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Ransomware hits GitLab and Confluence
Over the past several days, a ransomware organization hit the servers of the two services, impacting hundreds of servers across...
AWS outage impacts Ring, Netflix, and Amazon deliveries
On Tuesday, Amazon’s AWS US-EAST-1 Region suffered an outage beginning at approximately 12 PM EST, affecting numerous...
Biden admin looks to accelerate cybersecurity hiring spree
There are currently roughly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions across the US government, and the Biden administration is...
Omicron phishing scam already spotted in UK
U.K. consumer watchdog “Which?” is warning about a new phishing scam, made to look like an official communication...
New malware hides as legit nginx process on e-commerce servers
As reported in BleepingComputer, "eCommerce servers are being targeted with remote access malware that hides...
AT&T customers hit with malware
Researchers at Qihoo 360 discovered the EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controller offered by AT&T to SME customers in the US...
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent
Twitter has expanded its private information policy to ban users from sharing photos or videos of...
Dark web market shuts down after DDoS
On November 23rd, the operators of the Cannazon dark web market announced their intent to shutdown operations, with...
RATDispenser spreads multiple remote access trojans into the wild
Researchers from the HP Threat Research team have discovered a new stealthy JavaScript loader dubbed RATDispenser....
Over nine million Android devices infected by info-stealing trojan
A large-scale malware campaign on Huawei's AppGallery has led to roughly 9,300,000 installs of trojans masquerading...
GoDaddy data breach impacts millions
The web hosting giant disclosed a data breach to the Securities and Exchange Commission, warning that 1.2 million customers may...
US banks will be required to report cyberattacks within 36 hours
The FDIC and Federal Reserve devised rule takes effect April 1, 2022, although enforcement...
PerSwaysion phishing campaign still ongoing, and pervasive
A phishing kit that has been used in thousands of attacks worldwide has been active for significantly longer...
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