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The Largest Marketplace for Stolen Logins Slilpp Disrupted by International Law Enforcement

Stolen Account Login Credentials for Over 1,400 Account Providers Were Available for Sale, According to Experts.

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FBI: BEC Scammers Now Impersonate Construction Companies

Since They Don’t Use Malware or Malicious URLs That Can Be Detected with Standard Cyber Defenses, these BEC Attacks Are Difficult to Trace.

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After Having Her Photos Published Online, a Student Receives Millions of Dollars from Apple

As a Result, the Employees Who Were Working at the Store Operated by the Apple Contractor Were Fired.

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Al Jazeera Media Network Exposed to Cyberattacks Endeavoring to Disrupt Its Services

Al Jazeera Censures These Cyberattacks and Affirms its Right to Go After Legal Recourse Against the Criminals.

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Ragnar Locker Ransomware Hits Electronics Maker ADATA

The Threat Actors Claim They Have Stolen 1.5TB Of Sensitive Data from the Company’s Network Before Deploying the Ransomware Payloads.

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Windows 10 Targeted by PuzzleMaker Hackers

A New Threat Actor Used a Chain of Google Chrome and Windows 10 Zero-Day Exploits in Attacks Targeted Against Multiple Companies Worldwide.

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US Truck and Military Vehicle Producer Navistar Reveals it Has Been Affected by Cyberattack

The Company Stated that it Received a Claim that Data Had Been Stolen from Its IT System.

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What Is Protocol and Its Types in Networking?

Defining a Protocol in Computer Network Science. Types of Networking Protocols.

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What Is a Feature Pack?

How Important Are Feature Updates? Why Install a Feature Pack?

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What is Audit Failure in Event Viewer?

Most Common Event ID Failures. Ways to Remedy Common Event ID Failures

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Spam Alert! Online Casino Users Receive Deceptive Emails

The Messages Say they Won the Big Award and Ask them to Confirm their Account.

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Feedzai’s Verdict: Banking Attacks Have Increased 159% Over the Past Year

While More and More People Choose to Buy from the Comfort of their Smartphones, Feedzai’s Report Discovered that Android Users are More Likely to Face Fraud.

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Accellion Data Breach Impacts NSW Health

New South Wales Health Is the Latest Australian Government Entity to Confirm Being Impacted by A Vulnerability in the FTA.

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Australians Have Spent AU$26.5m to Pay Scammers in 2020

The ACCC’s Scamwatch Received in 2020 Reports Regarding 216,087 Scams, Losing a Total of AU$156 Million.

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Signal App Safety Numbers Remain Unchanged

When Reinstalling the Signal App or Switching Over to a New Device, the Signal SN May Not Always Change.

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A 55-year Old Latvian Woman Accused of Deploying Trickbot Malware

US Justice Department Accused Her of Developing Malicious Software that Infected Devices Globally and Robed Bank Accounts of Millions of Dollars.

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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Lures Are Used in Phishing Attacks

The Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline Helped a Threat Actor to Create a New Phishing Lure Able to Trick Victims Into Downloading Malicious Files.

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New Evil Corp Ransomware Bypasses OFAC Sanctions by Mimicking PayloadBin Gang

PayloadBIN Has Been Linked to the Evil Corp Cybercrime Gang Who Uses It to Avoid Sanctions Imposed by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

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Severe RCE Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Is Under Attack

VMware Clients Are Also Urged to Patch ASAP to Prevent Future Ransomware Attacks Targeting Vulnerable Center Servers.

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SkinnyBoy Malware Is Used by Russian Hackers to Breach Sensitive Organisations

New Malware Called Skinnyboy Was Used in Spear-Phishing Campaigns Attributed to Russian-Speaking Hacking Group APT28.

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The Largest Ferry Service from Massachusetts Was Hit by a Ransomware Attack

The Steamship Authority Was hit by a Ransomware Attack Which Led to Ticketing and Reservation Disruptions.

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Hackers Linked to the Chinese Government Attacked the NYC MTA’s Computer Systems

MTA Say Riders Were Never at Risk, and Probably No Passenger or Employee Data Was Compromised.

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ARIN to Take Down Its RPKI for 30 Minutes to Test BGP Routes

The American Registry for Internet Numbers Will Perform an Unannounced Maintenance of Its RPKI to Check if Networks Are Adhering to BGP Best Practices.

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ASD Is Using Confidential Capabilities to Alert Local Companies of Imminent Ransomware Attack

Following the Channel Nine Attack, the Agency Says Two Other Entities Are About to Suffer a Ransomware Attack as Well.

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REvil Ransomware Responsible for the JBS Attack, FBI Says

The Agency Revealed in A Statement That It Is Working to Bring the Threat Actors to Justice.

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FUJIFILM Had Shut Down Its Network After a Suspected Ransomware Attack

The Company Is Investigating a Ransomware Attack and Decided to Shut Down Parts of Its Network in Order to Prevent the Attack’s Spread.

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Huawei USB LTE Dongles Are Prone to Attacks Due to A Privilege Escalation Flaw

According to Cybersecurity Analysts, Threat Actors Can Exploit This Vulnerability to Launch Privilege Escalation Attacks.

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Threat Actors‌ ‌Are Actively‌ ‌Exploiting‌ ‌Zero Day‌ Vulnerability ‌in WordPress Plugin

This Zero Day Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Upload Executable PHP Files to Any Site with the Plugin Installed.

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Internet Domains Used by APT29 in Phishing Attacks Seized by the US

Two Internet Domains Used by Nobelium in Recent USAID Phishing Attacks Were Seized by the US Department of Justice.

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World’s Largest Meat Processing Company JBS Hit by Cyberattack

It Is Believed that Russian Threat Actors Are Behind the JBS Ransomware Attack.

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