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"Spanish Research Center Suffers Cyberattack Linked to Russia"Recently Spain's leading scientific research body was targeted by a cyberattack that national authorities suspect had its origin in Russia. Spain's science ministry stated that the Spanish National Research Council was affected by a ransomware…
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"VMware Urges Admins to Patch Critical Auth Bypass Bug Immediately"VMware has issued an alert to administrators to patch a critical authentication bypass security flaw that affects local domain users in multiple products and allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges. PetrusViet of VNG Security…
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"Yale to Partner in NSF Program Advancing Cybersecurity and Privacy"Yale University is one of the key partners in the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program, a $25.4 million multi-institutional effort funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance research and center-scale projects in cybersecurity and…
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"Taiwan Sees Cyberattack, Chinese Warplanes Amid Spat With China Over Expected Pelosi Visit"Taiwan on Tuesday was hit with a cyberattack and threatened by Chinese warplanes flying near its boundary in the Taiwan Straight as tensions with Beijing have escalated ahead of an unconfirmed visit from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The…
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"Hackers Abuse ‘Chaotic’ Nomad Exploit to Drain Almost $200M in Crypto"Cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad has become the target of crypto’s latest nine-figure attack after hackers abused a “chaotic” security exploit to steal almost $200 million in digital assets. Nomad is a token bridge that allows users to send and…
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"New CosmicStrand Rootkit Targets Gigabyte and ASUS Motherboards"A rootkit called CosmicStrand has been discovered in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) of specific computers. The rootkit, according to researchers, is stored in the firmware images of Gigabyte or ASUS motherboards. The infected firmware…
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"Austria Probes Claim Spyware Targeted Law Firms, Banks"Austria recently said it was investigating a report that an Austrian company developed spyware targeting law firms, banks, and consultancies in at least three countries. Microsoft's security team recently found that a malware called Subzero, …
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"Google Patches Critical Android Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution via Bluetooth"Google recently published a security bulletin describing the latest round of patches for the Android operating system. Three dozen vulnerabilities have been fixed, including a critical issue that can be exploited for remote code execution over…
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"US Indicts Russian Accused of Promoting California’s Secession"The US authorities have recently indicted a Russian national for allegedly orchestrating a Kremlin-backed “malign influence campaign” designed to sow discord and interfere in elections. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov is accused of conspiring with at…
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"Venafi Investigation of 35 Million Dark Web URLs Shows Macro-Enabled Ransomware Widely Available at Bargain Prices"Venafi has released findings from a dark web investigation into the spread of ransomware via malicious macros. Between November 2021 and March 2022, Venafi collaborated with the criminal intelligence provider Forensic Pathways to analyze 35 million dark…
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"Ransomware Hit on European Pipeline & Energy Supplier Encevo Linked to BlackCat"On July 25th, Encevo group, an energy supplier based in Luxembourg, stated that its subsidiaries had been breached in a ransomware attack. They are currently investigating the extent of the damage done. It has now been discovered that the…
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"New 'ParseThru' Parameter Smuggling Vulnerability Affects Golang-based Applications"Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability dubbed ParseThru that affects Golang-based applications and can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to cloud-based applications. According to the cybersecurity firm Oxeye, the newly discovered…