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"US and UK Sanction Seven Russian Cybercriminals"The US and UK governments recently announced joint sanctions against seven Russian cybercriminals. The individuals targeted by the sanctions are members of the notorious Trickbot malware gang, which the US and UK accuse of launching malicious cyber…
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"Dark Web Market Revenues Sink 50% in 2022"According to researchers at Chainalysis, revenues generated by underground marketplaces experienced a double-digit decline in 2022, thanks to the closure of the popular Hydra Market in April. The researchers stated that dark web revenues fell from…
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"Android’s February 2023 Updates Patch 40 Vulnerabilities"Google recently announced the release of patches for 40 vulnerabilities as part of the February 2023 security updates for the Android operating system. The first part of the update arrives on devices as a 2023-02-01 security patch level and…
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"Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Remotely Tamper With Dahua Security Cameras"Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that can be exploited by remote hackers to tamper with the timestamp of videos recorded by Dahua security cameras. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-30564, was discovered last year by India-based CCTV and…
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"Digital License Plates: Will This New Way to Track Vehicles Enhance or Undermine Privacy?"California began allowing drivers to purchase digital license plates from a company named Reviver in 2022, joining Michigan and Arizona in permitting such plates. The plates are miniature television screens that replace traditional metal license plates.…
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"Experts Published a List of Proxy IPs Used by the Pro-Russia Group Killnet"Researchers at SecurityScorecard published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russian group Killnet in an effort to disrupt its operations and thwart its attacks. The disclosed list of proxy IPs is meant to help organizations block the Killnet…
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"Inadequate Cybersecurity Investments Leave Rail Industry at Risk"With the emergence of connected online systems and the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems, network and data-sharing security between IT and OT systems is becoming an integral part of safety, creating new…
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"GAO Calls for Action to Protect Cybersecurity of Critical Energy, Communications Networks"A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment of the nation's critical infrastructure cybersecurity recommends a more robust role for the federal government in protecting Industrial Control Systems (ICS), especially those that operate the…
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"Tor and I2P Networks Hit by Wave of Ongoing DDoS Attacks"Isabela Dias Fernandes, executive director of the Tor Project, recently revealed that Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks had targeted the Tor network since at least July 2022. At times, the network was so severely disrupted by the attacks that…
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"Gootkit Malware Adopts New Tactics to Attack Healthcare and Finance Firms"Cybereason reports that the Gootkit malware targets primarily healthcare and banking organizations in the US, UK, and Australia. According to the cybersecurity firm, it analyzed a Gootkit incident in December 2022 that involved a new deployment method,…
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"New 'Invisible Finger' Technology Poses Potential Phone-Hacking Threats, Researchers Say"Researchers from the University of Florida revealed new technology that enables the hacking of nearby touchscreen-enabled devices using an "invisible finger." The discovery, which was acknowledged by the Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering…
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"Are VPNs Really the Answer?"According to researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M), a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can be one tool in an Internet user's toolbox, but it is insufficient in meeting all privacy needs. Thousands of Internet users rely on VPNs to protect their…