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  • "Financial Services API and Web Application Attacks Increase by 257%"
    One of the most difficult challenges modern security teams face is managing the attack surface. Every app and Application Programming Interface (API) in today's hybrid and multi-cloud environments is a potential target for cybercriminals to exploit.…
  • "African Police Bust $800K Fraud Schemes"
    Interpol stated that police in Africa recently arrested ten people connected to global fraud worth an estimated $800,000 after a four-month operation.  The global policing organization noted that 27 countries joined the Africa Cyber Surge Operation…
  • "Personal Data of Nearly 4,000 People Leaked in Hack of Radio Free Asia"
    Radio Free Asia (RFA), a US government-sponsored news outlet, revealed that it faced a breach that affected nearly 4,000 people and exposed vast amounts of personal information, including Social Security numbers and passport numbers, as well as financial…
  • "DoD Releases Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap"
    The Defense Department (DoD) has published its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap. Cyber threats and attacks have driven the need to adopt a zero trust strategy that goes beyond traditional perimeter defense. By FY27, the DoD intends to implement specific…
  • "Belgian Police Under Fire After Major Ransomware Leak"
    A notorious ransomware group has recently begun leaking highly sensitive data it stole from Belgian police in what is being described as one of the biggest breaches of its kind in the country.  RagnarLocker has been connected to the incident, which…
  • "US FCC Bans the Import of Electronic Equipment From Chinese Firms"
    Due to an unacceptable national security threat, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a total ban on telecommunication and surveillance equipment from Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. The companies have…
  • "Slippery RansomExx Malware Moves to Rust, Evading VirusTotal"
    The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as DefrayX appears to have unleashed a new version of its RansomExx malware, possibly to bypass detection by antivirus software. According to IBM Security X-Force Threat researchers, that evasion may be…
  • "Many Global 2000 Companies Lack Proper Domain Security"
    CSC released its third annual Domain Security Report, which discovered that three out of every four Forbes Global 2000 companies have not implemented key domain security measures, leaving them vulnerable to security threats. These businesses have only…
  • "5.4 Million Twitter Users' Stolen Data Leaked Online — More Shared Privately"
    A hacker forum has shared over 5.4 million Twitter user records containing non-public information stolen using an Application Programming Interface (API) vulnerability fixed in January. A security researcher also revealed another massive, potentially…
  • "Russia-based RansomBoggs Ransomware Targeted Several Ukrainian Organizations"
    Ukraine has been subjected to a new wave of ransomware attacks, similar to previous intrusions linked to the Russia-based Sandworm nation-state group. The attacks against several Ukrainian entities were first detected on November 21, 2022, according to…
  • "Redacted Documents Are Not as Secure as You Think"
    According to researchers, popular redaction tools do not always work as intended, and new attacks can reveal hidden data. Since most documents are now digitized, securely redacting their contents has become more difficult. Most redactions by government…
  • "Researchers Use Blockchain to Increase Electric Grid Resiliency"
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers are using blockchain to validate communication between electric grid devices. The project is part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE)-funded ORNL-led Darknet initiative to…