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"Cyberattacks Hit Over a Third of English Schools"According to the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), over a third (34%) of English schools and colleges were hit by a cyber incident in the previous academic year 2023/24.
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"Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Servicemen via Messaging Apps"The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) published its "Russian Cyber Operations (H1 2024)" analysis, which revealed that Russian hackers are using messaging apps to steal personal data from Ukrai
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"Exploding Pagers and Walkie-Talkies Are a Reminder of How Easily Your Devices Can Be Hacked"Recent attacks on walkie-talkies and pagers in Lebanon bring further attention to security vulnerabilities in everyday technology. These incidents emphasize the need for people to understand device risks and take precautions in a digital world.
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"Five Eyes Agencies Release Guidance on Detecting Active Directory Intrusions"Government agencies from the Five Eyes countries released guidance on detecting Active Directory (AD) intrusions.
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"38% of AI-Using Employees Admit to Sending Sensitive Work Data"A National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and CybSafe survey found that over a third of employees who use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for work tasks send sensitive data to AI applications without their employer's knowledge. The "Oh, Behave!
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"Highly Anticipated Linux Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution, but Less Serious Than Expected"Researcher Simone Margaritelli has detailed an unpatched vulnerability that was expected to pose a significant threat to Linux systems but turned out to be less severe.
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"Embargo Ransomware Escalates Attacks to Cloud Environments"According to Microsoft, the threat actor "Storm-0501" now targets hybrid cloud environments, expanding its strategy to compromise all victim assets. In 2021, the threat actor became a "Sabbath" ransomware affiliate.
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"Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password Security Lapse"The Irish Data Protection Commission fined the US tech company Meta $101.6 million after an investigation that revealed a password security lapse.
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"Governments Urge Improved Security and Resilience for Undersea Cables"The US government and global partners want to improve undersea cable infrastructure security and resiliency to protect global communications and data.
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"Transport, Logistics Orgs Hit by Stealthy Phishing Gambit"Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have targeted a few North American transportation and logistics companies. An unknown threat actor has weaponized at least 15 company email accounts since May.
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"New HTML Smuggling Campaign Delivers DCRat Malware to Russian-Speaking Users"A new HTML smuggling campaign targets Russian-speaking users to spread "DCRat" malware, also known as the "DarkCrystal RAT." According to researchers, this is the first time the malware has been deployed this way, instead of through compromised o
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"US Announces Charges, Sanctions Against Russian Administrator of Carding Website"The US government recently announced rewards of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest of two Russian nationals charged over their involvement in operating and laundering proceeds from carding websites.