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Cybersecurity & IT Threats

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Redefining the Threat Landscape: Ransomware Trends in 2024

Redefining the Threat Landscape: Ransomware Trends in 2024

Redefining the Threat Landscape: Ransomware Trends in 2024  The Rise of Backup and Disaster Recovery as the Final Bastion in Cybersecurity   As we sail through the cyber seas of 2024, the dark waters of ransomware continue to threaten the digital world. This year, we’re witnessing an unprecedented evolution in ransomware tactics, with groups scaling […]

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Cybersecurity Firm Hacks Itself, Finds DNS Flaw Leak AWS Credentials

Cybersecurity Firm Hacks Itself, Finds DNS Flaw Leak AWS Credentials

Intruder.io, a London, England-based cybersecurity firm, conducted a self-hack using a DNS rebinding attack, enabling them to extract low-privileged AWS credentials. Cybersecurity firm Intruder has published blog posts explaining how they got hacked by successfully exploiting a DNS rebinding vulnerability that allowed them to extract low-privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) credentials. They discovered a DNS

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Ransomware in 2024: Anticipated impact, targets, and landscape shift - Help Net Security

Ransomware in 2024: Anticipated impact, targets, and landscape shift – Help Net Security

Ransomware in 2024: Anticipated impact, targets, and landscape shift As ransomware continues to be on the rise, we can expect groups to continue to evolve their attacks and operate at a larger scale for bigger profits. This will put organizations at higher risk if they don’t adopt a more aggressive security strategy. Here is what

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The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

More details are emerging about a data breach the genetic testing company 23andMe first reported in October. But as the company shares more information, the situation is becoming even murkier and creating greater uncertainty for users attempting to understand the fallout. 23andMe said at the beginning of October that attackers had infiltrated some of its

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Stellar Cyber Bridges Cybersecurity Skills Gap with First-of-Its-Kind University Program

Stellar Cyber Bridges Cybersecurity Skills Gap with First-of-Its-Kind University Program

Stellar Cyber’s University Program is the only invite-only program designed to meet the needs of educational organizations that provide degrees/certifications in cybersecurity and offer not-for-profit security operations services. SAN JOSE, CA – December 4, 2023 – Today, Stellar Cyber , the innovator of Open XDR technology, announced the launch of its University Program – the

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Most Hazardous Nuclear Site | Cyber-Attack

Ministers are under pressure to explain the actions of the government and regulators over cybersecurity at Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site after a Guardian investigation revealed disturbing vulnerabilities in its networks. The shadow energy secretary, Ed Miliband, called on the government to urgently “provide assurances” about Sellafield, after the Guardian revealed it had been hacked

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34 Cyber Monday Laptop Deals and Clickety-Clack Keyboards

34 Cyber Monday Laptop Deals and Clickety-Clack Keyboards

Cyber Monday usually brings a ton of sales on every knick-knack and doodad you probably don’t need, but a lot of people work on a laptop. Snagging one of your favorites for a song is one of the best parts of this shopping holiday. You’ll rarely get a better chance to nab a new computer,

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Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack

A new name was added to the cyber-rogues’ gallery of ransomware gangs this week after a criminal group called Rhysida claimed responsibility for an attack on the British Library. The library confirmed that personal data stolen in a cyber-attack last month has appeared for sale online. While the name behind the attack might be relatively

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LummaC2 v4.0 Malware Stealing Data with Trigonometry to Detect Human Users

LummaC2 v4.0 Malware Stealing Data with Trigonometry to Detect Human Users

LummaC2 v4.0, an advanced malware, steals data and evades detection by employing trigonometry to distinguish human users from automated analysis tools. Security assessment platform provider Outpost24’s threat intelligence team KrakenLabs has uncovered a new technique that malware developers are using to evade detection in sandbox environments. This technique involves using trigonometry to analyze cursor movements

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Popular Dragon Touch Tablet for Kids Infected with Corejava Malware

Popular Dragon Touch Tablet for Kids Infected with Corejava Malware

The Dragon Touch KidzPad Y88X 10 tablet on Amazon, analyzed by EFF researchers, also comes with preinstalled riskware and an outdated parental control app called KIDOZ. Retailers like Amazon have played a significant role in popularizing low-cost Android devices for children. However, based on research conducted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on such devices,

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