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Minecraft Apps on Google Play Fleece Players Out of Big Money

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Seven mobile apps for Android sneakily charge fans of Minecraft and Roblox hundreds of dollars per month. Fans of the popular Minecraft video game are in the crosshairs of...

New York charity leaves sensitive patients’ data unsecured

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We recently discovered an unsecured database that appears to belong to one of the largest charities in New York. The unsecured database contained more than 2,000 CSV and TXT...

A Simple 5-Step Framework to Minimize the Risk of a Data Breach

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By: The Hacker News Today's businesses run on data. They collect it from customers at every interaction, and they use it to improve efficiency, increase their agility, and provide higher...

Election Cyber Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region

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In democratic societies, elections are the mechanism for choosing heads of state and policymakers. There are strong incentives for adversary nations to understand the intentions and preferences of the...
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In a Post-Macro World, Container Files Emerge as Malware-Delivery Replacement

Threat actors have sharply reduced the use of one of their favorite malware distribution tactics following Microsoft's decision earlier this year to disable Office macros in documents downloaded from the...

CISA Warning: Akira Ransomware Exploiting Cisco ASA/FTD Vulnerability

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Feb 16, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense...

Encrypted & Fileless Malware Sees Big Growth

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An analysis of second-quarter malware trends shows that threats are becoming stealthier. A full 91.5 percent of malware was delivered using HTTPS-encrypted connections in the second quarter, researchers said, making...

MacOS Malware ‘DazzleSpy’ Used in Watering-Hole Attacks

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A pro-democracy Hong Kong site was used to launch watering-hole attacks that planted a powerful macOS backdoor that researchers dubbed DazzleSpy. A new family of cyber-espionage malware targeting macOS and...
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Many Mobile Apps Intentionally Using Insecure Connections for Sending Data

A new analysis of iOS and Android apps released to Apple's and Google's app stores over the past five years found many to be deliberately breaking HTTPS protections.Many mobile...
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