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"Threat Group Using Rare Data Transfer Tactic in New RemcosRAT Campaign"An adversary, tracked as UNC-0050, known for using the RemcosRAT remote surveillance and control tool against organizations in Ukraine, is back with a new method to transfer data that evades Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems.
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"Energy Department Offering $70 Million for Security, Resilience Research"The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it’s offering up to $70 million in funding for research into technologies that can boost the resilience and security of the energy sector.
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"Nigerian Arrested, Charged in $7.5 Million BEC Scheme Targeting US Charities"A Nigerian national was recently arrested in Ghana and faces charges in the US for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme involving two charitable organizations.
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Post-Quantum: Cybersecurity Speaker SeriesBailey Bickley, this season’s host of NSA’s Cybersecurity Speaker Series, speaks with Adrian Stanger and Bill Layton on preparing for Post-Quantum.
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"Beware: 3 Malicious PyPI Packages Found Targeting Linux with Crypto Miners"Three new malicious packages that can deploy a cryptocurrency miner on Linux devices have been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) open-source repository.
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"UMass Amherst Researchers Bring Dream Of Bug-Free Software One Step Closer to Reality"A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst announced a new method to automatically generate whole proofs that can be used to prevent software bugs and verify the correctness of the underlying code.
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"Consumers Prepared to Ditch Brands After Cybersecurity Issues"According to Vercara, businesses faced about 800,000 cyberattacks in 2023, with over 60,000 of them being Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and 4,000 falling victim to ransomware.
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"Zeppelin Ransomware Source Code Sold for $500 on Hacking Forum"A threat actor named "RET" claims to have sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500. The threat intelligence company KELA discovered the claim on a cybercrime forum.
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"'Cyber Toufan' Hacktivists Leaked 100-Plus Israeli Orgs in One Month"Since mid-November, an Iran-linked hacktivist group called Cyber Toufan has breached over 100 organizations in and around Israel. The group has wiped servers, leaked sensitive data, and conducted follow-on attacks down the supply chain.
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"Google Patches Six Vulnerabilities With First Chrome Update of 2024"Google recently announced the first Chrome security update of 2024, which resolves six vulnerabilities, including four reported by external researchers.
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"4.5 Million Individuals Affected by Data Breach at HealthEC"Health technology company HealthEC has recently disclosed a data breach impacting close to 4.5 million customers of its business partners.