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"Easy-To-Exploit Skype Vulnerability Reveals Users' IP Address"Attackers can exploit a vulnerability in Skype mobile apps to discover a user's IP address, a piece of information that can endanger individuals whose physical safety depends on the secrecy of their location. A security researcher named Yossi discovered…
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"Report Reveals Growing Disparity in Cyber Insurance Landscape"According to security researchers at Delinea, there is a growing disconnect between carriers and enterprises seeking robust coverage. Insights from 300 US organizations highlighted an escalating trend: securing cyber insurance is increasingly…
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"Signs of Malware Attack Targeting Rust Developers Found on Crates.io"According to security researchers at Phylum, the Crates[.]io Rust package registry was targeted recently in what appeared to be the initial phase of a malware attack aimed at developers. The researchers noted that it is not uncommon for threat…
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"Leaseweb Reports Cloud Disruptions Due to Cyberattack"Dutch infrastructure-as-a-service and cloud solutions provider Leaseweb shut down some critical systems last week due to a cyberattack. Leaseweb stated that it detected unusual activity in certain areas of its cloud environments on the night of…
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"Clemson Mathematicians' Collaborative Digital Signature Is a Candidate to Become a National Standard"Clemson University and three other universities in Europe developed a digital signature that could become part of the national standard for encryption tools aimed at protecting the privacy of digital information against quantum computers in the future.…
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"Tor Turns to Proof-Of-Work Puzzles to Defend Onion Network From DDoS Attacks"The Onion Router (Tor) faced a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. DoS abuse continues to be a persistent problem, degrading the performance of the anti-censorship service and causing many to be concerned for its security. Tor's onion…
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"LockBit Code Leak Sparks Wave of RaaS Attacks"LockBit 3.0, the LockBit ransomware gang's malware, was leaked last year. Researchers have found that several other threat groups used the leaked LockBit 3.0 builder to create their own ransomware variant and implement it in extortion campaigns. Soon…
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"A Brazilian Phone Spyware Was Hacked and Victims' Devices 'Deleted' From Server"In recent years, WebDetetive, a Portuguese-language spyware, has compromised over 76,000 Android phones in South America, primarily in Brazil. WebDetetive is also the latest phone spyware company to be compromised in recent months. In an undated note…
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"Met Police Officers at Risk After Serious Data Breach"London's Metropolitan Police Service is investigating a severe data breach that may have exposed personnel names, ranks, and pictures. The force informed staff that it is still investigating the "unauthorized access to the IT system of a Met supplier"…
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"Two Men Arrested Following Poland Railway Hacking"Polish police recently arrested two men suspected of illegally hacking into the national railway’s communications network, which destabilized traffic in some areas of the country this weekend. The Polish police noted that the two men arrested were…
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"Researchers Find Worrying Vulnerabilities in Key 6G Technology"Hackers could conduct two novel types of attack by exploiting vulnerabilities in programmable metasurfaces, a technology that will play a crucial role in deploying 6G networks. Programmable metasurfaces are electromagnetic surfaces designed to be…
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"Ohio History Organization Says Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack"Ohio History Connection (OHC) has recently confirmed that the personal information of thousands of individuals was stolen in a July ransomware attack and later posted online. A nonprofit organization, OHC manages the Ohio History Center, the…