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Diavol Ransomware, a New Ransomware in the Cybersecurity Landscape 

A New Ransomware Strain Dubbed as Diavol Might Be Linked to Wizard Spider, the Cybercrime Group Behind the Trickbot Botnet.

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GRU Russian Hackers Are Using Kubernetes to Run Brute Force Attacks

NSA Is Warning That Russian Nation-State Hackers Might Be Conducting Brute Force Attacks in Order to Access US Networks and Steal Email and Files.

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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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United Nations Security Council Tackles Threat of Cyberattacks

The UN Security Council Has Addressed the Subject in the Past, but Only Informally.

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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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Vulnerabilities Found in a WordPress Plugin Are Posing Remote Code Execution Risks

Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a Popular WordPress Plugin Used to Upload Profile Photos Could Allow Attackers to Achieve Remote Code Execution.

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IndigoZebra APT Campaign Continues to Target Central Asia

The Afghan, Kyrgyz and Uzbek Governments Are All Thought to Have Been Targeted by the Same Cyber-Espionage Campaign.

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Babuk Locker Ransomware Tool Leaked Online

Hackers Can Use the Leaked Babuk Locker Ransomware Builder to Create their Own Ransomware Strain.

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Hades Ransomware Gang Claims More Victims

The Ransomware Group, Which Mainly Targets Billion-Dollar Companies, Has Claimed to Have Hit At Least Seven Victims Since Its Discovery in December 2020.

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Parcel Delivery Scam Targets Victims with Personalized Messages

A New Parcel Delivery Scam Is Using a New Twist. The Scammers Are Now Sending Out Personalized Messages to Potential Victims. 

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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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Cybersecurity Specialists Developed a Free Lorenz Ransomware Decryptor

Lorenz Ransomware Impacted Many Companies All Over the World Asking for Large Amounts of Money in Ransoms from Its Victims.

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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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DoubleVPN Servers, Logs, and Account Info Seized by Law Enforcement Agencies

The Servers and Customer Logs for DoubleVPN, a Double-Encryption Service Used by Threat Actors Were Recently Seized.

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Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Sheds Light on the Importance of Third-Party Risks

The Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Brings the Issue of Private Data Accidentally Becoming Accessible Into the Spotlight.

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SolarWinds Attack Cost Impacted Companies an Average of $12 Million

A New Survey Points Out That the Incident Also Motivated More Information Sharing Within the Industry and Improved Supply Chain Security.

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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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LinkedIn Data of 700 Million People Leaked

According to Researchers, We Witness the Biggest Data Dumps in the History of LinkedIn.

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Microsoft Successfully Hit by A Dependency Hijacking Attack Again

Cybercriminals Are Using This Technique to Target Prominent Companies with Malicious Code.

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Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Could’ve Allowed Hackers to Steal Files

The CVE-2021-34506 Vulnerability Was Patched by the Tech Giant on June 24th As Part of Its Chromium Project Security Updates.

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Ransomware Attack on Wolfe Eye Clinic Exposes Data of 500k Patients

An Unauthorized Third-Party Attempted to Access the Company’s Computer Network and Then Restricted Access to Several Systems and Information.

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Hive Ransomware Gang Targets Software Provider Altus Group

The Exfiltrated Files Published on HiveLeaks Include Business Data and Documents, Argus Certificates, and Development Files.

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A Cisco ASA Vulnerability Is Actively Exploited

After the PoC Exploit Was Published on Twitter the Hackers Started to Exploit a Vulnerability Found in the Cisco ASA Devices.

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Windows Malware that Mines for Crypto ‘Crackonosh’ Used by Hackers to Infect Gamers’ PCs

Crackonosh Malware Is Hiding in Free Versions of Games Which Are Available to Download on Torrent Sites.

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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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Data Breach Involving Mercedes-Benz Exposes SSNs and Credit Card Numbers

The Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Exposed SSNs, Credit Card Numbers and Other Important Personal Information Belonging to Mercedes-Benz Customers and Potential Buyers.

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Nobelium Cybercriminals Compromise Microsoft Customer Support to Target Its Customers

The Tech Company Says the Attackers Managed to Access Data Stored on One of Its Employees’ Computers.

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