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Russia experiences hacks at scale
Up until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many cyber actors specifically didn’t target Russian speaking countries, as many malware operators were...
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover could be bad for security and privacy
After this week’s announcement that Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase offer,...
Mandiant finds record zero-days in 2021
According to the security firm’s annual report, disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities exploded in 2021, more than doubling the previous 2019...
Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities, 27 deemed critical, during first round of DHS bug bounty program
These vulnerabilities were found by more than 450 security researchers...
Critical chipset bugs open millions of Android devices to remote spying
Three security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the audio decoders of Qualcomm and MediaTek...
Okta reports on Lapsus$ breach
The company completed its third-party forensic investigation into its recent attack by the pernicious threat actor. Lapsus$ “actively controlled” a...
LinkedIn is now the most popular phish bait
Researchers at Check Point indicate that LinkedIn has become the most popular brand used in phishing attacks,...
Catalan leaders targeted by NSO spyware
According to security researchers at Citizen Lab, dozens of pro-independence Catalan officials, including the past four presidents of the...
Microsoft: Office 2013 will reach end of support in April 2023
Microsoft reminded customers earlier this week that Office 2013 is approaching its end of...
Industrial cybersecurity companies form coalition
The Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition will primarily work to advocate for standardized rules on industrial control systems used for critical...
RaidForums hacker marketplace shut down in cross-border law enforcement operation
The operation, named Tourniquet, was coordinated by Europol in support of the independent investigations of...
NSO Group spyware reportedly used against European Commission
According to documents seen by Reuters as well as sources, at least five senior officials of the...
New Meta information stealer distributed in malspam campaign
META is a new info-stealer malware that appears to be rising in popularity among cybercriminals. Along with...
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