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  • "DHL Replaces LinkedIn As Most Imitated Brand in Phishing Attempts"
    Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that shipping company DHL has knocked LinkedIn off the top spot as the number one brand being imitated in phishing attempts between July and September.  According to the researchers, DHL now…
  • "Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities Discovered in Veeam Backup & Replication App"
    Several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities have been discovered by researchers at CloudSEK.  The vulnerabilities affect the Veeam Backup & Replication application and "can be exploited by advertising fully weaponized tools for remote…
  • "CyLab Proposes Improved, Consumer-Friendly Broadband 'Nutrition' Labels"
    Researchers at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Security and Privacy Institute have been advocating for consumers for nearly 20 years, leading the charge by gathering insights and developing tools to better inform users about the technology they use and bring into…
  • "Cyberattack Causes Disruptions at Wholesale Giant Metro"
    International wholesale chain Metro has recently confirmed service outages after being targeted by a cyberattack.  Headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, the company operates more than 680 Metro and Makro stores in 24 countries and has over 95,000…
  • "6G Cybersecurity Will Transform How We Deal With Cyberattacks"
    The move toward 6G technology further makes cybersecurity critical in reducing the risk of future digital threats. To realize the 6G vision, researchers are developing some novel approaches for areas such as spectrum regulation, antennas, Machine…
  • "Researchers Uncover More Than 167,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers, Primarily From The US"
    According to researchers with Group-IB, cybercriminals used a pair of point-of-sale malware variants to steal more than 167,000 payment records from 212 infected devices, mostly in the US.  It is unclear who is behind the attack or whether they sold…
  • "US and Switzerland Enter Quantum Partnership"
    The State Department announced a new international partnership aimed at developing new technologies in the field of quantum information sciences, with the help of researchers from both the US and Switzerland. Both countries' representatives signed a…
  • "Hacktivists Say They Stole 100,000 Emails From Iran's Nuclear Energy Agency"
    The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization has dismissed claims that a subsidiary's email systems were compromised, revealing critical operational data about a nuclear power plant. An activist group named Black Reward, claiming to be from Iran, says they…
  • "Cloud Security Is Complex -- But Most Vulnerabilities Fall Into Three Key Categories"
    With most businesses utilizing at least one type of cloud deployment today, the question of whether the cloud is more or less secure than on-premise solutions remains. In on-premises or private cloud environments, security is primarily based on a barrier…
  • "Adobe Illustrator Vulnerabilities Rated Critical, But Exploitation Not Easy"
    Updates released by Adobe recently for its Illustrator product patch two vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution, but the researcher who found them says exploitation is not easy.  According to Adobe, Illustrator 2021 and 2022 for…
  • "Critical Flaws in Abode Home Security Kit Allow Hackers to Hijack, Disable Cameras"
    Abode Systems has resolved multiple severe vulnerabilities recently in its home security kit, including critical issues that could allow attackers to execute commands with root privileges.  Abode Systems sells smart DIY home security systems and…
  • "Malicious Clicker Apps in Google Play Have 20M+ Installs"
    McAfee security researchers have discovered 16 malicious clicker apps that were installed more than 20 million times from the official Google Play store. DxClean, one of these apps, has been downloaded over five million times and has a user rating of 4.1…