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"Can Science Make It Too Costly for Hackers to Attempt to Steal Information?"Hackers could gain access to website servers, bypassing the security feature that locks users out after three incorrect password entries.
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"New Phishing Toolkit Uses PWAs to Steal Login Credentials"With a new phishing kit, red teams and cybercriminals can create Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) with convincing corporate login forms aimed at stealing credentials.
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"20,000 FortiGate Appliances Compromised by Chinese Hackers""Coathanger," a piece of malware designed specifically to live on Fortinet's FortiGate appliances, may still be present on many devices.
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"WarmCookie Gives Cyberattackers Tasty New Backdoor for Initial Access"A Windows backdoor, dubbed "WarmCookie" by Elastic Security Labs, gives attackers entry into targeted systems. Following initial access, they move on to ransomware delivery and system compromise.
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"Ransomware Group May Have Exploited Windows Vulnerability as Zero-Day"According to Symantec, the "Black Basta" ransomware group may have exploited a recently patched Windows privilege escalation vulnerability.
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"Fortinet Patches Code Execution Vulnerability in FortiOS"Fortinet recently announced patches for multiple vulnerabilities in FortiOS and other products, including several flaws leading to code execution.
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"Scattered Spider Now Affiliated with RansomHub Following BlackCat Exit"GuidePoint Security has discovered that the "Scattered Spider" cybercrime group is an affiliate of the "RansomHub" Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operator.
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"Privacy-Enhancing Browser Extensions Fail to Meet User Needs, New Study Finds"NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers are proposing new measurement methods to better identify and quantify flaws in popular web browser extensions that are supposed to protect user privacy and block online ads.
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"Two Arrested in UK for Smishing Campaign Powered by Homemade SMS Blaster"Authorities in the UK recently made two arrests in an investigation into a large smishing campaign relying on an illegal phone mast.
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"70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends, 64% Looking for New Jobs"According to a new study by Bitdefender, over 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns in their organizations.
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"The Next Administration Must Be Ready for New Quantum Encryption Standards, MITRE Advises"MITRE says the next presidential administration must prepare the US for quantum computing that can outperform current encryption methods.
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"University of Arkansas Leads Collaborative Effort to Enhance Cybersecurity in Solar Inverters"The University of Arkansas is leading a collaborative effort with several universities, laboratories, and industry partners to strengthen solar inverter cybersecurity as part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) project.