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US Senate Confirms First DOD Cyber Policy Chief
/in General NewsThe Senate has confirmed Michael Sulmeyer as the first cyber policy chief at the Defense Department, where he will serve as the assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy.
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China’s Evasive Panda Attacks ISP to Send Malicious Software Updates
/in General NewsThe APT used DNS poisoning to install the Macma backdoor on targeted networks and then deliver malware to steal data via post-exploitation activity.
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Startup Spotlight: LeakSignal Helps Plug Leaky Data in Organizations
/in General NewsCybersecurity startup LeakSignal, a finalists in this year’s Black Hat USA Startup Spotlight competition, helps organizations see where data is leaking within their environment.
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Startup Spotlight: Knostic Tackles AI’s Oversharing Problem
/in General NewsCybersecurity startup Knostic, a finalists in this year’s Black Hat USA Startup Spotlight competition, adds guardrails to how AI uses enterprise data to ensure sensitive data does not get leaked.
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Israeli Hacktivist Group Claims it Took Down Iran’s Internet
/in General NewsWeRedEvils announced their intention to target Iranian systems on Telegram, claiming their attack was successful in infiltrating Iran’s computer systems, stealing data, and causing the outage.
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US Sues TikTok for Violating Children Privacy Protection Laws
/in General NewsThe lawsuit alleges that TikTok collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, failed to delete children-created accounts, and misled parents about data collection.
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Organizations Fail to Log 44% of Cyberattacks, Major Exposure Gaps Remain
/in General NewsAccording to Picus Security, organizations are failing to detect 44% of cyberattacks, revealing major exposure gaps. 40% of environments tested allowed for attack paths leading to domain admin access.
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CrowdStrike Outage Renews Supply Chain Concerns, Federal Officials Say
/in General NewsFederal officials have raised concerns about the software supply chain and memory safety vulnerabilities following a global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update.
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Evasive Panda Compromises ISP to Distribute Malicious Software Updates
/in General NewsThe group used DNS poisoning to redirect software update queries to attacker-controlled servers, infecting victims with malware. Volexity detected one attack in Hong Kong, which ceased when the ISP took action.
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Surge in Magniber Ransomware Attacks Impact Home Users Worldwide
/in General NewsUnlike other ransomware groups targeting businesses, Magniber focuses on individuals. Victims report their devices getting infected after running software cracks. Ransom demands start at $1,000 and escalate to $5,000 if not paid within three days.
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