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Mēris Botnet Breaks DDoS Record

A New Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) Botnet Attacked the Russian Internet Company Yandex.

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GitHub Identifies Arbitrary Code Execution Bugs in the Open-source Node.js Packages

The Flaws Could be Used by Cybercriminals to Attain Arbitrary Code Execution on a System Deploying Suspicious npm Packages.

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Zoho’s Critical ADSelfService Plus Bug Was Patched

CISA Warned About the Possibility of Exploiting a Critical Vulnerability in Zoho’s ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus.

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Russian Internet Giant Yandex Targeted by Massive DDoS Attack

The Attack, Confirmed by U.S. Company Cloudflare, Is the Largest in RuNet’s Short History.

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Howard University Hit with Ransomware

The Institution Shut Down Its Network and Informed the FBI and D.C. City Government.

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Ukrainian Hacker Extradited After Allegedly Sold Thousands of Passwords on the Dark Web

The 28-year-old Man Is Facing a Maximum Penalty of 17 Years in Federal Prison.

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List Containing Almost 500,000 Fortinet VPN Login Names and Passwords Was Leaked

A Threat Actor Scraped the Leaked Passwords from Exploitable Devices.

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REvil Ransomware's Servers Have Resurfaced After Being Down for Two Months

It Is Unclear Whether the Gang Is Back or the FBI Turned On Its Servers.

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The Ongoing Office 365 Zero-Day Attacks Have a Temporary Fix

The Fix Can Mitigate a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that Exists in Windows.

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Atlassian Confluence Bug Exploited to Hack Jenkins Project’s Server

While the Impacted Server Has Been Taken Offline, Jenkins Is Investigating the Impact of the Attack.

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McDonald's Password for the Monopoly VIP Database Leaked

A Bug Affected the McDonald’s Monopoly VIP Game in the United Kingdom.

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Alleged TrickBot Developer Arrested

A Russian That Presumably Worked for the TrickBot Malware Gang Was Recently Arrested in South Korea.

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Russia Blamed by Germany for Alleged Parliament Cyberattack

Germany Accuses Russia of Hacking the German Parliament Before the Federal Elections this Month. The Same Thing Happened in 2015.

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Chainsaw - the New Tool That Helps Incident Responding Teams

The New Tool Can Be Used to Speed Up Searching Through Windows Event Log Records in Order to Identify Threats.

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Netgear Tackles Severe Security Vulnerabilities Impacting Several of Its Smart Switches

The Security Bugs Could Be Exploited by an Attacker to Gain Complete Control of a Vulnerable Device.

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We Could Start Seeing Hurricane Ida-related Investment Scams

Investors Are Warned to Be Very Careful Regarding Any Potential Investment Scams Related to Hurricane Ida.

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Conti Ransomware Is Now Using ProxyShell Exploits to Compromise Exchange Servers

ProxyShell Allows Unauthenticated, Remote Code Execution on Vulnerable Servers that Haven’t Been Mended.

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Windows 11 Alpha-Themed Docs Are Used to Deliver a New Malware

The New Malware Uses a Windows 11 Theme to Lure Recipients Into Activating Malicious Code.

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The Full Source Code for the Babuk Ransomware Published on a Russian Hacker Forum

The Source Code Was Leaked by a Babuk Developer Who Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer.

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Hackers Actively Exploit Critical Vulnerability Found in Atlassian Confluence

The Flaw Was Recently Patched for the Impacted Versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center.

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WhatsApp Will Appeal the $266 Million Fine It Received

WhatsApp Was Fined by the Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) of Ireland for Failing to Notify Users and Non-users About What It Does With the Users’ Personal Data.

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Food and Agricultural Sector Appealing for the Ransomware Actors, FBI Warns

According to the FBI’s Notice, Food and Agriculture Companies Suffer Serious Financial Loss Due to the Ransom Payments.

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Software Company Autodesk Also Targeted by the Hackers Behind the SolarWinds Attack

Autodesk Confirmed They Were One of the Targeted Companies by the Russian State Hackers.

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FTC Bans Spyfone From Surveillance Business

Spyfone Was Banned as It Failed to Protect Customers’ Devices From Hackers.

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LockBit Leaked Data Belonging to Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways Confirmed Being a Victim of a Cyberattack that Compromised Personal Data of Passengers.

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700k French Individuals Had Their Covid Test Results Leaked Online

Personal Information, Contact Details, and Social Security Numbers Have Also Been Publicly Available.

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Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Vulnerabilities Affect Over 1 Million WordPress Websites

The Plugin Offers Multiple Templates and Building Blocks for Creating Web Pages Within WordPress’ Gutenberg Editor.

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Parliamentary Panel: VPN Apps Shield Cybercriminals

The Committee Believes VPN Services Are a Threat to Counter Cyber Threats and Other Malicious Activities.

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NY Credit Union Employee Deletes 21GB of Data in Retaliation for Being Fired

Credit Union Has Spent More than $10,000 in Remediating the Destruction of Data.