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Picasso heirs turn his unseen work into an NFT

NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and traditional art might seem like two worlds never meant to meet. But more and more creatives...
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Cybercriminals push to recruit insiders for ransomware attacks

More than half of large North American IT companies say threat actors asked their employees to help in a ransomware...
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The UK encourages local organizations to brace for Russian state cyber attacks

UK organizations are being urged to bolster their defenses as cyber incidents in Ukraine intensify. The National Cyber Security Centre...
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Algorithmic Justice League proposes calls for bug bounty programs for the discovery of algorithmic bias

Algorithms might seem like mathematical equations designed to treat everybody the same. However, they might contain bias and be harmful....
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Ransomware affiliates discuss prison life amidst REvil arrests

While some claim prison is relatively safe for cybercriminals, others fear ransomware business might cost them their life.Recent arrests of...
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DHL’s brand used in 23% of all phishing emails

During the holiday season, one in four phishing emails spoofed DHL. Attackers attached malicious files linked to credential harvesting pages...
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Scammers ask for up to $40,000 for highjacked Instagram accounts

A phishing campaign targeted corporate accounts since August 2021.While ransomware has been trending for the past couple of years, it...
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Hacktivists claim to have hacked the Belarus railroad system

Belarusian hacktivist group Cyber-Partisans said it infected the railroad system amid escalating tensions in the region on Monday. "We encrypted...
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Cloggy access management may lead to data loss

A recent survey shows that many businesses use shared logins while rarely aware of who is inside their system.Many hacks...
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Australia and UK join forces to tackle cyber threats from hostile states

The UK and Australia ally to combat cyberattacks from state actors and malign groups who seek to undermine freedom and...
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Cyberattack on Red Cross exposes data of 515,000 vulnerable people

Malicious hackers have compromised personal data on more than 515,000 'highly vulnerable' people. Red Cross pleads with attackers not to...
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Log4j used to deploy WhisperGate malware in Ukraine cyberattack

Several government computers were wiped using the novel WhisperGate malware in a coordinated attack against Ukraine. Last week Ukraine was...
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Europol shuts down VPNLab.net

Law enforcement authorities have seized or disrupted the 15 servers that hosted VPNLab.net’s service, used by cybercriminals to distribute malware...
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Microsoft to buy Activision for $68.7 billion in gaming push

Microsoft announced it was acquiring "Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the biggest deal...
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Troubling trend: it takes nine months to detect and respond to a cyberattack

Cyber leaders consider ransomware a danger and threat to public safety. Yet they don’t feel consulted on business decisions and...
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Russia claims to have shut down REvil ransomware group

The arrests might be the final nail in the coffin for one of the most notorious ransomware gangs of 2021....
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Ukrainian government hit by a cyberattack

Friday morning, Ukrainian government websites were hit by a major cyberattack. "All your data has been uploaded to the web....
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Malicious hackers exploit Adobe to harvest credentials

There’s been a new wave of hackers creating accounts in Adobe and importing PDF files that redirect users to credential...
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Stolen TikTok videos on YouTube Shorts lead to adult dating sites

Scammers post stolen TikTok videos to peddle adult-dating sites and promote fishy products. YouTube Shorts, Google's answer to TikTok, attracted...
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US Cyber Command attributed MuddyWater activity to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence

The US Cyber Command has disclosed multiple open-source tools used by Iranian intelligence actors. MuddyWater is commonly considered an Iranian...
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