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CNA’s Network Was Breached Via Fake Browser Update

On March 21st, Phoenix CryptoLocker Encrypted Over 15,000 Systems After Deploying Ransomware Payloads on the US Insurer’s Network.

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New Jira Vulnerability May Result in Critical Remote Code Execution

Atlassian Urges Its Customers to Update Their Instances as Soon as Possible to Fix This Critical Flaw.

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A Stealthy Malware Found on Hacked Pulse Secure Devices

CISA Released an Alert Regarding Multiple Malware Samples Found on Exploited Pulse Secure Devices.

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NPM Malware Poses a Threat to Passwords in Google Chrome

Hidden Script Found in NPM Packages Steals Credentials via the Google Chrome Recovery Tool.

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XLoader Malware Now Upgraded to Target MacOS Systems

An Evolution of the XLoader Malware Allows a Hacker to Log Keystrokes, Take Screenshots, and Access Other Sensitive Data.

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Cybercriminals May Be Targeting Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, FBI Warns

Threat Actors Will Target Any Opening of Any Entity That Has A Direct Connection to Some Aspect of the Summer Olympics.

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Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Acquire Root Privileges on Most Distros

Researchers Say the LPE Vulnerability Affects All Linux Kernel Versions Released Since 2014.

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DuckDuckGo Launches a New Email Privacy Service

DuckDuckGo’s Email Privacy Feature is Created to Strip Incoming Messages of Trackers Able to Help Profile Users for Better Ad Targeting.

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Hackers Might Gain Admin Rights Through a 16-years-old Vulnerability

Printer Driver Bug in Samsung, Xerox and HP Devices Could Lead to Local Elevation of Privileges.

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MosaicLoader Malware Uses SEO Poisoning to Infect Software Pirates' Systems

This New Malware Evades Detection by Hiding in Windows Defender Exclusions.

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Oil Company Saudi Aramco Affected by a Data Breach

Attackers Stole 1TB of Data that They’re Now Trying to Sell on the Dark Web.

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China Officially Accused of Microsoft Exchange Attacks

The US and Allies Are Officially Accusing China of This Year’s Widespread Microsoft Exchange Hacking Campaign.

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Four Members of APT40 Indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice

Chinese-based Hacking Gang Faces Charges Following Multiple Cybercrimes.

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HelloKitty Ransomware Is Now Going After Vulnerable SonicWall Devices

CISA Disclosed That Threat Actors Are Apparently Targeting “A Known, Previously Patched, Vulnerability” That Was Found in Sonicwall Secure Mobile Access.

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Campbell Data Breach Leads to Private Information Exposure

Law U.S. Company Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. Announced in a Press Release a Ransomware Attack that Targeted Its Clients in February 2021.

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RansomEXX Ransomware Impacts Ecuador's Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones CNT

RansomEXX Threat Actors Claim to Have Stolen 190 GB of Data.

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Pegasus Spyware Targets Phones of Journalists, Activists, and Politicians

A List of Up To 50,000 Phone Numbers of People Believed to Be of Interest to Clients of Israeli Company NSO, Leaked to Major News Outlets.

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Forefront Dermatology Data Breach Affects 2.4 Million Patients

A New Cyberattack Now Targets the Forefront Dermatology S.C. Wisconsin-based Company. Patients’ Credentials Stolen and Many More.

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Iranian APT Charming Kitten Attempts to Steal Private Data from Specialists Who Study the Middle East

According to Researchers, the Charming Kitten Gang Have Been Secretly Approaching Individuals Since at Least January 2021 to Seek Private Information.

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A Cryptomining Farm Was Discovered in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Police Officers Seized PlayStation 4 Consoles, Graphics Cards, Processors and Other Hardware.

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Hackers Could Locally Exploit a New Windows Spooler Vulnerability

The Windows Spooler Saga Goes On with One More Hit: CVE-2021-34481 Targets Locally Exploitation of System Privileges.

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IoT Malware Infections Increased by 700% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Most of the Risky IoT Traffic Came from Manufacturing and Retail Devices, Including 3D Printers, Barcode Readers, and Payment Terminal Devices.

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The HelloKitty Ransomware Linux Version Targets VMware ESXi Servers

The Ransomware Gang Uses a Linux Variant That Targets VMware’s ESXi Virtual Machine Platform.

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DevilsTongue Spyware Targets Windows Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

A New Malware Linked to an Israeli-based Company Targets Zero-Day Flaws in Windows Systems: DevilsTongue Spyware in Plain Sight

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WooCommerce Fixes Bug Affecting Millions of WordPress Websites

Publishers Using WooCommerce are Strongly Advised to Update Their Plugins.

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Social Security Numbers Exposed Following Tulsa Ransomware Attack

The Social Security Numbers Were Included in Online Police Reports Submitted Between January 1st, 2015 – May 6th, 2021.

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Asian Government Entities Targeted by Chinese Cyberspies in APT Campaign

A Wide-scale APT Campaign Hits Targets Located in the Philippines and Myanmar.

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White House Announces Ransomware Task Force

In the Past Seven Months, the Surge of Ransomware Attacks Has Shut Down Large Sectors of the American Economy, with Threat Actors Taking Advantage of Poorly Implemented Security Measures.

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Romanian Cryptojacking Gang Targets Linux-machines with Weak Passwords

If You Have a Linux-based Machine and You Know that Strong Passwords Are Not Your “Strong” Point, Then You May Be the Next Victim!