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"DOJ Merges Cyber, Cryptocurrency Units to Go After Ransomware Attacks"The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is merging its cryptocurrency and computer crimes investigation units, echoing the importance of digital assets in ransomware attacks and other cyberattacks. Principal Deputy Attorney General Nicole Argentieri recently…
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"Los Angeles SIM Swapper Pleads Guilty to Cybercrime Charges"A Los Angeles man recently pleaded guilty to using SIM swapping to perpetrate multiple cybercrime schemes targeting hundreds of victims. Between April 2019 and February 2023, Amir Hossein Golshan, 24, engaged in account takeovers, Zelle payment…
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"Data of 40 Million Plus Exposed in Latest T-Mobile Breach"Recently it was discovered that the names, Social Security numbers, and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach. The company…
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"MOVEit Hack Could Earn Cybercriminals $100M as Number of Confirmed Victims Grows"Security researchers at Coveware believe that the Cl0p ransomware gang could earn as much as $100 million from the MOVEit hack. The researchers found that the percentage of victims that paid a ransom in the second quarter of 2023 fell to a record…
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"Researchers Find 'Backdoor' in Encrypted Police and Military Radios"The TETRA standard is used globally in radios. According to security researchers, multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the fundamental cryptography and its implementation, including issues that enable the decryption of traffic. A group of…
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"Thousands of Citrix Servers Exposed to Zero-Day Bug"Security researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation have found that over 15,000 Citrix servers worldwide are at risk of compromise unless administrators patch urgently. The researchers noted that of the impacted servers, the most significant number…
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"Banking Sector Targeted in Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks"Researchers have found what they say are the first open source software supply chain attacks that specifically target the banking sector. Checkmarx noted that these attacks exhibited sophisticated techniques, including targeting specific components in…
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"Stolen Microsoft Key Offered Widespread Access to Microsoft Cloud Services"According to Wiz security researchers, the Microsoft consumer signing key stolen by Storm-0558 hackers gave them access beyond the Exchange Online and Outlook[.]com accounts that Redmond said were compromised. Redmond disclosed that the attackers had…
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"Average Cost of a Data Breach Reaches $4.45 Million in 2023"IBM published its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the global average data breach cost reached $4.45 million in 2023, a 15 percent increase over the previous three years. Detection and escalation costs increased by 42 percent during…
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"BGP Software Vulnerabilities Under the Microscope in Black Hat Session"In a presentation at Black Hat USA, Forescout researchers will bring attention to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementation flaws. Few technologies are more fundamental to the Internet than BGP, which manages the transmission of data packets between…
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"Purdue Part of a National Research Center Aimed At Hardening Transportation Systems Against Cyberattacks"Purdue University has been selected as a partner in a new University Transportation Center (UTC) focused on cybersecurity and funded by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). The Transportation Cybersecurity and Resilience (TraCR) center, led by…
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"Privacy and Security Crucial for Healthcare Robot Adoption – According to New Report"According to a recently published white paper by Sheffield Hallam University, healthcare robotic systems must prioritize security and privacy protections. The paper calls for "secure by design" and "privacy by design" principles to increase user trust in…