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"Researchers Pioneer POC Exploit for NSA-Reported Bug in Windows CryptoAPI"Researchers have created a proof-of-concept (POC) exploit for a public x.509 certificate-spoofing vulnerability in the Windows CryptoAPI that was reported to Microsoft by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC)… -
"NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Candidate Cracked"Belgian researchers successfully broke the SIKE cryptographic algorithm, a fourth and final-round candidate that the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) evaluated for its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standard. In roughly 62…
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"PLAY Ransomware Gang Allegedly Attacks Arnold Clark Auto Dealership"The PLAY ransomware group allegedly published sensitive personal information stolen from Arnold Clark, one of the largest vehicle dealerships in the UK. After detecting unusual network activity in December 2022, the company said it had taken action to…
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"VMware Warns of Critical Code Execution Bugs in vRealize Log Insight"VMware has patched multiple vulnerabilities in its vRealize Log Insight appliance, tracked as CVE-2022-31706, CVE-2022-31704, CVE-2022-31710, and CVE-2022-31711. The log collection and analytics virtual appliance allows administrators to gather, view,…
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"Hacking Accounted For Nearly 80% of Healthcare Data Breaches Last Year"According to Fortified Health Security's "2023 Horizon Report," nearly 80 percent of healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in 2022 were connected to hacking and Information Technology (IT) incidents, a 45 percent rise…
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"French Rugby Club Leaks Source Code"The professional rugby union club Stade Francais exposed its followers to security risks for almost a year after its website's source code leaked. Stade Francais is a Paris-based rugby union club with hundreds of thousands of devoted social media fans.…
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"Hilton Denies Hack After Data From 3.7 Million Honors Customer Offered for Sale"After cybercriminals claimed to have infiltrated the networks of the Hotel giant Hilton and stolen 3.7 million customers' information, the company denied that it had been hacked. According to hackers, a 2017 database containing customer information from…
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"Yahoo Overtakes DHL As Most Impersonated Brand in Q4 2022"Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that Yahoo knocked DHL off the top spot as the most imitated brand in the last quarter of 2022, now responsible for 20% of all phishing attempts recorded in the wild. The researchers stated that…
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"Improving Data Security for a Hybrid Society: Insights from New Study"Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have introduced a new method that can perform computations with encrypted data more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional approaches, while also enhancing security. Society 5.0 is described as a…
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"Security Update for Chrome 109 Patches 6 Vulnerabilities"Google has recently awarded a total of more than $25,000 to the researchers who reported the vulnerabilities patched with the release of a Chrome 109 update. The company informed users on Tuesday that six security holes have been patched in Chrome…
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"North Korean Threat Actor Targets Cryptocurrency With New Methodologies"A new report by researchers at Proofpoint describes a state-sponsored North Korean threat actor that has been actively targeting cryptocurrency holders and exchanges with new methods. The gang, known as TA444, has been operating since at least 2017 and…
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"New Stealthy Python RAT Malware Targets Windows in Attacks"A new Python-based malware with Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capabilities has been discovered in the wild, giving its operators control over compromised systems. The new RAT, dubbed "PY#RATION" by researchers at Securonix, leverages the WebSocket protocol…