Hackers breached the Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ database and obtained confidential information, including the prime minister’s identity documents and medical analyses. They threatened to release the data unless they received a ransom of $34,000.
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The ransomware, named “grinchv3,” self-copies itself to the startup folder for persistence, encrypts user data using the Fernet symmetric key encryption algorithm, and adds a pop-up message after encryption.
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Daniel James Junk sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency through SIM swapping.
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The leak included passports, player contracts, and personal data, potentially affecting every Australian football fan. Cybersecurity experts believe the breach was likely due to human error, and the FA is investigating the matter.
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The cybersecurity industry has taken limited action to reduce cybersecurity process friction, reduce mundane tasks and improve overall user experience.
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According to Corvus, the number of active ransomware groups grew by 34% between Q1 and Q4 2023, linked to the fracturing of well-known ransomware groups that leaked their proprietary encryptors.
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The flaw allows attackers with arbitrary read and write capability to bypass Pointer Authentication, and it’s recommended that Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies apply the fixes by February 21, 2024.
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The Grandoreiro malware can track keyboard inputs, simulate mouse activity, and initiate communication with criminals’ servers, making it a potent threat to banking activities.
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According to a survey by Snyk, over three-quarters of developers are bypassing established protocols to use AI-powered code completion tools, raising concerns about security implications.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a high-severity flaw impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-48618 (CVSS score: 7.8), concerns a bug in the kernel component.
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