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"Cloud Server Abuse Leads to Huge Spike in Botnet Scanning"Netscout has announced that malicious actors are increasingly abusing free cloud services, which has led to a significant spike in botnet scanning activity. Netscout typically sees 10,000-20,000 IP addresses conducting internet scans every day.
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"Hacker Spins up 1 million Virtual Servers to Illegally Mine Crypto"Europol has recently announced that a 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency.
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"LG Electronics Researchers Develop New Method For Quantum Secure Communication"In a recent study, a team of LG Electronics researchers developed a new protocol for Quantum Secure Direct Communication (QSDC), which aims to improve the security and transmission rate of quantum communication systems.
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"New Study Pinpoints the Weaknesses in AI"A team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen is developing a language for discussing weaknesses in Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, which could lead to the creation of guidelines describing how algorithms should be tested.
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"FBot Malware Emerges as Significant Threat to Cloud and Payment Services"SentinelLabs warns of FBot, a sophisticated Python-based malware that targets cloud and payment services.
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"Attackers Deploy Rootkits on Misconfigured Apache Hadoop and Flink Servers"A new malware attack campaign exploits misconfigurations in Apache Hadoop and Flink, two technologies used for processing large data sets and data streams.
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"My AI-Generated Voice Is My (Scammers) Password: Now What?"The use and power of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to commit payment fraud has grown. Biometric-dependent voice-based payment method usage has increased, making generative AI a greater threat.
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"Halara Probes Breach After Hacker Leaks Data For 950,000 People"Popular athleisure clothing brand Halara recently announced that it is investigating a data breach after the alleged data of almost 950,000 customers was leaked on a hacking forum.
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"Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia's 2024 Presidential Election"According to investigators from Resecurity's HUNTER (HUMINT), Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber threat actors with attacks that pose significant long-term risks to the country's election integrity.
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"Medusa Ransomware on the Rise: From Data Leaks to Multi-Extortion"Medusa ransomware threat actors have increased their activities following the February 2023 launch of a data leak site on the dark web to publish sensitive data of victims who refuse to give in to their demands.
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"EU Signs on to IoT Safety Label Plan"Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, announced that the US has signed an agreement with the European Union on a joint roadmap for a consumer labeling program aimed at alerting consumers about the cyb
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"Laptop Maker Framework Says Customer Data Stolen in Third-Party Breach"Laptop computer maker Framework has recently started notifying users that personal information was stolen in a data breach at its primary external accounting partner.