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  • "Merced College Knocked Offline in Apparent Malware Attack"
    Following a malware attack, a community college in California was recently taken offline, and its services were disrupted. On November 3, Merced College went offline, with the school stating on Twitter that it was experiencing a significant network…
  • "Cryptojacking Malware Sees a 230 Percent Increase in 2022"
    Cryptocurrency mining has grown by 230 percent in popularity among cybercriminals in the past year, as it is expensive regarding machinery and energy consumption. If cybercriminals cryptojack someone else's machine to do it, they could make a lot of…
  • "Qatar World Cup Firms Urged to Upgrade Cyber-Threat Model"
    Security researchers at Digital Shadows are warning organizing bodies and key partners of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to enhance their resilience against a potential barrage of cyber threats.  The researchers collected threat data on the event over…
  • "Microsoft Attributes 'Prestige' Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine and Poland to Russian Group"
    Microsoft officially linked cyberattacks involving the 'Prestige' ransomware to the Russian hacking group named IRIDIUM. According to Microsoft, the ransomware was used in a series of attacks targeting the transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine…
  • "CISA Says Midterm Voting Uncompromised By Cyberattacks"
    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stated on Wednesday that cyberattacks did not disrupt or compromise the midterm voting procedures.  CISA noted that it had not seen any evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes…
  • "US Health Dept Warns of Venus Ransomware Targeting Healthcare Orgs"
    The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a warning about Venus Ransomware attacks targeting healthcare organizations in the country. HHS' security team also mentions at least one incident in which Venus Ransomware was deployed on…
  • "Only 30% of Cyber-Insurance Holders Say Ransomware is Covered"
    According to a news study by researchers at Delinea, cyber insurance providers appear to be limiting policy coverage due to surging costs from claimants.  The researchers polled 300 US-based IT decision-makers for the study.  The researchers…
  • "API Abuses and Attacks Create New Challenges for Retailers"
    Imperva Threat Research has released the "The State of Security Within eCommerce 2022" report, a 12-month analysis of cybersecurity threats targeting the retail industry. Account takeover, credit card fraud, web scraping, Application Programming…
  • "Evasive KmsdBot Cryptominer/DDoS Bot Targets Gaming, Enterprises"
    Researchers have discovered an evasive malware that uses a key Internet-facing protocol to gain access to enterprise systems in order to mine cryptocurrency, launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and gain a foothold on corporate networks.…
  • "These Two Google Play Store Apps Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan"
    Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps discovered on the Google Play Store, one of which masqueraded as a lifestyle app and was caught distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. According to Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers, Xenomorph is a…
  • "Phishing Infects Thousands of Personal And Business Computers With IceXLoader Malware"
    Due to an ongoing phishing operation, a new malware variant called "IceXLoader" has infected thousands of residential and business users. The creators of IceXLoader, a malware loader discovered in the wild last summer, have released version 3.3.3 of the…
  • "LSU Cybersecurity Researchers Help Protect People in Immersive Virtual Reality"
    In 2020, about two million people used Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. The VR industry is expected to grow from $12 billion to $100 billion over the next five years. However, VR software developers and companies are not always implementing measures to…