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"Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Infiltrates Global Shipping and Tech Sectors, Mandiant Warns"Mandiant researchers report a rise in attacks by the Chinese government-backed hacking group "APT41" against shipping, logistics, technology, and automotive organizations in Europe and Asia.
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"US Data Breach Victim Numbers Surge 1170% Annually"According to security researchers at the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the number of US data breach victims in Q2 2024 increased annually by over 1000%, despite a 12% decrease in the actual number of incidents in those three months.
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"Nearly 13 Million Australians Affected by MediSecure Attack"MediSecure recently announced that the personal and health data of almost 13 million Australians has been impacted by the cyberattack that occurred in May 2024.
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"Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection"According to a team of researchers from Arizona State University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Michigan, and the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are impacted by a vulnerability that can lead to Ma
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"MarineMax Notifying 123,000 of Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack"Boat dealer MarineMax has started informing more than 123,000 individuals about a data breach resulting from a ransomware attack launched against the company earlier this year.
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"Rabbit R1 Hacked Using Old Vulnerability: Avoid Second-Hand Devices"Researchers at Cybernews gained root access to the Rabbit R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) personal assistant by exploiting a five-year-old vulnerability, cautioning consumers against purchasing a used Rabbit R1.
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"Security End-Run: 'AuKill' Shuts Down Windows-Reliant EDR Processes"A popular cybercrime tool called "AuKill" that tampers with security solutions now kills protected Windows processes used by Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
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"Cisco SSM On-Prem Bug Lets Hackers Change Any User's Password"Cisco has fixed a critical flaw that enables attackers to change any user's password on vulnerable Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) license servers, including administrators.
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"Most GitHub Actions Workflows Are Insecure in Some Way"According to Legit Security, most GitHub Actions are overly privileged or have risky dependencies.
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"Sensitive Data Sharing Risks Heightened as GenAI Surges"According to a Netskope study, 96 percent of organizations now use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, raising the risk of sharing sensitive data with these public tools.
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"North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users"Researchers have discovered an updated variant of "BeaverTail" stealer malware used by attackers affiliated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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"Iraq-Based Cybercriminals Deploy Malicious Python Packages to Steal Data"Researchers believe cybercriminals in Iraq secretly posted malicious Python code to the popular PyPl repository.