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"Android Security Updates Patch Critical Vulnerabilities"The October 2022 security updates for Android recently rolled out with patches for roughly 50 vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity flaw in the Framework component. Tracked as CVE-2022-20419 and described as an information disclosure bug,… -
"DDoS Attacks Exceeded Six Million in First Half of 2022"According to a NETSCOUT Systems report, the number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks launched in the first half of this year exceeded six million. The NETSCOUT report is based on data gathered from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) around…
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"Cybersecurity Fears Likely to Make Businesses Metaverse Averse"The Metaverse's virtual world is already attracting people to participate in virtual events and play games. It also has the potential to generate revenue for businesses. McKinsey estimates that it could be a $5 trillion industry by 2030. However,…
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"State Bar of Georgia Confirms Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack"The State Bar of Georgia was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year, and the organization has now confirmed that member and employee information was compromised. The security incident occurred in April 2022 and was disclosed in early May.…
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"Critical vm2 Sandbox Escape Flaw Uncovered, Patch ASAP! (CVE-2022-36067)"Oxeye researchers discovered a critical vm2 vulnerability (CVE-2022-36067) with a CVSS score of 10.0. This new vulnerability, called SandBreak, requires R&D leaders, AppSec engineers, and security professionals to immediately patch the vm2 sandbox if…
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"Fortinet Customers Told to Urgently Patch Remotely Exploitable Vulnerability"Fortinet has recently published a public advisory about a critical and remotely exploitable vulnerability that poses a significant risk to its customers. The advisory noted that FortiOS and FortiProxy products are affected by a critical…
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"Email Defenses Under Siege: Phishing Attacks Dramatically Improve"According to security experts, the fact that attackers are increasingly focused on crafting attacks specialized to bypass Microsoft's default security highlights an alarming evolution in phishing tactics. Threat actors are becoming more skilled at…
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"New Report Uncovers Emotet's Delivery and Evasion Techniques Used in Recent Attacks"According to new VMware research, threat actors associated with the notorious Emotet malware are constantly shifting their tactics and command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to avoid detection. Emotet is the work of a threat actor known as Mummy Spider…
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"US Airports Taken Down in DDoS Attacks by Pro-Russian Hackers"The pro-Russian hacktivist group 'KillNet' claims to have carried out large-scale Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of several major airports in the US, rendering them inoperable. DDoS attacks have flooded the servers that host…
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"Heat From Fingertips Can be Used to Crack Passwords, Researchers Find"Researchers at the University of Glasgow have recently discovered that heat-detecting cameras can help crack passwords up to a minute after typing them. The researchers noted that when thermal images were combined with the help of artificial…
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"91% of Cyber Pros Experience Mental Health Challenges at Work"According to new research by Sekuro, more than nine in 10 (91%) cybersecurity professionals have experienced mental health challenges at work during the past two years. The researchers found that over half (51%) of respondents said their mental…
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"Sensors Can Tap Into Mobile Vibrations to Eavesdrop Remotely, Researchers Find"Penn State researchers have demonstrated that they could detect the vibrations of a cell phone's earpiece and decipher what the person on the other end of the call is saying with up to 83 percent accuracy using an off-the-shelf automotive radar sensor…