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New 'Greatness' service simplifies Microsoft 365 phishing attacks

The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform named 'Greatness' has seen a spike in activity as it targets organizations using Microsoft 365 in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Australia, and South Africa. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-greatness-service-simplifies-microsoft-365-phishing-attacks/
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach

Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter and TikTok. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-plugwalkjoe-pleads-guilty-to-2020-twitter-breach/
Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers

In this article, we'll provide an overview of the biggest threats, password cracking, discuss the importance of strong passwords, and detail the top 5 password cracking techniques hackers use. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-5-password-cracking-techniques-used-by-hackers/
Surprise! Coldplay lyrics hidden in Kingston SSD firmware

What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That's the question that crossed a security researcher's mind as he analyzed Kingston's firmware and stumbled upon the lyrics of a popular Coldplay song buried deep within it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/surprise-coldplay-lyrics-hidden-in-kingston-ssd-firmware/
Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt

Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos today disclosed what it describes as a "cybersecurity event" after a known cybercrime gang attempted to breach its defenses and infiltrate the internal network to encrypt devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firm-dragos-discloses-cybersecurity-incident-extortion-attempt/
New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files

Security researchers have shared a new Python-based ransomware recovery tool named 'White Phoenix' on GitHub, which lets victims of ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption recover their files for free. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ransomware-decryptor-recovers-data-from-partially-encrypted-files/
North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warned that North Korean hackers had breached the network of one of the country's largest hospitals, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), to steal sensitive medical information and personal details. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-breached-major-hospital-in-seoul-to-steal-data/
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Google brings dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users

Google announced today that all Gmail users in the United States will soon be able to use the dark web report security feature to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-brings-dark-web-monitoring-to-all-us-gmail-users/
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Kingston's SSD firmware has Coldplay lyrics hidden within it

What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That's the question that crossed a security researcher's mind as he analyzed Kingston's firmware and stumbled upon the lyrics of a popular Coldplay song buried deep within it. [...]
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Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison

Nickolas Sharp, a former senior developer of Ubiquiti, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing company data, attempting to extort his employer, and aiding the publication of misleading news articles that severely impacted the firm's market capitalization. [...]