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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
/in General NewsMicrosoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
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Ex-Security Engineer Jailed Three Years for $12.3 Million Crypto Exchange Thefts
/in General NewsA former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million.
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Chinese-Linked LightSpy iOS Spyware Targets South Asian iPhone Users
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have discovered a “renewed” cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy.
“The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying features,” the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team said in a report published last
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FatalRAT Targets Cryptocurrency Users With DLL Side-loading Techniques
/in General NewsThis campaign’s strategic inclusion of a clipper module alongside FatalRAT hints at a targeted approach towards cryptocurrency users, amplifying data interception capabilities with the addition of a keylogger module.
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Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge
/in General NewsPalo Alto Networks has started releasing hotfixes for the firewall zero-day CVE-2024-3400, which some have linked to North Korea’s Lazarus.
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Palo Alto Networks Releases Urgent Fixes for Exploited PAN-OS Vulnerability
/in General NewsPalo Alto Networks has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
Tracked as CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score: 10.0), the critical vulnerability is a case of command injection in the GlobalProtect feature that an unauthenticated attacker could weaponize to execute arbitrary code with root
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NIST Seeks Input on Cyber Risk Management Draft
/in General NewsThe public draft – titled Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile, was published by NIST on April 3. The agency is seeking public comments on the draft through May 20.
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Cybercriminal Campaign Spreads Infostealers, Highlighting Risks to Web3 Gaming
/in General NewsThe campaign targets Web3 gamers, exploiting their potential lack of cyber hygiene in the pursuit of profits. It represents a significant cross-platform threat, utilizing a variety of malware to compromise users’ systems.
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Cyberattacks Cost Financial Firms $12 Billion, Says IMF
/in General NewsFinancial services firms have been hit with $12bn in losses over the last two decades as a result of cyber attacks, according to a recently published report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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US Data Breach Reports Surge 90% Annually in Q1
/in General NewsThe first three months of 2024 saw 841 publicly reported “data compromises” – up 90% on the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
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