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"Decryptor for Babuk Ransomware Variant Released After Hacker Arrested"Cisco Talos researchers collaborated with Dutch police to obtain a decryption tool for the Tortilla variant of Babuk ransomware and shared intelligence that resulted in the arrest of the ransomware's operator.
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"Water Curupira Hackers Actively Distributing PikaBot Loader Malware"In 2023, a threat actor known as Water Curupira was observed actively distributing the PikaBot loader malware through spam campaigns.
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"Vulnerability Handling in 2023: 28,000 New CVEs, 84 New CNAs"According to security researchers at Cisco Threat Detection and Response, the number of organizations named a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) and the number of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers assigned in 2023 has increased compared
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"Bosch Nutrunner Vulnerabilities Could Aid Hacker Attacks Against Automotive Production Lines"According to security researchers at Nozomi Networks, vulnerabilities found in Bosch Rexroth nutrunners used in the automotive industry could be exploited by hackers seeking direct financial gain or threat actors looking to cause disruption or reputati
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"Nigerian Gets 10 Years For Laundering Scam Funds"A Nigerian national is going to go to jail for 10 years and one month and is ordered to pay almost $1.5m in restitution after being convicted of serious money laundering offenses.
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"Slow the Scroll: Users Less Vigilant About Misinformation on Mobile Phones"According to a team led by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, people process information more efficiently on mobile phones but are less vigilant about misinformation than on Personal Computers (PCs), especially when users have developed a mo
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"Wiper Malware Found in Analysis of Iran-Linked Attacks on Albanian Institutions"In the attacks on Albanian organizations earlier in December 2023, Iran-linked hackers used wiper malware dubbed No-Justice.
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"Saudi Ministry Exposed Sensitive Data for 15 Months"According to the Cybernews research team, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) had an environment file exposed for 15 months, leaving sensitive information open to anyone.
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"Many Organizations Still Don't Know How to Secure APIs"According to recent research conducted by Noname Security, many organizations say they understand the importance of properly protecting Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), but in practice, these organizations do not appear to do so.
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"The FBI Is Adding More Cyber-Focused Agents to U.S. Embassies"To increase its response to worldwide cyber crime, the FBI is upping the number of cyber assistant legal attachés and adding new positions in New Delhi, Rome, and Brasilia bringing the total to 22.
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"Long-Existing Bandook RAT Targets Windows Machines"Fortinet researchers discovered a new variant of the Bandook Remote Access Trojan (RAT) being used in phishing attacks against Windows users. Bandook has been used by different threat actors in several campaigns since 2007.
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"DHS S&T Announces New Solicitation for Synthetic Data Generator Solutions"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking solutions for generating synthetic data that models and replicates the shape and patterns of real data while protecting privacy and mitigating security ri