The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.

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Ex-Security Engineer Jailed Three Years for $12.3 Million Crypto Exchange Thefts

A former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million.

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Chinese-Linked LightSpy iOS Spyware Targets South Asian iPhone Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “renewed” cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy.
“The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying features,” the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team said in a report published last

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FatalRAT Targets Cryptocurrency Users With DLL Side-loading Techniques

This campaign’s strategic inclusion of a clipper module alongside FatalRAT hints at a targeted approach towards cryptocurrency users, amplifying data interception capabilities with the addition of a keylogger module.

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Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge

Palo Alto Networks has started releasing hotfixes for the firewall zero-day CVE-2024-3400, which some have linked to North Korea’s Lazarus. 

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Palo Alto Networks Releases Urgent Fixes for Exploited PAN-OS Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
Tracked as CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score: 10.0), the critical vulnerability is a case of command injection in the GlobalProtect feature that an unauthenticated attacker could weaponize to execute arbitrary code with root

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NIST Seeks Input on Cyber Risk Management Draft

The public draft – titled Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile, was published by NIST on April 3. The agency is seeking public comments on the draft through May 20.

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Cybercriminal Campaign Spreads Infostealers, Highlighting Risks to Web3 Gaming

The campaign targets Web3 gamers, exploiting their potential lack of cyber hygiene in the pursuit of profits. It represents a significant cross-platform threat, utilizing a variety of malware to compromise users’ systems.

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Cyberattacks Cost Financial Firms $12 Billion, Says IMF

Financial services firms have been hit with $12bn in losses over the last two decades as a result of cyber attacks, according to a recently published report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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US Data Breach Reports Surge 90% Annually in Q1

The first three months of 2024 saw 841 publicly reported “data compromises” – up 90% on the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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