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  • "UK Spies Fund New Course for Female Coders"

    The UK's main intelligence agency for dealing with cyber threats (GCHQ) is hoping to attract more female coders to its ranks by recently starting a new bootcamp course.  GCHQ is sponsoring one of the 14-week 'nanodegree' courses run by social…

  • "Chinese Hackers Target Energy Firms in South China Sea"

    The Chinese APT known as TA423 (aka Red Ladon, APT40, and Leviathan) has been operating a cyberespionage campaign across Australia, Malaysia, and Europe.  Security researchers at Proofpoint noted that the campaign has had three distinct phases, the…

  • "Outdated Infrastructure Not up to Today's Ransomware Challenges"

    According to a global survey commissioned by Cohesity, nearly half of respondents say their organization relies on outdated, legacy backup and recovery infrastructure to manage and protect their data. This technology, in some cases, is more than 20 years…

  • "Google Launches New Open-Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP)"

    The Open-Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) is a new initiative launched by Google. Google's open-source projects are the focus of this new program. Depending on the severity of the vulnerability, the company is offering rewards…

  • "Hackers Use ModernLoader to Infect Systems with Stealers and Cryptominers"

    Between March and June 2022, three different but related campaigns were discovered delivering ModernLoader, RedLine Stealer, and cryptocurrency miners onto compromised systems. According to Cisco Talos researcher Vanja Svajcer, the actors use PowerShell…

  • "Receipt for €8M iOS Zero-Day Sale Pops Up on Dark Web"

    Documents appear to show that the Israeli spyware firm Intellexa sold a full suite of services centered on a zero-day vulnerability impacting both the Android and iOS ecosystems. An unknown customer appears to have paid around €8 million last month for a…

  • "FBI: Hackers Increasingly Exploit DeFi Bugs to Steal Cryptocurrency"

    The FBI has issued a warning to investors that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. Investors who believe cybercriminals have stolen their DeFi investments should…

  • "Microsoft: Nation-state Iranian hackers exploit Log4Shell against Israel"

    According to new research, the Iranian hacker group MuddyWater, which is allegedly linked to the country's state intelligence service, is still exploiting the Log4j vulnerability to gain access to corporate networks in Israel during the two countries'…

  • "5G Networks Are Worryingly Hackable"

    Microsoft and NEC have recently expressed concerns about the security and possible rapid adoption of critical 5G technologies. German security researchers have also now backed up the industry's fears. Karsten Nohl, the founder of Berlin-based Security…

  • "UC Creates Next Generation of Internet Security"

    An encryption tool developed in collaboration with a University of Cincinnati (UC) math professor will soon protect telecommunications, online retail and banking, and other digital systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has…

  • "Hackers Are Using Anti-Cheat in 'Genshin Impact' to Ransom Victims"

    The anti-cheat system of Genshin Impact, a popular free-to-play online game, is being used by a ransomware gang to hack victims and launch ransomware. According to Trend Micro, anti-cheat systems, which are installed by default as part of many online…

  • "US and Israel Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership"

    The US Department of Treasury and Israel's Ministry of Finance have finalized the terms of a new bilateral agreement that aims to strengthen cyber resilience in both countries' networks and extends an existing tech-centric bilateral agreement. This…