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Dropbox Code Repositories Stolen in Cyberattack on GitHub-Based Developers

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A massive phishing campaign targeting GitHub users convinced at least one developer at Dropbox to enter in their credentials and a two-factor authentication code, leading to the theft of...
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The Sky Is Not Falling: Disclosed OpenSSL Bugs Are Serious but Not Critical

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Security experts described two highly anticipated vulnerabilities that the OpenSSL Project team patched Tuesday as issues that need to be addressed quickly, but not necessarily meriting a drop-everything-else type...
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China-Backed APT10 Supercharges Spy Game With Custom Fileless Backdoor

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Chinese-speaking threat actor APT10 has been using a sophisticated and sometimes fileless backdoor to target media, diplomatic, governmental, public sector, and think-tank targets, since at least March, researchers have found.Researchers...
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White House Convenes International Ransomware Summit

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U.S. officials will meet this week with delegations from more than 36 countries to share intelligence and strategize about how to push back against crippling and costly ransomware attacks...
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Patch Now: Dangerous RCE Bug Lays Open ConnectWise Server Backup Managers

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ConnectWise has patched a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its ConnectWise Recover and R1Soft server backup manager technologies that could give attackers a way to compromise thousands...
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Cranefly Cyberspy Group Spawns Unique ISS Technique

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Hacking group Cranefly is using the new technique of using Internet Information Services (IIS) commands to deliver backdoors to targets and carry out intelligence-gathering campaigns.Researchers at Symantec have observed...
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Dark Web Forum Busts Come Days Apart

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A pair of splashy busts this week, one in the US and the other in Germany, demonstrates that global law enforcement teams are actively pursuing Dark Web forum criminal activity. On...
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How to Attract Top Research Talent for Your Bug Bounty Program

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As vulnerabilities continue to take center stage and organizations look to launch bug bounty and security assurance programs, the competition for good researchers is fierce. But it can be...
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Cryptojacking, Freejacking Compromise Cloud Infrastructure

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Cryptojacking is creeping back, with attackers using a variety of schemes to leech free processing power from cloud infrastructure to focus on mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero.Cryptominers...
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Cyberattackers Target Instagram Users With Threats of Copyright Infringement

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Threat actors are targeting Instagram users in a new phishing campaign that uses URL redirection to take over accounts, or steal sensitive information that can be used in future...