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"What Do CEOs Really Think about Cyber Risk? First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals All"Through 37 in-depth interviews with global CEOs, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford and ISTARI revealed the emotions and challenges associated with effectively managing cyber risk. They have shared the findings of their joint CEO Report… -
"NCSC Launches Two New Tools for Small Businesses"The UK’s leading cybersecurity agency has recently launched two new services designed to help small businesses to enhance their cyber risk management more effectively. The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSC) announced a Cyber Action Plan, a…
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"Hackers Target .NET Developers with Malicious NuGet Packages"Threat actors are delivering cryptocurrency stealers to .NET developers via the NuGet repository and impersonating multiple legitimate packages through typosquatting. According to JFrog security researchers Natan Nehorai and Brian Moussalli, who…
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"Ferrari Data Breach: Client Data Exposed"The Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari has experienced a data breach and stated that a threat actor recently contacted it with a ransom demand about some client contact information, but it will not pay the ransom. Although there is a ransom demand,…
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"New ShellBot DDoS Malware Variants Targeting Poorly Managed Linux Servers"As part of a new campaign, poorly managed Linux SSH servers are being targeted with several forms of malware called ShellBot. AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) explained that ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a Distributed Denial-of-…
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"Mirai Hackers Use Golang to Create a Bigger, Badder DDoS Botnet"Former Mirai hackers have launched a new botnet, HinataBot, which can wreak significantly more damage but requires far fewer resources to operate. Mirai is one of the most notorious botnets in the world. It has been around since the mid-2010s, using…
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"GPS Is Critical to Modern Life. It's Also Vulnerable, and This Researcher Is Out to Fix That."The Global Positioning System (GPS) is inexpensive and easy to use because a device only needs to receive and interpret signals, not transmit, respond, or authenticate them. However, what makes GPS valuable also makes it so vulnerable, says Aanjhan…
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"Pro-Russia Hackers Are Increasingly Targeting Hospitals, Researchers Warn"Since November 2022, cybersecurity researchers have observed the pro-Russia hacking group known as Killnet launching a growing number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against healthcare organizations. Killnet launched in February 2022…
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"Play Ransomware Gang Hit Dutch Shipping Firm Royal Dirkzwager"The Play ransomware group has targeted Royal Dirkzwager, a Dutch company specializing in optimizing shipping processes and managing maritime and logistic information flows. The ransomware group added the company to its Tor data leak site and announced…
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"NSA Hires Record Number of People with Disabilities, Undertakes Accommodation Initiatives"In 2022, the National Security Agency (NSA) made more progress in creating and maintaining a diverse workforce critical to achieving its foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity missions. In 2022, a record 15.6 percent of new hires self-identified…
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"Watch Out: Tax Crooks Are Phishing for Your W-2 Form"January through April is tax season in the US, during which businesses and employees fill in W-2 forms for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Threat actors try to steal the W-2 forms, which legitimate employees use. According to the IRS' Information…
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"Millions Stolen in Hack at Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes"Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer General Bytes recently disclosed a security incident that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars worth of funds. The company said that the attackers exploited a vulnerability in the master service interface…