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Signal downloads spike in the U.S. and Yemen amid government scandal
/in General NewsThe encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added […]
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10 pesky Windows 11 24H2 bugs still haunting PCs despite several patches
/in General NewsBefore diving into the Windows 11 2024 update, know that you may encounter some problems. Here’s the bug report now.
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Hackers Repurpose RansomHub’s EDRKillShifter in Medusa, BianLian, and Play Attacks
/in General NewsA new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play.
The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as used by RansomHub actors in
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How to protect your site from DDoS attacks – before it’s too late
/in General NewsDDoS attacks don’t take much technical expertise to launch these days. Defending against them is more complicated.
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Russian media, academia targeted in espionage campaign using Google Chrome zero-day exploit
/in General News“We have discovered and reported dozens of zero-day exploits actively used in attacks, but this particular exploit is certainly one of the most interesting we’ve encountered,” researchers from Kaspersky said in their analysis published Tuesday.
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Two Serbian journalists reportedly targeted with Pegasus spyware
/in General NewsTwo investigative journalists in Serbia were targeted with advanced commercial spyware last month, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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The Importance of Allyship For Women in Cyber
/in General NewsInterview with Taylor Pyle, a Cybersecurity Engineer at Viasat on her experience with both cyber and mentorship.
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APT36 Spoofs India Post Website to Infect Windows and Android Users with Malware
/in General NewsAn advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country.
Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed the campaign with medium confidence to a threat actor called APT36, which is also known as
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Defense Contractor MORSE to Pay $4.6M to Settle Cybersecurity Failure Allegations
/in General NewsUS defense contractor MORSE Corp has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle allegations over its cybersecurity failures.
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Ransomware Groups Increasingly Adopting EDR Killer Tools
/in General NewsESET uncovers a link between RansomHub, Play, Medusa, and BianLian ransomware gangs as more groups adopt tools to disable EDR software.
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