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"US Expands Cybersecurity Partnership With Ukraine"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently signed an agreement with its Ukrainian counterpart to work more closely together on cybersecurity. CISA stated that it signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the… -
"Ransomware Group Demands 500,000 Pounds From School"Ransomware thieves are demanding 500,000 pounds after a ransomware attack against Wooton Upper School in Bedfordshire. The ransomware attack was the work of the Hive ransomware group and also affected the Kimberley college for 16-19-year-olds.…
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"U.S. Justice Department Probing Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System"The U.S. Justice Department is currently investigating a recent cyber breach involving the federal court records management system. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in January 2021 stated that it was adding new security procedures to…
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"Cyber Insurance Price Hike Hits Local Governments Hard"State and local governments are now required by insurance companies to have updated software and firewall protections, a backup system, cyber training for staff, vulnerability testing, and multi-factor authentication (MFA), including for remote work.…
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"How Big Is the Risk That Someone Will Hack an EV Charging Network?"As the number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations grows, so does the number of vulnerabilities. Hackers have been focusing their efforts on electrical system vulnerabilities for several years. Some of these soft spots are inside charging stations…
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"Moxa NPort Device Flaws Can Expose Critical Infrastructure to Disruptive Attacks"It was recently discovered that two potentially serious vulnerabilities could allow threat actors to cause significant disruption in a widely used industrial connectivity device made by Moxa. After learning about the flaws, the Taiwan-based…
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"European Police Arrest 100 Suspects in BEC Crackdown"European police have recently released details of two major operations against business email compromise (BEC) fraudsters, which resulted in the arrest of close to 100 suspects. Europol stated that Operation Wine Cellar and Operation Theatre were…
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"Hackers Change Tactics for New Post-Macro Era"Security researchers state that threat actors are moving away from macro-based attacks to other tactics, in one of the most significant shifts in the email threat landscape in recent history. Microsoft, in October 2021, announced that it would soon…
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"Only 25% Of Organizations Consider Their Biggest Threat to Be from inside the Business"According to Gurucul, 73.48 percent of organizations believe they have wasted most of their cybersecurity budget by failing to remediate threats, despite having plenty of security tools. Furthermore, although insider threats have increased by 47 percent…
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"Spain Arrests Suspected Hackers Who Sabotaged Radiation Alert System"The Spanish police have arrested two hackers suspected of carrying out cyberattacks on the country's Radioactivity Alert Network (RAR) between March and June 2021. The two arrested people are former employees of a company hired by the General Directorate…
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"Robin Banks Might Be Robbing Your Bank"IronNet researchers recently discovered an active cybercrime syndicate launching a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, selling phishing kits to cybercriminals specializing in social engineering scams. This threat actor, known as Robin Banks,…
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"Multiple Windows, Adobe Zero-Days Anchor Knotweed Commercial Spyware"Knotweed, a cyber-weapons broker, has been identified by Microsoft as the source of numerous spyware attacks against law firms, banks, and strategic consultancies around the world. Furthermore, according to Microsoft, Knotweed has been incorporating a…