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  • "BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware Is Increasing Stakes up to $2.5 Million in Demands"
    The BlackCat ransomware gang's ransom demand requests have increased significantly in value, according to Resecurity (USA). The cybercriminal syndicate actively competes with Conti and the updated LockBit 3.0, and has recently introduced a search based…
  • "PyPI Mandates 2FA for Critical Projects, Developer Pushes Back"
    The Python Package Index (PyPI), the official repository of third-party open-source Python projects, has announced plans to require two-factor authentication (2FA) for maintainers of projects deemed critical. Although many members of the Python community…
  • "23 Million Accounts' Data Exposed in Mangatoon Data Breach"
    A hacker accessed an insecure Elasticsearch database, exposing information from 23 million Mangatoon user accounts. Millions of people use the popular iOS and Android app Mangatoon for online manga comics. Recently, 23 million Mangatoon accounts were…
  • "Hackers Exploiting Follina Bug to Deploy Rozena Backdoor"
    A new phishing campaign has been discovered using the recently disclosed Follina security vulnerability to distribute a previously unknown backdoor on Windows systems. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin, Rozena is a backdoor…
  • "Diabetes Patients Flood FDA with Comments on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices"
    More than a thousand comments were submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a draft cybersecurity guidance intended for staff to use when reviewing applications from medical device manufacturers seeking approval to market their…
  • "Hackers Target National Portal of India via 'Unprecedented' Phishing Technique"
    Cybersecurity researchers discovered an unprecedented and sophisticated phishing tactic that has been used against official government websites globally, including the Indian government's portal. According to the Artificially Intelligence (AI)-driven…
  • "New 'HavanaCrypt' Ransomware Distributed as Fake Google Software Update"
    Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a new ransomware family that is being delivered as a fake Google Software Update application.  The researchers dubbed the ransomware HavanaCrypt.  This ransomware performs multiple anti-…
  • "Disneyland's Instagram and Facebook Accounts Hacked to Show Racist Content"
    Disneyland's Facebook and Instagram accounts were taken over recently by a self-proclaimed "super hacker" who posted a series of racist and homophobic posts.  The hacker, operating under the name "David Do," was seeking "revenge" on Disneyland…
  • "New NIST Post-quantum Standards Make Use of Research by Prof. Chris Peikert"
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced the first standard series of quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms, a significant step toward securing digital data in a post-quantum world. The emergence of viable quantum…
  • "Researchers Propose Ephemeral Approach to IoT Privacy"
    An Internet of Things (IoT) device is likely collecting data about its user. The fact that many of these devices collect data on everyone around, regardless of whether they are the device owners or not, further compounds the possibility that this data…
  • "A Third of Mid-Sized Organizations Don't Have a Cyber-Incident Response Plan"
    The increase in ransomware and other attacks has made organizations prioritize cybersecurity more. However, a new study found that 36 percent of mid-sized organizations lack a formal incident response plan. According to Egnyte's report, which is based on…
  • "Aon Hack Exposed Sensitive Information of 146,000 Customers"
    Aon recently disclosed that 145,889 of its North American customers had their sensitive information exposed in a significant data breach.  The British multinational financial services firm that sells a range of risk-mitigation products stated that…