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GitHub Paid Out Over $4 Million via Bug Bounty Program
/in General NewsThe code hosting platform GitHub has paid out more than $4 million since the launch of its bug bounty program 10 years ago.
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6 Best VPNs for Australia in 2024
/in General NewsWhat’s the best VPN to use in Australia? Discover the pricing, features, pros and cons of our recommended VPNs for Australia.
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When Vendors Overstep – Identifying the AI You Don’t Need
/in General NewsAI models are nothing without vast data sets to train them and vendors will be increasingly tempted to harvest as much data as they can and answer any questions later.
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New Phishing Campaign Deploys WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Targeting Job Seekers
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages recruiting- and job-themed lures to deliver a Windows-based backdoor named WARMCOOKIE.
“WARMCOOKIE appears to be an initial backdoor tool used to scout out victim networks and deploy additional payloads,” Elastic Security Labs researcher Daniel Stepanic said in a new analysis. “Each sample is compiled
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China-Backed Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Infecting 20,000 Systems Globally
/in General NewsState-sponsored threat actors backed by China gained access to 20,000 Fortinet FortiGate systems worldwide by exploiting a known critical security flaw between 2022 and 2023, indicating that the operation had a broader impact than previously known.
“The state actor behind this campaign was already aware of this vulnerability in FortiGate systems at least two months before Fortinet disclosed the
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Facebook, Meta, Apple, Amazon Most Impersonated in Phishing Scams
/in General NewsFeeling phished? Don’t be a victim! Learn from Mailsuite’s research which popular brands scammers impersonate the most (including surprising ones!) and how to identify these cunning attacks.
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RansomHub Brings Scattered Spider Into Its RaaS Fold
/in General NewsThe threat group behind breaches at Caesars and MGM moves its business over to a different ransomware-as-a-service operation.
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Chrome 126, Firefox 127 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities
/in General NewsGoogle and Mozilla have released patches for 21 and 15 vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox, respectively.
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UK Trails Behind Europe in Technical Skills Proficiency, Coursera Report Finds
/in General NewsThe U.K. is the 25th most technically proficient country in Europe, with Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands taking the top three places.
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Ransomware Group Exploits PHP Vulnerability Days After Disclosure
/in General NewsThe TellYouThePass ransomware gang started exploiting a recent code execution flaw in PHP days after public disclosure.
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