FBI Fails to Secure Sensitive Storage Media Destined for Destruction, Audit Reveals

Audit finds weaknesses in FBI’s inventory management and disposition procedures for drives containing sensitive information.

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New Opportunistic Campaign Exploit Log4j Vulnerability for Cryptomining and System Compromise

This latest Log4j exploitation-based attack uses obfuscated LDAP requests to evade detection and executes malicious scripts, establishing persistence and exfiltrating data through encrypted channels.

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When War Came to Their Country, They Built a Map

The Telegram channel and website Deep State uses public data and insider intelligence to power its live tracker of Ukraine’s ever-shifting front line.

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Cybercriminals Exploit File Sharing Services to Advance Phishing Attacks

In these file-sharing phishing attacks, cybercriminals impersonate colleagues or trusted services to trick targets into clicking on malicious links that can lead to data theft or malware infection.

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Hardware Backdoor in Millions of Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics RFID Cards Allows Cloning

Researchers from Quarkslab found a hardware backdoor in the FM11RF08S RFID cards manufactured by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics, enabling attackers to compromise user-defined keys within minutes.

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SolarWinds Leaks Credentials in Hotfix for Exploited Web Help Desk Flaw

SolarWinds has issued a Web Help Desk hotfix to remove hardcoded credentials from last week’s hotfix for a critical-severity vulnerability.

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Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Patched, Admin Access at Risk

GitHub disclosed three security vulnerabilities in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), including CVE-2024-6800, CVE-2024-6337, and CVE-2024-7711. The most severe, CVE-2024-6800, allowed attackers to forge a SAML response, granting site admin privileges.

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Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group

A 33-year-old Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom payments since August 2021.
Deniss Zolotarjovs (aka Sforza_cesarini) has been charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud and Hobbs Act extortion. He was arrested in Georgia in December 2023 and has since been extradited to

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New macOS Malware “Cthulhu Stealer” Targets Apple Users’ Data

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that’s designed to target Apple macOS hosts and harvest a wide range of information, underscoring how threat actors are increasingly setting their sights on the operating system.
Dubbed Cthulhu Stealer, the malware has been available under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model for $500 a month from late 2023. It’s capable of

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Cyber Security and IT Leadership: A Growing Threat to Australia’s Renewable Energy Efforts

Australia is rapidly embracing renewable energy. But for the nation to successfully leverage renewable energy, it is imperative to establish strong IT foundations.

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