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"Fake Google Authenticator Ads Lure Users to Download Malware on GitHub"Attackers have been pushing fake ads to lure users into downloading the popular Google Authenticator Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) app, which actually leads to downloading malware on GitHub.
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"StackExchange Abused to Spread Malicious PyPI Packages as Answers"According to Checkmarx researchers, threat actors uploaded malicious Python packages to the PyPI repository and promoted them on the online question-and-answer platform StackExchange.
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"Gaming Industry Faces 94% Surge in DDoS Attacks"According to Akamai, layer 7 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on the gaming industry have increased 94 percent over the past year.
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"Organizations Fail to Log 44% of Cyber Attacks, Major Exposure Gaps Remain"According to Picus Security, 40 percent of tested environments enabled attack paths leading to domain admin access.
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"Sitting Ducks DNS Attacks Let Hackers Hijack Over 35,000 Domains"Over 35,000 registered domains have been hijacked in "Sitting Ducks" attacks. These attacks enable a domain to be claimed without access to the owner's account at the Domain Name System (DNS) provider or registrar.
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"BingoMod Android RAT Wipes Devices After Stealing Money"According to Cleafy, "BingoMod," a recently discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT), targets Android users to steal information and money via Account Takeover (ATO). BingoMod enables threat actors to initiate money transfers from infected devices.
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"BEC Attacks Surge 20% Annually Thanks to AI Tooling"A new Vipre Security Group study brings further attention to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools increasing Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks.
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"Microsoft: Azure DDoS Attack Amplified by Cyber-Defense Error"According to Microsoft, an implementation error amplified the impact of a recent Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack that disrupted Azure cloud services for nearly eight hours.
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"Basta Ransomware Operator Tactics Undergo 'Notable Shift'"Over the past year, "UNC4393," a threat group that infects targets with the "Basta" ransomware, has changed how it gains initial access to victims.
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"CISA and FBI Release Joint PSA: Putting Potential DDoS Attacks During the 2024 Election Cycle in Context"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have jointly released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) titled "Just So You Know: DDoS Attacks Could Hinder Access to Election Information,
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"Cyberattacks Present Shipping Industry's Biggest Threat Since WWII"There has been a rise in state-sponsored cyberattacks on the shipping industry.
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"Dark Angels Ransomware Receives Record-Breaking $75 Million Ransom"According to Zscaler ThreatLabz, a Fortune 50 company paid a record $75 million ransom to the "Dark Angels" ransomware group.