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"FBI: APTs Actively Exploiting Fortinet VPN Security Holes"The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning that advanced persistent threat (APT) nation-state actors are actively exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiOS cybersecurity operating system,…
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"VMware Patches 2 Flaws in vRealize Operations"VMware recently patched two critical vulnerabilities in its vRealize Operations (vROps) discovered by Egor Dimitrenko of Positive Technologies. The vROps product offers self-driving IT operations management for private, hybrid, and multi-cloud…
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"Engineering Oversight” Costs ForceDAO $367k"Hackers were able to steal cryptocurrency worth $367k from a new decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator within hours of its launch. ForceDAO was launched on the morning of April 3. Its operators discovered that the platform was being exploited…
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"North Korean Hackers Are Now Using a Fake Security Company to Target Researchers"According to researchers at Google LLC's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the same North Korea-backed hackers discovered to have been targeting security researchers earlier this year are now using a fake security company called SecuriElite to continue their…
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"Facebook Data for Over 500M Users Reportedly Leaks Online"Personal information belonging to more than 500 million users from 106 countries has leaked online. The leaked data set includes names, birth dates, and phone numbers. Alon Gal, the CTO of cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, first discovered the…
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"As Online Fraud Rises, 72% of Retail Brands Expect to Grow Fraud Teams"Researchers during a new study discovered that retailers around the world are increasing their fraud teams and budgets because of a significant rise in all types of online fraud during the pandemic. Most (72%) of retail brands worldwide expect to…
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"A New Stanford Initiative Aims to Ensure 5G Networks Are Reliable and Secure"A team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Engineering will demonstrate how an arrangement of computer-controlled drones can be managed with precision even if the 5G network that controls it is being hit with a cyberattack. The success or…
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"CMMC Under Internal Review at DoD for 'Potential Improvements'"The Pentagon is conducting an internal review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program to explore potential improvements for the program's implementation. The goal of the Department of Defense's (DoD) CMMC program is to ensure…
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"Financial Sector Remains Most Targeted by Threat Actors: IBM"IBM Security researchers in a new study discovered that organizations in the financial and insurance sectors were the most targeted by threat actors in 2020. Manufacturing and energy became the second and third most targeted industries last year…
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"How Does Science Work?"Professor Dashun Wang, an award-winning scientist at the Kellogg School of Management, has published a new book on the "science of science," an interdisciplinary field in which big data and innovative research methods are used to gain insight into the…
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Large Florida School District Hit by Ransomware AttackA criminal gang hacked Broward County Public Schools' computer system, which is one of the nation's largest school districts, and encrypted district data. The cyber gang behind the attack is called Conti, and they demanded $40 million in ransom, or they…
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"Smart Factory Cyber Attacks Knock Out Production for Days"Trend Micro commissioned independent research specialist Vanson Bourne to survey 500 IT and OT professionals in the United States, Germany, and Japan. The survey revealed that over 60 percent of manufacturers have faced a cybersecurity incident in their…