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"DARPA Announces Results of First Hardware Bug Bounty"The Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) has announced the results of its Findings Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT) Bug Bounty program. The purpose of the FETT Bug Bounty was to prove the value of secure hardware architectures developed under… -
"Sprite Spider Emerging as One of the Most Destructive Ransomware Threat Actors"CrowdStrike cybersecurity leaders Sergei Frankoff and Eric Loui presented details about the ransomware actor called Sprite Spider at the recent SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit. Sprite Spider is expected to be one of the most destructive ransomware…
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"Ransomware: Average Ransom Payment Declines to $154,108"Researchers at ransomware incident response firm Coveware discovered that although ransomware attacks are continuing to pummel organizations, fewer victims have paid a ransom. When they do, on average, they're paying less than before. The…
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"Is the Trickbot Botnet Back Again?"An analysis conducted by Menlo Security revealed that Trickbot malware has returned. According to Menlo Security, Trickbot is back with a new phishing campaign targeting users in North American insurance and legal organizations. Trickbot operators have…
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"Critical Libgcrypt Crypto Bug Opens Machines to Arbitrary Code"The Libgcrypt project has rushed out a fix for a critical bug in version 1.9.0 of the free-source cryptographic library. Libgcrypt is a general-purpose cryptographic library for developers to use when building applications. It can be used across…
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"Neustar Highlights Rise in Ransom-Related DDoS Attacks and Greater Use of Existing Attack Vectors"Neustar, the global information services and technology company, released a report titled "Cyber Threats and Trends: Pandemic Style," which provides insight into companies' security risks stemming from the acceleration of the digital revolution prompted…
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"Advancing Applied Research in Cybersecurity"A partnership has been formed between the Forge Institute, the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UA-Fayetteville), and the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UA-Little Rock) to improve applied research in cybersecurity in order to strengthen US…
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"Pirated Themes And Plugins Are The Most Widespread Threat to WordPress Sites"Researchers at Wordfence found that pirated themes and plugins were the most common source of malware infections on WordPress sites in 2020. The security firm said its malware scanner detected more than 70 million malicious files on more than 1.2…
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"Google Researcher Discovers New iOS Security System"Apple has added a new security system discovered by Samuel Grob, a security researcher with Google's Project Zero team, to iPhones and iPads. The new iOS security feature named BlastDoor protects users from attacks launched through the iMessage instant…
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"66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home"Researchers from Go Shred conducted a survey and have discovered that two-thirds of remote workers risk potentially breaching GDPR guidelines by printing out work-related documents at home and are averaging five documents every week. Such documents…
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"Researchers Identify Enterprise Attack Using New Ransomware"A new ransomware variant dubbed Babuk Locker hit five different companies. The actors behind Babuk Locker target corporations by encrypting files across network-connected devices and asking for up to $85,000 in ransom payment. An investigation of the new…
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"Dead System Admin's Credentials Used for Ransomware Attack"The security firm Sophos released a report discussing the use of a deceased system administrator's credentials by the operators of the Nefilim ransomware to plant crypto-locking malware. Using these credentials, the Nefilim ransomware operators infected…