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"Two Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in WhatsApp"WhatsApp has recently patched two serious vulnerabilities that could be exploited for remote code execution. One of the flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-36934 and rated "critical," is an integer overflow issue that affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2…
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"Why Paying The Ransom Is Still The Most Common Response To A Ransomware Attack?"According to researchers at Databarracks, this year, 44% of the organizations who experienced a ransomware assault paid the demanded ransom. Almost a quarter (22%) used ransomware decryption software, while 34% restored data from backups. The…
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"EU Cyber Resilience Act Primarily Aimed At Beefing Defenses of 'Smart' Connected Devices"Smart devices and other connected devices, which have long been the weakest link in networks, may soon be forced to strengthen their defenses by the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The proposed legislation would apply to all products with "digital elements" in…
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"Researchers Disrupt Fraudulent Apps in Apple App Store and Google Play"Human Security Inc. researchers recently announced that they thwarted a sophisticated advertising fraud operation that distributed apps on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The "Scylla" campaign involves using mobile applications that…
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"Ukraine Predicts "Massive" Russian Cyber Assault"According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, the Russian government is planning a major new cyberattack campaign on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and its allies as winter approaches. It was noted that…
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"Cybercriminals Get Better at Bypassing Defenses"According to the latest Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report from NETSCOUT, cybercriminals have become more adept at circumventing defenses with new DDoS attack vectors and methodologies. The report is based on attack…
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"Defense Giant Elbit Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack"Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, has recently confirmed suffering a data breach, a few months after a ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company’s systems. The breach occurred on June 8 and was…
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"Global Firms Deal with 51 Security Incidents Each Day"Security researchers at Trellix have found that security operations (SecOps) teams are struggling to respond to dozens of cybersecurity incidents every single day. The researchers polled 9000 security decision makers from organizations with 500+…
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"Fake Sites Siphon Millions of Dollars in 3-Year Scam"A subscription service scam has amassed millions of dollars in credit card charges by creating fake sites, staffing them with live customer support, and paying for "services" with stolen credit card accounts. ReasonLabs, an endpoint security firm,…
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"Hackers Use PowerPoint Files for 'Mouseover' Malware Delivery"Hackers suspected of working for Russia have begun to employ a new code execution technique involving the use of mouse movement in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to trigger a malicious PowerShell script. The attack does not require a malicious macro…
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"North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs"The Lazarus Group has continued deploying malware targeting Apple's macOS operating system via unsolicited job opportunities. Researchers at SentinelOne have observed the latest variant of the campaign, which includes decoy documents advertising…
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"New Erbium Password-Stealing Malware Circulates as Game Cracks And Cheats"The new Erbium information-stealing malware is being distributed as fake video game cracks and cheats to steal users' login information and cryptocurrency wallets. Erbium is a new Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that provides customers with access…