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"A Quarter of All Malicious JavaScript Is Obfuscated"Security researchers at Akamai analyzed 10,000 malicious JavaScript samples that represent threats such as malware droppers, phishing pages, scammers, cryptomining malware, and more. The analysis revealed that at least 25 percent of the samples used… -
"CISA Issues Warning On Cyber Threats Targeting Water and Wastewater Systems"CISA warning for water and wastewater facilities On October 14, 2021, the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) issues a warning for possible ransomware attacks trying to compromise water and wastewater facilities. When successful…
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"Data Breach Hits US Dental Patients"A cyberattack on the vendor of a network of dental practices may have exposed the data of tens of thousands of patients. An adversary used a phishing attack to gain access to the computer systems of North American Dental Management between March 31 and…
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"Microsoft, Intel and Goldman Sachs Team Up For New Supply Chain Security Initiative"Microsoft has teamed up with Intel and Goldman Sachs to push for hardware security improvements that could help to mitigate supply chain risks. Working under the auspices of the non-profit Trusted Computing Group (TCG), the companies have created a…
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"CISA, FBI, and NSA Release BlackMatter Ransomware Advisory To Help Organizations Reduce Risk of Attack"The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding BlackMatter ransomware cyber…
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"Sinclair Confirms Ransomware Attack That Disrupted TV Stations"Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns hundreds of local television stations across the U.S., confirmed Monday that it had suffered a ransomware attack. The incident is disrupting its advertising operations, among other things, and spread to many of its…
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"Damages Escalate Rapidly in Multi-Party Data Breaches"New research from the Cyentia Institute explored the top 50 multi-party breaches, finding that the average large-sized breach involved 31 organizations and cost an average of $90 million, compared to the average loss of $200,000 due to a typical…
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"83% of Ransomware Victims Pay the Demand"Security researchers at ThycoticCentrify have found that more than four in five (83%) ransomware victims in the last 12 months felt they had no option but to pay the extortion demand to restore their data. The study, which was based on a survey of…
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"Confidential Computing: A Game-Changing Way To Protect Data in Use"Advancements continue to be made in the encryption of data at rest and data in motion. However, it is also important to encrypt data while it is being analyzed in computer memory. Confidential computing is an emerging industry initiative aimed at…
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"BEC Attacks: Scammers' Latest Tricks"A survey by GreatHorn revealed that 71 percent of organizations experienced at least one Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack within the past year. New research from Trend Micro has suggested that scammers are increasing their efforts in the…
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"BlackByte Ransomware Decryptor Released"The Windows-based ransomware, dubbed BlackByte, discovered by researchers at the cybersecurity firm Trustwave, seems to have been inspired by other strains known to bring in significant financial rewards for their operators. BlackByte is described as odd…
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"Cyberattack Response Takes More than Two Working Days"Researchers at Deep Instinct have found that organizations worldwide take on average more than two business days to respond to cyberattacks. The finding was published in the company's second bi-annual Voice of SecOps Report, which was based on a…