The FBI’s Perspective on Ransomware
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Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help
In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn't a drought or a...
RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.
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Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Scam / Cybersecurity
Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as part of an activity...
LastPass Admits to Severe Data Breach, Encrypted Password Vaults Stolen
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Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPassword Management / Data Breach
The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company.
The popular password management...
Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
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Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach
Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on Wednesday that some of its source code repositories were...
Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities
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Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananInternet of Things / Patch Management
The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale...
Ukraine’s DELTA Military System Users Under Attack from Info Stealing Malware
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Dec 21, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) this week disclosed that users of the Delta situational awareness program received phishing...
The Rise of the Rookie Hacker – A New Trend to Reckon With
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Dec 21, 2022The Hacker NewsThreat Detection and Response
More zero knowledge attacks, more leaked credentials, more Gen-Z cyber crimes - 2022 trends and 2023 predictions.
Cybercrime remains a major threat...
Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India
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Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42 languages.
The social media conglomerate also took...
Cybercrime (and Security) Predictions for 2023
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Dec 19, 2022The Hacker NewsPassword Policy / Data Security
Threat actors continue to adapt to the latest technologies, practices, and even data privacy laws—and it's up to organizations to...
FBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms
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Dec 15, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / DDoS-for-Hire
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48 domains that offered services to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...
