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"Dead System Admin's Credentials Used for Ransomware Attack"The security firm Sophos released a report discussing the use of a deceased system administrator's credentials by the operators of the Nefilim ransomware to plant crypto-locking malware. Using these credentials, the Nefilim ransomware operators infected…
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"Pirated Software Sites Deliver Fresh DanaBot Malware"Researchers at Proofpoint have discovered that websites advertising pirated and cracked software are being used to deliver an updated version of the DanaBot banking Trojan, which can steal individuals' online banking credentials. Cybercriminal…
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"#DataPrivacyDay: Leaks and Breaches Soared 93% in 2020"Researchers at Imperva and Entrust have found that breaches and leaks of sensitive information from organizations doubled last year, even as consumer concerns over data privacy surged. Unauthorized transmissions of data from organizations’ networks…
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"Department of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware"The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a coordinated international law enforcement action against NetWalker ransomware, which has impacted many companies, municipalities, hospitals, emergency services, school districts, colleges, and…
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"Critical Vulns Discovered in Vendor Implementations of Key OT Protocol"The Claroty Research Team's analysis of the Open Platform Communications (OPC) network protocol uncovered several security vulnerabilities and vendor implementation issues. This protocol is widely implemented in Operational Technology (OT) networks. The…
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"Google Warns of 'Novel Social Engineering Method' Used to Hack Security Researchers"Google's Threat Analysis Group has revealed an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers. The actors behind this campaign are believed to be backed by the North Korean government. According to Google, the government-backed hackers have been…
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"New and Hardened Quantum Crypto System Notches 'Milestone' Open-Air Test"The race continues to develop post-quantum cryptographic methods. Chinese researchers achieved success when they conducted an open-air test of a new generation quantum crypto system. Unlike the previous iteration of quantum cryptography, the new system…
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SoS Musings #45 - Privacy in Data Sharing and AnalyticsSoS Musings #45 - Privacy in Data Sharing and Analytics
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"US, European Police Say They’ve Disrupted The Notorious Emotet Botnet"U.S. and European law enforcement agencies stated Wednesday that they had seized control of the computing infrastructure used by Emotet, a botnet of infected machines that has been one of the most pervasive cybercrime threats over the last six years.…
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"DDoS Attacks Surge in 2020 Due to #COVID19"Researchers at NETSCOUT discovered that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose substantially last year following the digital shift brought about by COVID-19. The researchers stated that over 10 million attacks of this nature occurred in 2020,…