Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’

The open source repository of genetic data will delete its banks of data on April 30, its co-founder confirms.

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Russia tightens cybersecurity measures as financial fraud hits record high

Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that prohibits state institutions, banks and others from using foreign messaging apps when communicating with customers.

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Hackers Looking for Vulnerable Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Portals

GreyNoise warns of a coordinated effort probing the internet for potentially vulnerable Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect instances.

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Lucid PhaaS Hits 169 Targets in 88 Countries Using iMessage and RCS Smishing

A new sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Lucid has targeted 169 entities in 88 countries using smishing messages propagated via Apple iMessage and Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Android.
Lucid’s unique selling point lies in its weaponizing of legitimate communication platforms to sidestep traditional SMS-based detection mechanisms.
“Its scalable,

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UK sets out new cyber reporting requirements for critical infrastructure

The belated reworking of the country’s cybersecurity regulations comes three years after the previous government had prematurely described those laws as “updated” while failing to actually introduce the legislation.

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Windows 11 PC won’t boot? Microsoft’s new tool tries to fix it before you even panic – here’s how

Now available to Windows Insiders, Windows 11 is getting a secret weapon for boot failures called Quick Machine Recovery – and it works automatically.

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Google ‘ImageRunner’ Bug Enabled Privilege Escalation

Tenable released details of a Google Cloud Run flaw that prior to remediation allowed a threat actor to escalate privileges.

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FDA’s Critical Role in Keeping Medical Devices Secure

The FDA’s regulations and guidance aim to strike a balance between ensuring rigorous oversight and enabling manufacturers to act swiftly when vulnerabilities are discovered.

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Security Operations Firm ReliaQuest Raises $500M at $3.4B Valuation

ReliaQuest has announced a new growth funding round that brings the total raised by the firm to over $830 million.

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Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a March cyberattack on National Presto Industries subsidiary National Defense Corporation.

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