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  • "BlackProxies Proxy Service Increasingly Popular Among Hackers"

    A new residential proxy market is gaining popularity among hackers, cybercriminals, phishers, scalpers, and scammers, with access to a million claimed proxy IP addresses being sold globally. DomainTools analysts who have been watching the emergence of…

  • "North Korean Hackers Spread AppleJeus Malware Disguised as Cryptocurrency Apps"

    Recent discoveries from Volexity reveal that the Lazarus Group threat actor has been seen using fake cryptocurrency apps as a lure to distribute a previously undocumented variant of the AppleJeus malware. According to researchers, this activity is…

  • "Cybersecurity Risks of Automotive OTA"

    Vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) will contact vehicle owners remotely about Operating System (OS) updates that add new features and/or fixes, as well as software bugs and vulnerabilities, similar to how smartphones do. All of this must be…

  • "AI Tools Could Boost Social Media Users' Privacy"

    According to researchers at the University of Edinburgh, by fighting Artificial Intelligence (AI) with AI, digital assistants could help prevent users from unknowingly revealing their views on social, political, and religious issues. Their findings imply…

  • "Android Phone Makers' Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware"

    Although Google develops its open-source Android mobile Operating System (OS), the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that make Android smartphones, such as Samsung, play a significant role in customizing and securing the OS for their devices.…

  • "US Cyber Command, DARPA Initiate Rapid Cyber Capability Prototyping and Integration Pilot"

    A pilot program launched by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) aims to put new cyber capabilities in the hands of cyber operators more quickly. By developing a user-directed, incremental, and…

  • "Florida State Tax Website Bug Exposed Filers' Data"

    A researcher discovered that a security flaw on the Florida Department of Revenue website exposed the bank account and Social Security numbers of at least hundreds of taxpayers. By changing the portion of the website address that contains the taxpayers'…

  • "Vanuatu Struggles Back Online After Cyberattack"

    Vanuatu's government recently stated that it was slowly getting its communications back online following a cyberattack that knocked out emergency services, emails, and phone lines for weeks.  Chief information officer Gerard Metsan stated that 70…

  • "Three Innocuous Linux Vulnerabilities Chained to Obtain Full Root Privileges"

    Qualys' Threat Research Unit recently showed how a new Linux vulnerability could be chained with two other apparently harmless flaws to gain full root privileges on an affected system.  The researchers stated that the new vulnerability, tracked as…

  • "'CryWiper' Trojan Disguises as Ransomware"

    Researchers have discovered a new wiper Trojan disguised as a ransomware payload in the wild. CryWiper, named after the distinctive '.cry' extension it appends to files, appears to be a new ransomware strain at first glance. The victims' devices appear…

  • "Cyber Extortion Dominates the Threat Landscape"

    Cyber extortion affects businesses of all sizes worldwide, with 82 percent of cases observed being small businesses, up from 78 percent last year. According to Orange Cyberdefense's latest Security Navigator report, there was a noticeable slowdown in…

  • "Google: After Using Rust, We Slashed Android Memory Safety Vulnerabilities"

    Google appears to be reaping the benefits of its decision to use Rust for new code in Android in order to reduce memory-related flaws. Memory safety flaws in Android have been reduced by more than half, a significant achievement coinciding with Google's…