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"Reliable Security Online for Protection Against Fraud"Researchers at the University of Bonn are working on a platform that prevents Internet fraud and complies with data protection laws.
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"University of Central Florida Team Crowned Champion at the 2023 CyberForce Competition"A team from the University of Central Florida won first place in this year's CyberForce Competition hosted by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and supported by DOE's Argonne
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"Royal Mail Jeopardizes Users With Open Redirect Flaw"The Royal Mail postal service and courier company in the UK had an open redirect vulnerability on one of its websites, exposing its customers to phishing attacks and malware infections.
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"Microsoft Authenticator Now Blocks Suspicious MFA Alerts by Default"Microsoft has recently introduced a new protective feature in the Authenticator app to block notifications that appear suspicious based on specific checks performed during the account login stage.
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"North Korean 'BlueNoroff' Group Targeting Financial Institutions With macOS Malware"A hacking group backed by the North Korean government is targeting financial institutions with malware that affects macOS.
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"Iranian Agonizing Serpens APT Is Targeting Israeli Entities With Destructive Cyberattacks"Since January 2023, the Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group, also known as Agrius, BlackShadow, Pink Sandstorm, and DEV-0022, has been launching destructive cyberattacks against Israeli organizations in the higher education and technology sectors
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"SIM Box Fraud to Drive 700% Surge in Roaming Scams"According to security researchers at Juniper Research, the volume of global roaming fraud traffic is set to increase by a staggering 700% over the coming five years as scammers look to tap a growing market.
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"Online Store Exposed Millions of Chinese Citizen IDs"Viktor Markopoulos, a CloudDefense.ai security researcher, discovered millions of Chinese citizen identity numbers leaking online after an e-commerce store left its database exposed on the Internet.
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"Critical Atlassian Confluence Bug Exploited in Cerber Ransomware Attacks"Attackers are exploiting the recently patched critical Atlassian Confluence authentication bypass flaw to encrypt victims' files in Cerber ransomware attacks.
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"SideCopy Exploiting WinRAR Flaw in Attacks Targeting Indian Government Entities"SideCopy, a Pakistan-linked threat actor, has been using the recent WinRAR security vulnerability in its attacks against Indian government entities to deliver various Remote Access Trojans (RATs) such as AllaKore RAT, Ares RAT, and DRat.
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"Outdated Cryptographic Protocols Put Vast Amounts of Network Traffic at Risk"According to Quantum Xchange, cryptography is often taken for granted because it is rarely evaluated or checked, which could have disastrous consequences for businesses as attack surfaces expand, the cost of a data breach rises, and the age of qu
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"American Airlines Pilot Union Recovering After Ransomware Attack"The Allied Pilots Association (APA) says it has made progress in restoring its systems after falling victim to a file-encrypting ransomware attack last week.