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Andra Andrioaie

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Hi! My name is Andra and I am a passionate writer interested in a variety of topics. I am curious about the cybersecurity world and what I want to achieve through what I write is to keep you curious too!

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The New Cyberthreats: Malware Dropper Wrecks Havoc in the Cybersecurity World

New Reports and Analyses Have Brought to Light Some Interesting Facts on Malware Dropper Threat.

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Microsoft Releases Security Updates to Fight Against PrintNightmare Zero-Day

PrintNightmare Zero-Day Is Currently Being Investigated by Microsoft. The Technology Company Has Released Security Updates for Some Windows Versions.

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Bitcoin Price Rise Makes Way for New Cyberattacks: BEC Attacks and Phishing Impersonations on the Carpet

The Sudden Bitcoin Price Rise and Increase in Demand Led to Users and Organizations Being Targeted by Cyberattacks, a New Research Reveals.

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Sensitive Data Might Have Been Subject to Public Exposure Following Ransomware Attack

An Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ File Shared with PMR Containing Customer Sensitive Data Was Targeted by a Ransomware Attack.

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TrickBot Trojan Strikes Again: It Updated Its Banking Trojan Module and Is Back in the Game

Security Reports Have Recently Noticed an Improvement Being Deployed in the TrickBot Trojan Banking Module. The New Module Has a Zeus-flavoured Twist.

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The PrintNightmare Threat Issue: Microsoft Shares Its Input

The Well-Known PrintNightmare Threat Is Now Being Addressed by Microsoft. The Company Officially Shared Its Input on the Nature of the Bug and Also Advised on Mitigation Measures Until New Security Updates.

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AJG Data Breach Led to Private Information Exposure: the U.S. Insurance Company Affected by a Cyberattack

AJG Has Reported a Data Breach from September 2020 that Compromised Systems Containing Customer Sensitive Data. Clients Are Now Being Notified.

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Watch Out! Mirai Botnet Threat Is Closer Than You Think!

Mirai Botnet and Its Multiple Variants Have Been Laying Waste in the Cybersecurity World Lately.

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Two-Factor Authentication Simplified: Security Keys Are Now the Only Twitter 2FA Method

Twitter Makes Updates on Their Log-in Policy Letting Security Keys as the Only Two-Factor Authentication Method, Which Is Also the Most Secure.

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PrintNightmare Exploit Mistakenly Brought to Public's Attention: A Malware That Could Perform a System Takeover [UPDATED]

Chinese Researchers Have Accidentally Leaked Online a Proof of Concept on a Bug Called PrintNightmare Exploit. This Targets Windows Print Spooler.

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Adobe Zero-Day Exploit: Further Details on the Zero-Day Bug Patched in May by Adobe

An Adobe Zero-Day Exploit Was Discovered by Detectify’s Researchers Back in December 2020 and Patched by Adobe in May. Left Uncovered, Hackers Could Have Taken Advantage of It.

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NFC Vulnerabilities Expose ATMs to Threat: a New Experiment Shows System Flaws

A New Research Regarding Card Readers System’s Flaws Revealed the Insecurity of ATMs and Point of Sales because of NFC Vulnerabilities.

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Zero-Day Attack Generates My Book Live Exploit Leading to Devices Being Wiped Out

Behind the Last Week’ Mass-Wipe on Western Digital Devices Was a My Book Live Exploit Performed Through a Zero-Day Attack, New Reveals Show.

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Most Wanted Cybercriminals: U.S. Secret Service Publishes the List of the Moment

U.S. Secret Service Agency Has Recently Brought to the Public’s Attention a List with the 10 Most Wanted Cybercriminals. Data Related to Two of Them Rewarded with $1 Million Each.

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AcadeME Data Leakage Affects Several Universities: DragonForce Behind It

A New Cyberattack Targeted the AcadeME’ s Servers Which Led to a Massive AcadeME Data Leakage. The Threat Actor Group DragonForce Exposed Confidential Data of 280,000 Students.

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Zyxel Firewalls and VPN Servers: Victims of a New Cyberattack

Zyxel Is Currently Informing Its Clients on a New Cyberattack that Affected Zyxel Firewalls and VPN Servers. What Happened and How?

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Netfilter Rootkit Malware Infiltrates Into Microsoft’s Security Systems: the Gaming Community Targeted

A Malignant Driver, Known as Netfilter Rootkit Malware, Affects the Gaming Industry. Microsoft Admitted Signing It by Mistake Because of System Security Issues.

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Threat Actors Reinforce Spam Campaigns: New IcedID Banking Trojan Version Discovered

The IcedID Banking Trojan Dazzle the Cyberworld Once Again: Two New Phishing Campaigns Sweep Through Users. This Time, Threat Actors Promote a New Version.

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Atlassian Domain Flaws Could Have Led to Data Leakage and Account Control with Just One-click Exploit

A Research Conducted by Security Analysts Indicated Some Atlassian Domain Flaws That Could Have Led to Account Full Takeover.

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BazaCall Malware Campaign: the New Path to Introducing Malware Came to Microsoft’s Attention

Microsoft Revealed that They Are Currently Following a BazaCall Malware Campaign. This Is a New Method by Which Hackers Make Way for Cyberattacks.

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South and Central Asian Government Organizations and Power Companies Suffer a ReverseRat Backdoor Attack

Asian Power Enterprises and Government Organizations Were Targeted by a ReverseRat Backdoor Attack. It Is Said that a Pakistan-linked Hacker Is Behind It.

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North Korean Hackers' New Hit: KAERI VPN Vulnerability Puts in Danger Internal Network

A System Flaw Makes Way for Data Breach at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. The Agency Confirmed That a KAERI VPN Vulnerability Allowed Hackers to Take Advantage of the Internal System.

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Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach: Hackers Steal Payment Info

2020 Cyberattacks Did Not Miss the Food Retail Industry. The Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach Led to Stealing of Credit Card Customer Information.

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Macquarie Uni’s Experts Reveal New Statistics: Increased Health Apps Data Oversharing

A Study Published by Australian Macquarie University’s Researchers Indicates a Raise in the Sharing of Private Data in the Health Apps on Google Play.

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Fitness Machines, Cyberattack Victims Too: Peloton Bike Plus System Vulnerability Detected

McAfee Has Recently Reported the Discovery of a Peloton Bike Plus System Vulnerability by Simulating a Cyberattack.

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Business Closed and Decryption Keys Released: Avaddon Ransomware Group Is Gone

2934 Decryption Keys Were Released and Sent to Bleeping Computers by Avaddon Ransomware Group after Shutting Down Business.

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CD Projekt Data Breach: Ransomware Attack Makes Internal Data Public

Data Stolen During the CD Projekt Data Breach in February is Now in Plain Sight on the Internet.

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Canadian Cyberattacks in 2020: Most Organizations in Canada Affected

Work from Home Led to Security Threats: 2020 Canadian Cyberattacks Had a Great Impact on Companies.

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Tunbridge Wells Data Breach: Skinners' Kent Schools Closed Following Cyberattack

Cyberattack Wave against Educational Institutions Continues with Two New Hits in Tunbridge Wells.

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