Why Red Teams Can’t Answer Defenders’ Most Important Questions

Red-team assessments aren’t very good at validating that defenses are working, so defenders don’t have a realistic sense of how strong their defenses are.

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Crypto Wallet Founder Loses $125,000 to Fake Airdrop Website

Bill Lou, co-founder of Nest Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet startup, lost $125,000 to a crypto scam. He fell victim to a phishing attack after visiting a fraudulent website that appeared to be a legitimate crypto airdrop platform.

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New ‘SpectralBlur’ macOS Backdoor Linked to North Korea

SpectralBlur is a new macOS backdoor that shows similarities with North Korean hacking group’s KandyKorn malware.

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US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace

Justice Department says 19 people involved in the xDedic cybercrime marketplace have been charged to date following its 2019 takedown.

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Data Breach Exposes Information of Over 600,000 Individuals

The stolen data included a wide range of information such as names, dates of birth, addresses, government-issued identification numbers, medical treatment details, insurance claims information, and credit/debit card numbers.

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Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Firefox 121

Mozilla’s latest release of Firefox 121 addresses critical vulnerabilities, including a heap buffer overflow bug and a vulnerability in rendering Network Security Services (NSS) NIST curves.

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In Airtags Stalking Lawsuit, Federal Judge Says Apple Likely Negligent

A federal judge in San Francisco has indicated that he is leaning towards denying Apple’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by stalking victims who claim that the company’s AirTags tracking product enabled their abusers.

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Airbus Looks to Acquire Atos Cybersecurity Unit for Nearly $2 Billion

One of the world’s largest aerospace companies is eyeing a cybersecurity upgrade.

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Threat Group Using Rare Data Transfer Tactic in New RemcosRAT Campaign

UNC-0050 is targeting government agencies in Ukraine in what appears to be a politically motivated intelligence-gathering operation.

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