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"Microsoft Exchange Bugs Exploited by ‘Cuba’ Ransomware Gang"According to researchers at Mandiant, the ransomware gang known as Cuba is increasingly shifting to exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, including ProxyShell and ProxyLogon. The group has been likely using these vulnerabilities as early…
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"Cryptocurrency Wallets Targeted by Alien Malware Variant"Xenomorph is a new banking Trojan that has targeted 56 European banks. It is connected to the Alien Trojan family and has been discovered being distributed via the Google Play Store. There were over 50,000 installations of the malicious app. According to…
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"New Security Tech Monitors Power Use for Warning Signs of Cyberattacks"Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed new technology aimed at protecting governments, businesses, and other organizations from cyberattacks by monitoring power consumption for warning signs of such attacks. The technology involves a…
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"How AI Is Shaping the Cybersecurity Arms Race"Cybersecurity staff are often overwhelmed by the amount of data they must sort through to manage their cyber defenses. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help cybersecurity professionals find patterns in huge pools of data. Sagar Samtani, an…
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"New York to Get Statewide Cybersecurity Center"New York State is creating a Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) to centralize and enhance its cyberdefenses. State governor Kathy Hochul stated that New York was forming a statewide team to "thwart" potential cyberattacks. She added that…
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"Anonymous Hacking Group Declares “Cyber War” Against Russia"Hacktivist group Anonymous has declared “cyber war” against Vladimir Putin’s government following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The well-known international hacking collective announced on its Twitter account on Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin…
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"Microsoft App Store Sizzling with New ‘Electron Bot’ Malware"A backdoor malware, dubbed Electron Bot, is actively taking over social media accounts, including those on Facebook, Google, and Soundcloud, and has cloned popular games such as Temple Run or Subway Surfer to infiltrate Microsoft's official store. The…
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"Ransomware Trained on Manufacturing Firms Led Cyberattacks in Industrial Sector"Most industrial network operators and their security teams have seen a surge in ransomware attacks over the past year. Real-world incident response investigations conducted by teams at Dragos and IBM X-Force in 2021 revealed that the manufacturing sector…
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"Oklahoma Cops Say Rape Victims' Data May Have Been Leaked"The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) has announced that personal data belonging to victims of sexual assault may have been exposed during a security incident at a DNA analysis laboratory. The OKCPD said that a company the department…
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"Computer Security Researchers Aim To Prevent Tech Abuse"Computer security researchers at Cornell Tech have developed a new method for helping domestic abuse survivors stop assailants from hacking into their devices and social media to cause further harm to them. Their model is based on continuity of care in…
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"Vishing Makes Phishing Campaigns Three-Times More Successful"IBM's security researchers have found that phishing emerged as the number one threat vector in 2021. The researchers revealed that phishing overtook vulnerability exploitation as the top pathway for compromise globally last year, accounting for 41…
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SoS Musings #58 - Bolstering Open Source Software SecuritySoS Musings #58 - Bolstering Open Source Software Security