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"Bitcoin Core Developer Loses $3.6M After Claimed Hack"Luke Dashjr, one of bitcoin's core developers, stated in a series of tweets that he had lost his BTC holdings. Although the exact amount of stolen cryptocurrency is unknown, he disclosed an address where 217 BTC, or around $3.6 million at current values… -
"Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Synology Routers"Taiwan-based networking and storage solutions provider Synology has recently informed customers about the availability of patches for several critical vulnerabilities, including flaws likely exploited recently at the Pwn2Own hacking contest. The…
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"Ransomware Attack Forces Canadian Mining Company to Shut Down Mill"Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) recently shut down its mill after falling victim to a ransomware attack. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the firm owns most of the Copper Mountain mine. Located in southern British…
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"The Security System of the Future – Electronic Devices Could Use 'Logic Locks' To Fend Off Malicious Attacks"Future electronic products may incorporate enhanced security mechanisms into their circuitry to fight against malicious attacks. Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have revealed how protective "logic locks" based…
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"BitRAT Campaign Relies on Stolen Sensitive Bank Data as a Lure"Researchers at Qualys discovered a new malware campaign distributing the BitRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via phishing emails involving stolen bank information. BitRAT is a relatively new threat that has been advertised on underground marketplaces and…
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"Crooks Monitor Twitter Complaints to Target Users via Phishing"Recent research by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs reveals that fraudsters monitor user complaints on Twitter in order to target Indian citizens. The team witnessed scammers looking at Twitter for potential complaints in order to obtain information…
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"Security Teams Expect Breach and Incident Reporting Requirements to Create More Work"According to Deepwatch, most Information Technology (IT) security professionals will concentrate on enhancing their detection and response capabilities despite rising costs and regulatory challenges. The research identified digital transformation…
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"Ransomware Impacts Over 200 Government, Education, Healthcare Orgs in 2022"According to the cybersecurity firm Emisoft, ransomware attacks affected more than 200 larger organizations in the US public sector in the government, educational, and healthcare verticals in 2022. Data collected from publicly available reports,…
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"PyTorch Machine Learning Framework Compromised with Malicious Dependency"Following a dependency confusion attack, the PyTorch package maintainers have advised users who installed nightly editions of the library between December 25, 2022, and December 30, 2022, to remove and download the most recent versions. PyTorch-nightly…
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"Researchers Develop a Device That Can Use Wi-Fi To See Through Walls"A team of University of Waterloo researchers developed a drone-powered device that can see through walls using Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Peep is a device that can fly close to a building and then use the inhabitants' Wi-Fi network to identify and locate Wi-Fi-…
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"Ransomware Ecosystem Becoming More Diverse for 2023"In 2022, the ransomware ecosystem shifted, with attackers transitioning from large groups that once dominated the threat landscape to smaller Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations for greater flexibility and less attention from law enforcement. This…
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"Cyber Ranges Bolster IoT Security"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying government challenges to standardized security evaluations for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Operational Technology (OT) devices. However, according to Joel Bagnal, director…