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Mysterious Chinese Hacking Group ‘GhostEmperor’ Spotted for First Time in Two Years
/in General NewsSecurity firm Sygnia revealed that GhostEmperor recently compromised a network, using it as a launchpad to access another victim’s systems. This marks the first public report on the group since it was identified by Kaspersky Lab in 2021.
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Ransomware Costs at Critical Infrastructure Organizations Soar
/in General NewsAccording to Sophos, ransomware attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations have seen a significant increase in costs over the past year, with the median ransom payments reaching $2.54 million.
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Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to Face Military Court-Martial, Air Force Says
/in General NewsTeixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, worked as a cyber transport systems specialist.
The post Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to Face Military Court-Martial, Air Force Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection
/in General NewsResearchers show how the Port Shadow technique against VPNs can allow MitM attacks, enabling threat actors to intercept and redirect traffic.
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Cisco SSM On-Prem Bug Lets Hackers Change Any User’s Password
/in General NewsTracked as CVE-2024-20419, the flaw enables remote attackers to set new passwords without authentication. Admins are advised to upgrade to the fixed release to protect vulnerable servers, as there are no workarounds available.
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Rising Tides: Alyssa Miller on ‘Do Better, be Better’ and ‘See Past the Technology’ to Advance Cybersecurity
/in General NewsMiller has been in cybersecurity for roughly 20 years and is now the CISO of Epiq Global.
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Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Secure Email Gateway, SSM
/in General NewsCisco has released patches for critical vulnerabilities in Secure Email Gateway and Smart Software Manager On-Prem.
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IPVanish vs ExpressVPN (2024): Which VPN Is Better?
/in General NewsWhich VPN is better, IPVanish or ExpressVPN? Use our guide to compare pricing, features and more.
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Weak Credentials Behind Nearly Half of All Cloud-Based Attacks, Research Finds
/in General NewsCredential mismanagement was the leading cause of cloud-based attacks in the first half of 2024, according to a Google Cloud report. Weak credentials and misconfigurations were responsible for 75% of network intrusions during this period.
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Proton promises that its Scribe AI writing assistant won’t mishandle your data
/in General NewsIf you want to boost your productivity with AI but are concerned about privacy, Proton’s new writing assistant is here to help.
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