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How to Securely Onboard New Employees Without Sharing Temporary Passwords
/in General NewsThe initial onboarding stage is a crucial step for both employees and employers. However, this process often involves the practice of sharing temporary first-day passwords, which can expose organizations to security risks.
Traditionally, IT departments have been cornered into either sharing passwords in plain text via email or SMS, or arranging in-person meetings to verbally communicate these
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FrostyGoop Malware Used to Shut down Heat in Ukraine Attack
/in General NewsFrostyGoop can disrupt industrial processes by altering values on ICS devices. The malware exploited the Modbus protocol to directly affect industrial control systems, posing a significant threat to OT environments globally.
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Telegram Zero-Day Enabled Malware Delivery
/in General NewsThe EvilVideo zero-day vulnerability in Telegram for Android allowed threat actors to send malicious files disguised as videos.
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What to Know About the Kids Online Safety Act and Its Chances of Passing
/in General NewsEverything about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA): who supports it, who opposes it, and its chances of passing in Congress.
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CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by BSOD
/in General NewsCrowdStrike on Monday informed customers that it has tested a new technique to speed up the remediation of systems impacted by the recent bad update, and the company claims many systems have already been restored. Roughly 8.5 million Windows devices started displaying a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) late last week after receiving a faulty […]
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Cursed tapes: Exploiting the EvilVideo vulnerability on Telegram for Android
/in General NewsESET researchers discovered a zero-day exploit targeting Telegram for Android, called EvilVideo. This exploit allowed attackers to send malicious Android payloads disguised as video files in unpatched versions of Telegram.
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Ransomware Takedowns Leave Criminals Scrambling for Stability
/in General NewsA recent report from Europol indicates that the disruption of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups is causing a fragmentation of the threat landscape, complicating tracking efforts.
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UK: NCA Infiltrates DDoS-for-Hire Site as Suspected Controller Arrested in Northern Ireland
/in General NewsThe National Crime Agency (NCA) in the United Kingdom has successfully infiltrated a DDoS-for-hire service known as DigitalStress. The suspected controller of the site was arrested in Northern Ireland earlier this month.
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Law Enforcement Disrupts DDoS-for-Hire Service DigitalStress
/in General NewsAuthorities in the UK infiltrated and disrupted the DDoS-for-hire service DigitalStress, and one suspect was arrested.
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Novel ICS Malware Sabotaged Water-Heating Services in Ukraine
/in General NewsNewly discovered “FrostyGoop” is the first ICS malware that can communicate directly with operational technology systems via the Modbus protocol.
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