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  • "Ransomware Gangs Ramp Up Industrial Attacks in US"
    Ransomware gangs are wreaking havoc on the industrial sector, particularly manufacturing firms, with significant spikes in cyberattack activity against US organizations observed in the third quarter. New ransomware groups are emerging, threatening to…
  • "Notorious 'BestBuy' Hacker Arraigned for Running Dark Web Market"
    A British hacker has been arraigned by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for allegedly running the now defunct 'The Real Deal" dark web marketplace. The 34-year-old defendant Daniel Kaye, also known as BestBuy, Spdrman, Popopret, and UserL0ser,…
  • "Apple iOS and macOS Flaw Could've Let Apps Eavesdrop on Your Conversations with Siri"
    A now-patched security flaw in Apple's iOS and macOS operating systems could have allowed apps with Bluetooth access to listen in on Siri conversations. Apple stated that an app may be able to record audio using a pair of connected AirPods, and that the…
  • "LockBit 3.0 Demands $60M From UK Car Dealership Pendragon"
    Pendragon, a car dealership in the UK, has been added to the dark web blog belonging to the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gang LockBit 3.0. The gang claims to have demanded $60 million in exchange for the return of 2 terabytes of data. Pendragon has…
  • "DoJ Charges Alleged Raccoon Infostealer Operator"
    The Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged an alleged operator of the Raccoon Infostealer malware, which infected millions of computers. The DoJ also revealed that in March, the FBI and law enforcement partners dismantled the malware's infrastructure.…
  • "Manufacturing and Production Industry Is Making the Biggest Ransom Payments"
    Ransomware attack victims in the manufacturing and production industry make the largest ransom payments, with an average ransom demand payment being just over $2 million. Ransomware is a major cybersecurity issue affecting all sectors. However, according…
  • "Popular Vulnerability Scanners Are Only 73 Percent Accurate"
    According to new research conducted by Rezilion, the most popular commercial and open-source scanning technologies produce a high level of inaccuracy and noise. Researchers analyzed 20 popular DockerHub containers, ran them locally, and scanned them with…
  • "SlashNext Report Finds Phishing Attacks Have Risen 61% This Year"
    According to a new report released by the phishing protection company SlashNext, phishing attacks increased significantly in the first six months of 2022 as cybercriminal activity and global issues such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grew. SlashNext…
  • "LemonDuck Cryptojacking Botnet Targets API Security Gap"
    According to a recent report, the well-known cryptocurrency mining botnet LemonDuck can secretly mine cryptocurrency on the Linux platform by targeting Docker. LemonDuck mines cryptocurrency, escalates privileges, and moves laterally in compromised…
  • "NM Radiology Practice Health Data Breach Results in PHI Exposure"
    Radiology Associates of Albuquerque (RAA) Imaging notified an unspecified number of patients about a health data breach involving the exposure of Protected Health Information (PHI). The breach was caused by a cyberattack that was discovered more than a…
  • "Typosquat Campaign Targeting Android, Windows Users Now Counts 600+ Domains"
    Security researchers at Cyble and Bleeping Computer recently discovered attacks targeting Windows and Android users that mimicked 27 brands across over 200 typosquatting domains.  Security researchers at DomainTools are now saying they have…
  • "Google Pays Out Over $50,000 for Vulnerabilities Patched by Chrome 107"
    Google recently announced the release of Chrome 107 to the stable channel, with patches for 14 vulnerabilities, including high-severity bugs reported by external researchers.  A total of ten security bugs were reported externally: three high-…