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"The Voting Machine Hacking Threat You Probably Haven't Heard About"Cellular modems that transmit unofficial election-night results are a largely overlooked hacking target that could help those seeking to cast doubt on vote tallies in the November midterm elections. The modems, which use cellphone networks to send vote…
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"BAE Releases New Cybersecurity System for F-16 Fighter Aircraft"Defense giant BAE Systems has recently unveiled Viper Memory Loader Verifier II (MLV II), a system whose role is to protect F-16 fighter aircraft against potential cyberattacks. BAE Systems noted that MLV II is the second version of a maintenance…
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"LockBit 3.0 Malware Forced NHS Tech Supplier to Shut Down Hosted Sites"Advanced, a managed software provider to the UK National Health Service (NHS), has confirmed the theft of customer data as a result of a cyberattack that has disrupted its operations. The attack pushed Advanced to take a part of its infrastructure…
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"Weakness in Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption Could Expose Email Contents"Researchers from WithSecure are warning organizations about a security flaw in Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) that attackers could exploit to steal sensitive information. Organizations use OME to send encrypted emails internally and…
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"Cyberattackers Spoof Google Translate in Unique Phishing Tactic"Attackers are spoofing Google Translate in an ongoing phishing campaign that bypasses email security scanners by using a common JavaScript coding technique. According to researchers, the reliance on Google Translate is a novel approach. The campaign was…
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"Magniber Ransomware Now Infects Windows Users via JavaScript Files"A recent malicious campaign, which uses fake security updates to deliver Magniber ransomware, has targeted Windows home users. In September, threat actors created websites that promoted fake antivirus and security updates for Windows 10. The malicious…
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"Experts Released PoC Exploit Code for Critical Bug CVE-2022-40684 in Fortinet Products"Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-40684 (CVSS score: 9.6) in FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. The flaw affects FortiOS versions 7.0.0 to 7.0.6, as…
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"New PHP Version of Ducktail Malware Hijacking Facebook Business Accounts"According to Zscaler's latest findings, a PHP version of the information-stealing malware Ducktail has been discovered in the wild and is being distributed in the form of cracked installers for legitimate apps and games. The latest version (PHP), like…
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"Pursuing Greater Resilience Through Nature-Inspired Power Grids"Researchers are exploring nature to help them build more resilient power grids that can withstand cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other various disturbances. In a paper titled "Bio-Inspired Design of Complex Energy Systems to Achieve Robust,…
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"$637,000 Awarded to Improve Recovery of Critical Systems After Cyber Attacks"The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity within the National Security Agency (NSA) awarded Brajendra Panda, a computer science and computer engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, $637,223 to improve recovery methods for…
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"Consumers Want More Transparency on How Companies Manage Their Data"Security researchers at Cisco recently published their 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey, an annual global review of consumers’ perceptions and behaviors on data privacy. It highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their…
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"DDoS Attack Against Minecraft Server was Largest Ever Seen by Cloudflare"Cloudflare recently published a report on Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) threats in Q3 2022, and the most powerful attack of the quarter targeted a Minecraft gaming server. An individual or organization launched a 2.5 Tbps DDoS attack against the…