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Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise

Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group. After a recent dip, ransomware attacks are back on the rise. According to data released by ...
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Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed. New research indicates that over 80,000 Hikvision surveillance cameras in ...
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Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers

Fake travel reservations are exacting more pain from the travel weary, already dealing with the misery of canceled flights and overbooked hotels. A longtime threat group identified as TA558 has ramped ...
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APT Lazarus Targets Engineers with macOS Malware

The North Korean APT is using a fake job posting for Coinbase in a cyberespionage campaign targeting users of both Apple and Intel-based systems. North Korean APT Lazarus is up to its old tricks with ...
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Microsoft Patches ‘Dogwalk’ Zero-Day and 17 Critical Flaws

August Patch Tuesday tackles 121 CVEs, 17 critical bugs and one zero-day bug exploited in the wild. Microsoft is urging users to patch a zero-day vulnerability dubbed Dogwalk that is actively being ...
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Malicious Npm Packages Tapped Again to Target Discord Users

Recent LofyLife campaign steals tokens and infects client files to monitor various user actions, such as log-ins, password changes and payment methods. Threat actors once again are using the node ...
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Phishing Attacks Skyrocket with Microsoft and Facebook as Most Abused Brands

Instances of phishing attacks leveraging the Microsoft brand increased 266 percent in Q1 compared to the year prior. The bloom is back on phishing attacks with criminals doubling down on fake messages ...
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Hack Allows Drone Takeover Via ‘ExpressLRS’ Protocol

A radio control system for drones is vulnerable to remote takeover, thanks to a weakness in the mechanism that binds transmitter and receiver. The popular protocol for radio controlled (RC) aircraft ...
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Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks

Attacks against U.S. companies spike in Q1 2022 with patchable and preventable external vulnerabilities responsible for bulk of attacks. Eighty-two percent of attacks on organizations in Q1 2022 were ...
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U.S. Water Utilities Prime Cyberattack Target, Experts

Environmentalists and policymakers warn water treatment plants are ripe for attack. Industrial controls governing water-related U.S. critical infrastructure are woefully under-estimated as cyberattack ...
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Black Basta Ransomware Teams Up with Malware Stalwart Qbot

The novel cybercriminal group tapped the ever-evolving info-stealing trojan to move laterally on a network in a recent attack, researchers have found. A newcomer on the ransomware scene has coopted a ...
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Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Updates Cause Windows AD Authentication Errors

Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday update is triggering authentication errors. Microsoft is alerting customers that its May Patch Tuesday update is causing authentications errors and failures tied to ...