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  • "Cybercriminals Get Better at Bypassing Defenses"
    According to the latest Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report from NETSCOUT, cybercriminals have become more adept at circumventing defenses with new DDoS attack vectors and methodologies. The report is based on attack…
  • "Defense Giant Elbit Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack"
    Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, has recently confirmed suffering a data breach, a few months after a ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company’s systems.  The breach occurred on June 8 and was…
  • "Global Firms Deal with 51 Security Incidents Each Day"
    Security researchers at Trellix have found that security operations (SecOps) teams are struggling to respond to dozens of cybersecurity incidents every single day.  The researchers polled 9000 security decision makers from organizations with 500+…
  • "Fake Sites Siphon Millions of Dollars in 3-Year Scam"
    A subscription service scam has amassed millions of dollars in credit card charges by creating fake sites, staffing them with live customer support, and paying for "services" with stolen credit card accounts. ReasonLabs, an endpoint security firm,…
  • "Hackers Use PowerPoint Files for 'Mouseover' Malware Delivery"
    Hackers suspected of working for Russia have begun to employ a new code execution technique involving the use of mouse movement in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to trigger a malicious PowerShell script. The attack does not require a malicious macro…
  • "North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs"
    The Lazarus Group has continued deploying malware targeting Apple's macOS operating system via unsolicited job opportunities. Researchers at SentinelOne have observed the latest variant of the campaign, which includes decoy documents advertising…
  • "New Erbium Password-Stealing Malware Circulates as Game Cracks And Cheats"
    The new Erbium information-stealing malware is being distributed as fake video game cracks and cheats to steal users' login information and cryptocurrency wallets. Erbium is a new Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that provides customers with access…
  • "University of Alabama's Low-Cost Solution Could Help Spot Hacked GPS in Self-Driving Cars"
    Transportation researchers at the University of Alabama (UA) have developed a low-cost system to overcome one of those challenges faced by self-driving vehicles, which is GPS hacking. Such hacking can send a self-driving vehicle to the wrong destination…
  • "More Security for Decentralized Blockchain"
    The European Research Council (ERC) is funding a project at the Technical University of Darmstadt to improve decentralized blockchain technologies. Sebastian Faust's "CRYPTOLAYER - Cryptography for Second Layer Blockchain Protocols" project has been…
  • "Reversible Transactions Could Mitigate Crypto Theft — Researchers"
    Researchers at Stanford University have developed a prototype for "reversible transactions" on Ethereum, proposing it as a possible solution to reduce the impact of cryptocurrency theft. Stanford University blockchain researcher Kaili Wang shared an…
  • "GAO Finds OT and IT Cybersecurity Gaps at Nuclear Security Agency"
    According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its contractors have not fully implemented foundational cybersecurity risk practices in their traditional IT environment. Current US…
  • "90% Of Orgs Believe Cybersecurity Risk Isn't Being Addressed"
    According to Foundry's 2022 Security Priorities Study, about 90 percent of security leaders believe their organization is failing to address cybersecurity risks. Those surveyed faced these pitfalls due to various issues, including convincing the severity…