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Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromised and Maintained Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure for Five Years
/in General NewsVolt Typhoon’s tactics involve extensive pre-compromise reconnaissance, targeting of public-facing network appliances, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and use of living off the land (LOTL) techniques to maintain long-term undiscovered persistence.
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Iran Ramps Up Cyberattacks on Israel Amid Hamas Conflict: Microsoft
/in General NewsIran’s offensive cyber operations against Israel went from chaotic in October 2023 to targeting new geographies a month later.
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China Caught Dropping RAT Designed for FortiGate Devices
/in General NewsDutch military intelligence warns that new malware, called “Coathanger,” was found in multiple FortiGate devices during an incident response, and that Chinese-state actors are using the persistent RAT for espionage.
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Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Communication Devices
/in General NewsTwo critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Expressway series devices can be exploited in CSRF attacks without authentication.
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IoT Networks Face Advancing Adversaries, Bug Barrage
/in General NewsCyberattacks on critical infrastructure targeting IoT and OS networks are increasing in sophistication, while ICS vulnerabilities surge, new data shows.
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Google Announces Enhanced Fraud Protection for Android
/in General NewsGoogle Play Protect will block the installation of sideloaded applications requesting permissions frequently abused by fraudsters.
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I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess
/in General NewsPasskeys are here to replace passwords. When they work, it’s a seamless vision of the future. But don’t ditch your old logins just yet.
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How to Predict Your Patching Priorities
/in General NewsImplementing a smart and timely approach to patching remains one of the primary ways for organizations to protect their networks from attackers.
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3 Million Toothbrushes Abused for DDoS Attack: Real or Not?
/in General NewsThree million electric toothbrushes were reportedly used for disruptive DDoS attacks, but cybersecurity experts questioned the claims.
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Google Fixed an Android Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw
/in General NewsGoogle has released the February 2024 security patches for Android to fix 46 vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution flaw (CVE-2024-0031) in the System component.
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