Ukraine Claims Cyber Attack Disrupted Russian ATMs and Banking System

Ukraine launches a massive cyber attack on Russia, disrupting ATM services, online banking, and financial institutions. Reportedly, a…

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Selenium Grid Instances Exploited for Cryptomining

Wiz has detailed SeleniumGreed, a campaign in which threat actors target exposed Selenium Grid instances for cryptomining.

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White House, CISA Name Key Cybersecurity Officials as National Resilience Strategy Rollout Continues

The White House and CISA have named key cybersecurity officials as part of their national resilience strategy rollout. Harry Wingo will become the deputy national cyber director, while Bridget Bean is set to be the new executive director at CISA.

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Most CISOs Feel Unprepared for New Compliance Regulations

Most CISOs are feeling unprepared for new compliance regulations, such as the SEC’s cybersecurity disclosure rules in the USA and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in the EU, presenting a significant challenge.

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SecurityWeek Analysis: 178 Cybersecurity M&A Deals Announced in First Half of 2024

178 cybersecurity M&A deals were announced in the first half of 2024, the smallest half year number since SecurityWeek started tracking them. 

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Scam Attacks Taking Advantage of the Popularity of the Generative AI Wave

GenAI-related domains are being registered daily with suspicious activity, including those linked to malware like ransomware and phishing. The trend in GenAI-related domain registrations mirrors industry milestones.

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French Police Push PlugX Malware Self-Destruct Payload to Clean PCs

The operation started in France on July 18, 2024, and is anticipated to extend to other countries like Malta, Portugal, Croatia, Slovakia, and Austria. Victims in France will be individually notified by the ANSSI about the clean-up process.

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Dazz Snaps up $50M for AI-Based, Automated Cloud Security Remediation

Existing investors Greylock Partners, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, and Index Ventures are collectively described as “leading” the round. Dazz, which launched in 2021, has now raised around $110 million in total.

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Meta Nukes Massive Instagram Sextortion Network of 63,000 Accounts

Meta has taken down 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria involved in sextortion scams, including a network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting adult men in the US.

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‘Stargazer Goblin’ Creates 3,000 Fake GitHub Accounts for Malware Spread

A threat actor known as Stargazer Goblin has set up a network of inauthentic GitHub accounts to fuel a Distribution-as-a-Service (DaaS) that propagates a variety of information-stealing malware and netting them $100,000 in illicit profits over the past year.
The network, which comprises over 3,000 accounts on the cloud-based code hosting platform, spans thousands of repositories that are used to

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