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"Chameleon Malware Is Attacking Restaurants in Canada and Europe"The "Chameleon" malware has returned with a new campaign against an international restaurant chain, with a focus on the European and Canadian regions.
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"INTERPOL Recovers $41 Million in Largest Ever BEC Scam in Singapore"INTERPOL's "global stop-payment mechanism" helped recover millions of dollars in funds defrauded in a large Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam. The move follows a mid-July 2024 BEC scam at a Singapore commodity company.
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"Cencora Confirms Patient Data Stolen in Cyberattack"Pharmaceutical company Cencora recently confirmed in an update on July 31 that sensitive personal and health data was exfiltrated during a cyberattack in February 2024.
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"French Museums Hit By Ransomware Attack"The Grand Palais' IT director observed unusual activity on the museum's systems on the night of August 3-4 and discovered that it was due to a ransomware attack targeting systems used to "centralize financial data" for approximately 40 museums in Franc
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"Microsoft Bug Bounty Payouts Increased to $16.6 Million in Past Year"Between 2020 and 2023, Microsoft says it paid approximately $13 million annually through bug bounty programs. However, between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, the amount increased to $16.6 million for the past year.
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"Hacker Group FIN7 Is Selling EDR Evasion Tools to Other Cyber Criminals"The Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group "FIN7" is selling "AvNeutralizer," also known as "AuKill," on Russian-speaking hacking forums. With AvNeutralizer, hackers can tamper with security solutions and launch their own attacks.
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"Surge in Magniber Ransomware Attacks Impact Home Users Worldwide"The "Magniber" ransomware campaign is encrypting home users' devices, demanding thousand-dollar ransom payments from victims. Magniber emerged in 2017 as a successor to the "Cerber" ransomware operation.
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"OneBlood Investigates Cyber Attack, Southeastern Locations Affected"A cyberattack on the blood bank OneBlood has impacted over 250 hospitals. While some are still able to collect, test, and distribute blood, their operations have been heavily diminished.
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"Russia's 'Fighting Ursa' APT Uses Car Ads to Install HeadLace Malware"The Russian threat actor "Fighting Ursa," also known as "APT28," "Fancy Bear," and "Sofacy," has used car ads as a lure to distribute the "HeadLace" backdoor malware.
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"Researchers Uncover Flaws in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen"Researchers at Elastic Security Labs have discovered design flaws in Microsoft's Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen.
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"86% of Firms Identify Unknown Cyber-Risks as Top Concern"Eighty-six percent of firms say unknown organizational cyber risks are a top concern, according to the "Critical Start 2024 Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report." The report found that 66 percent of businesses have limited insight into their cyber ri
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"Chinese Hackers Compromised an ISP to Deliver Malicious Software Updates"According to researchers at Volexity, the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group "StormBamboo" compromised an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to poison Domain Name System (DNS) queries and deliver malware to organizations.