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The top 10 password attacks and how to stop them

To better understand how to protect passwords in your environment from attacks, let's look at the top 10 password attacks and see what your organization can do to prevent them. [...]
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FBI links largest crypto hack ever to Lazarus state hackers

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the address that received the cryptocurrency stolen in the largest cryptocurrency hack ever, the hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin network bridge. [...]
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Windows 11 tool to add Google Play secretly installed malware

A popular Windows 11 ToolBox script used to add the Google Play Store to the Android Subsystem has secretly infected users with malicious scripts, Chrome extensions, and potentially other malware. [...]
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FBI links largest crypto hack ever to North Korean hackers

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the address that received the cryptocurrency stolen in the largest cryptocurrency hack ever, the hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin network bridge. [...]
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Critical Windows RPC CVE-2022-26809 flaw raises concerns — Patch now

Microsoft has fixed a new Windows RPC CVE-2022-26809 vulnerability that is raising concerns among security researchers due to its potential for widespread, significant cyberattacks once an exploit is developed. Therefore, all organization needs to apply Windows security updates as soon as possible. [...]
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Wind turbine firm Nordex hit by Conti ransomware attack

The Conti ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on wind turbine giant Nordex, which was forced to shut down IT systems and remote access to the managed turbines earlier this month. [...]
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Instagram's dark side: sexual harassers, crypto scammers, ID thieves

A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables—from sexual harassers to crypto "investors" helping you "get rich fast." How do you keep yourself safe against such profiles? [...]
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CISA orders agencies to fix actively exploited VMware, Chrome bugs

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine more security flaws to its list of actively exploited bugs, including a VMware privilege escalation flaw and a Google Chrome zero-day that could be used for remote code execution. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - April 15th 2022 - Encrypting Russia

While countries worldwide have been the frequent target of ransomware attacks, Russia and CIS countries have been avoided by threat actors. The tables have turned with the NB65 hacking group modifying the leaked Conti ransomware to use in attacks on Russian entities. [...]