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Netgear Authentication Bypass Allows Router Takeover

Microsoft researchers discovered the firmware flaws in the DGN-2200v1 series router that can enable authentication bypass to take over devices and access stored credentials. Netgear has patched three bugs in...

Linux Variant of REvil Ransomware Targets VMware’s ESXi, NAS Devices

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Criminals behind the potent REvil ransomware have ported the malware to Linux for targeted attacks. Cybercriminals behind a string of high-profile ransomware attacks, including one extorting $11...

Average cost to break into a network – $7,200

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Verizon data breach investigations report (DBIR) showed that ransomware is the third most popular action between the breaches. “It is startling,” the author of the report, Phil Langlois, said...

Best VPN in 2021: The top VPN services reviewed and compared

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To find the best VPN service for your personal...
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Ransomware Losses Drive Up Cyber-Insurance Costs

Premiums have gone up by 7% on average for small firms and between 10% and 40% for medium and large businesses.Ransomware payouts are putting the squeeze on cyber-insurance companies...
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3 Things Every CISO Wishes You Understood

Ensuring the CISO's voice is heard by the board will make security top of mind for the business, its employees, and their customers.CISOs in the security industry hold a...

Freshly scraped LinkedIn data of 88,000 US business owners shared online

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About a week after scraped data from more than 700 million LinkedIn profiles were put for sale online, it seems that threat actors have no intention of stopping their...

Service linked to ransomware cartels, DoubleVPN, has its servers seized by Europol

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Europol, the European police coordinating agency, and law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada seized the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN. Threat actors frequently used the...