for a reputable American cybersecurity company, but actually steals data from developers. The…
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"Russian Hackers Target Major Petroleum Refining in NATO Member State During Ukraine War"Amid the continuing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russia-affiliated Gamaredon group attempted to break into a petroleum refinery in a NATO member state early this year. The attack, which occurred on August 30, 2022, is one of the numerous strikes…
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"Survey Looks at Enterprise Security Priorities for 2023"Titaniam recently surveyed corporate security professionals for insight into their predictions regarding cyberattack pattern trends in 2023. In 2023, large organizations will be the primary target of cyberattacks, as threat actors broaden their targeting…
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"A Ransomware Attack on a Small Managed IT Provider Disrupts Government Agencies in New Zealand"A ransomware attack on a small Information Technology (IT) firm that services dozens of public and private enterprises in New Zealand has disrupted several government agencies. According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the attack targeted…
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"Healthcare Cybersecurity Measures Must Go Beyond Perimeter Security"Critical infrastructure companies are experiencing an increase in cyberattacks, prompting organization executives to strengthen their security postures beyond perimeter security. As patient safety is at stake, healthcare organizations cannot afford to be…
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"FoxIt Patches Code Execution Flaws in PDF Tools"Foxit Software recently rolled out a critical-severity patch to cover a dangerous remote code execution flaw in its flagship PDF Reader and PDF Editor products. The vulnerability, which was discovered and reported by researchers at the Renmin…
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"LinkedIn Has Massively Cut the Time It Takes to Detect Security Threats. Here's How It Did It"Protecting against phishing, malware, and other cyber threats is a significant cybersecurity problem for any organization, but when a company has over 20,000 workers and operates a service used by nearly a billion people, the challenge becomes…
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"GreyNoise Intelligence Dives Deep into the Cybersecurity Landscape with its 2022 Mass Exploitation Report"GreyNoise Intelligence, a cybersecurity firm that analyzes Internet scanning traffic to distinguish threats from background noise, has released its inaugural 2022 Mass Exploitation Report, a research report delving into the most significant threat…
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"CISA, FBI Hold Second Meeting of Joint Ransomware Task Force"The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI co-chaired the second meeting of the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF), an inter-agency organization created by Congress to unify and bolster efforts against ransomware attacks. The…
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"Ransomware Groups to Increase Zero-Day Exploit-Based Access Methods in the Future"According to security researchers at Trend Micro, ransomware groups are expected to tweak their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and shift their business models as organizations strengthen their cybersecurity measures, law enforcement gets…