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BlackMatter ransomware claims to be shutting down
In a message written in Russian, the group said the attention from the authorities forced the decision. Experts view this...
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Zerodium is looking to buy exploits for NordVPN, ExpressVPN, and Surfshark
Zerodium, a US-based company that serves government clients and promises big bounties, now is looking to zero-day exploits for the...
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Facebook will shut down facial recognition system
Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and...
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Russia-linked ransomware gang reports hitting the NRA
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a controversial US-based gun lobby group, has declined to confirm whether the breach...
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Under pressure: how ransomware gangs force victims to pay
Malware deployment is just one side of the extortion. A breach is usually followed by an orchestrated bullying campaign, far...
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Scammers are sending fake emails about Economic Impact Payments
Scammers are impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and sending fake emails saying that you can get a third Economic...
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Threat actor leaks Mercedes-Benz platform’s source code
The leaker claims the data includes Mercedes-Benz's 'critical infrastructure' platform and Beijing Benz Automotive API system. One of the archives...
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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat - ENISA
Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home...
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Cybersecurity professionals’ salaries disclosed: North Americans earn $119,000
There are over 4 million cybersecurity professionals worldwide. But we need almost twice as many. The global cybersecurity skills gap...
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Malicious hackers exploit Craigslist to spread malware
Craigslist, that old-fashioned website people still use to find things locally — and urgently — has become the latest phishing...
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Agency behind SolarWinds hack targeting hundreds of US networks - Microsoft
The Russian-based agency behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more companies and organizations in its latest wave...
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LockBit 2.0 listed a whopping 203 victims on its data-leak site
Ransomware continues to be one of the most devastating threats to organizations, Digital Shadows claim. According to their report, LockBit...
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Internet outage in South Korea over a large DDoS attack
A major South Korean telecom operator, KT Corp., was hit by a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, leaving millions offline on Monday....
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Government-led 'hunt' behind REvil's second shutdown
In an ironic twist, REvil was hacked using the cartels' favourite tactic - compromising backups. The infamous REvil ransomware group,...
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Threat actors leak Bosch iSite platform source code
The leaker claims to have acquired the source code by exploiting a SonarQube zero-day vulnerability. Unknown attackers have allegedly breached...
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Internet providers collect 'staggering' amounts of data - FTC chair
Internet service providers collect a "staggering" amount of detailed data on consumers, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said on...
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GIGABYTE fell victim to ransomware again
Three months after being hit by ransomEXX ransomware gang, a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer GIGABYTE fell victim to AvosLocker ransomware....
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Look out! Scammers are in love with Amazon
If you received a call or an email about an Amazon purchase you didn't make, you've likely been contacted by...
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Mistreated employees can become insider threats - Lisa Forte
No matter how protective an organization is of its perimeter, it can never be entirely secure. Unhappy and mistreated employees...
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British regulator fines Facebook $70 million
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Facebook almost $70 million for breaking an order imposed by the CMA...
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