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  • "Details Disclosed for Exploit Chain That Allows Hacking of Netgear Routers"
    Industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty recently disclosed the details of five vulnerabilities that can be chained in an exploit, potentially allowing threat actors to hack certain Netgear routers.  The vulnerabilities were first presented at…
  • "Bad Bots Now Account For 30% of All Internet Traffic"
    Security researchers at Imperva have discovered that the volume of internet traffic stemming from malicious automated software has increased by 2.5% since 2021 to over 30%, the highest figure since Imperva’s first Bad Bot Report in 2013.  The…
  • "Babuk Source Code Sparks 9 Different Ransomware Strains Targeting VMware ESXi Systems"
    Threat actors are taking advantage of the leak of Babuk, also known as Babak or Babyk, ransomware code in September 2021 to build different ransomware families that can target VMware ESXi systems. Alex Delamotte, a security researcher at SentinelOne,…
  • "RapperBot DDoS Malware Adds Cryptojacking as New Revenue Stream"
    New samples of the RapperBot botnet malware now include cryptojacking capabilities for cryptocurrency mining on compromised Intel x64 machines. Developers added the cryptomining component separately from the botnet malware at first. At the end of January…
  • "Automotive Industry Employees Unaware of Data Security Risks"
    According to Salesforce, 30 percent of automotive employees do not check security protocols before attempting to use a new tool, thus putting their company and customer data at risk. As companies store and use exponentially more data to power connected…
  • "Free Tool Unlocks Some Encrypted Data in Ransomware Attacks"
    Researchers at Cyberark have released a free tool on GitHub that can help victims of intermittent encryption attacks recover data from some types of partially encrypted files, without having to pay a ransom for the decryption key. Intermittent encryption…
  • "Wendy’s to Test AI Chatbot at Ohio Drive-Thru"
    Wendy's is teaming up with Google to add artificial intelligence to its menu.  Wendy's plans to launch an AI chatbot to automate its restaurants' drive-thrus.  Dubbed FreshAI, the AI tech will hold limited conversations with customers, handling…
  • "Twitter Celebrity Hacker Pleads Guilty in US"
    A British man recently pleaded guilty for his role in schemes to hack the Twitter accounts of celebrities like Barack Obama and Elon Musk and stealing $794,000 in cryptocurrency.  Joseph James O’Connor, 23, entered his guilty plea in a New York…
  • "Capita Says Ransomware Attack Will Cost It Up to $25 Million"
    UK-based business process outsourcing and professional services company Capita recently announced that it expects to incur costs ranging between roughly $19 million and $25 million due to a recent cybersecurity incident, but it has not clarified whether…
  • "Spanish Police Arrest 40 in Phishing Gang Bust"
    Spanish police have recently arrested dozens of individuals on suspicion of their involvement in a serious organized crime gang said to have made over $767,000 from phishing victims.  Among the 40 apprehended by law enforcers were two hackers and 15…
  • "Ransomware Encryption Rates Reach New Heights"
    According to security researchers at Sophos, the share of ransomware victims whose data was encrypted by their extorters grew to 76% over the past year.  In a new study, the researchers conducted interviews with 3000 cybersecurity/IT leaders carried…
  • "IBM Unveils End-To-End, Quantum-Safe Tools to Secure Business, Government Data"
    IBM has introduced a new set of quantum-safe, end-to-end security tools and capabilities designed to protect organizations and government agencies as we enter the post-quantum computing era. Quantum-Safe technology, as announced at the company's annual…