Millions of US Voter Data Exposed in 13 Misconfigured Databases

Cybersecurity researcher finds 4.6M Illinois voter records exposed in unsecured databases. Sensitive data including names, addresses, and SSNs…

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Twilio Users Kicked Out of Desktop App, Forced to Switch to Mobile

Now that the Authy Desktop app has reached EOL and is no longer accessible, users are hoping their 2FA tokens synced correctly with their mobile devices.

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Fortune 50 Co. Pays Record-Breaking $75M Ransomware Demand

The runaway success of an upstart ransomware outfit called “Dark Angels” may well influence the cyberattack landscape for years to come.

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China’s APT41 Targets Taiwan Research Institute for Cyber Espionage

The state-sponsored Chinese threat actor gained access to three systems and stole at least some research data around computing and related technologies.

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Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures

Australian regulators allege that cyber security failures at Optus and Medibank contributed to data breaches in 2022, leading to theft of sensitive customer data.

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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack

A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco Talos.
The unnamed organization was targeted as early as mid-July 2023 to deliver a variety of backdoors and post-compromise tools like ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike. It has been attributed

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Is the US Federal Government Increasing Cyber-Risk Through Monoculture?

In a monoculture, cybercriminals need to look for a weakness in only one product, or discover an exploitable vulnerability, to affect a significant portion of services.

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APT28 Targets Diplomats with HeadLace Malware via Car Sale Phishing Lure

A Russia-linked threat actor has been linked to a new campaign that employed a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace.

“The campaign likely targeted diplomats and began as early as March 2024,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published today, attributing it with medium to high level of confidence to APT28, which is also referred to as

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New Panamorfi DDoS Attack Exploits Misconfigured Jupyter Notebooks

“Panamorfi,” a new DDoS attack, exploits Discord, Minecraft, and Jupyter Notebooks. Cybersecurity researchers warn of this threat targeting…

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Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

Social Security numbers, death certificates, voter applications, and other personal information was accessible on the open internet, highlighting the ongoing challenges in election security.

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