Mandiant’s Twitter Account Restored After Six-Hour Crypto Scam Hack

American cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant had its X (formerly Twitter) account compromised for more than six hours by an unknown attacker to propagate a cryptocurrency scam.
As of writing, the account has been restored on the social media platform.
It’s currently not clear how the account was breached. But the hacked Mandiant account was initially renamed to “@

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Aqua Security Scores $60M Series E Funding

Late-stage player in the CNAPP space secures a $60 million extended Series E funding round at a valuation north of $1 billion.

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LastPass Hikes Password Requirements to 12 Characters

A phased rollout will also prompt LastPass customers to re-enroll their accounts in multifactor authentication (MFA) to prevent future breaches.

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Pilfered Data From Iranian Insurance and Food Delivery Firms Leaked Online

Online food ordering service and insurance firms hit by mystery hackers using the moniker “irleaks.”

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Scammers Selling Twitter (X) Gold Accounts Fueling Disinfo, Phishing

By Deeba Ahmed

Buy Your Verified Scam: Researchers Expose Twitter Gold Account Black Market.

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‘Large-Scale’ Cyberattack Hits French Township, All Local Services Down

The mayor of Pays Fouesnantais, a township in France, announced that the municipality has been hit by a large-scale cyberattack, causing all community services to be taken down.

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Uncertainty Is the Biggest Challenge to Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy

Commentary: Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2023-2030 is a bold and far-reaching vision that will see Australia become a world leader. However, a lack of bipartisan agreement may undermine it.

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Several Infostealers Using Persistent Cookies to Hijack Google Accounts

A vulnerability in Google’s authentication process allows malware to restore cookies and hijack user sessions.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 25 Deals Announced in December 2023

Twenty-five cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in December 2023.

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Online Museum Collections Down After Ransomware Attack on Service Provider

Gallery Systems, a museum software provider, has revealed that it experienced a ransomware attack last week, leading to ongoing IT outages. The attack caused the company to take systems offline to prevent further encryption.

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