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β€ŠChinese hackers infect Dutch military network with malware

A Chinese cyber-espionage group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year and deployed malware on compromised devices, according to the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) of the Netherlands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-infect-dutch-military-network-with-malware/
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β€ŠFortinet snafu: Critical FortiSIEM CVEs are duplicates, issued in error

It turns out that critical Fortinet FortiSIEM vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2024-23109 are not new and have been published this year in error. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-snafu-critical-fortisiem-cves-are-duplicates-issued-in-error/
β€ŠRansomware payments reached record $1.1 billion in 2023

Ransomware payments in 2023 soared above $1.1 billion for the first time, shattering previous records and reversing the decline seen in 2022, marking the year as an exceptionally profitable period for ransomware gangs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-reached-record-11-billion-in-2023/
β€ŠChinese hackers fail to rebuild botnet after FBI takedown

Chinese Volt Typhoon state hackers failed to revive a botnet recently taken down by the FBI, which was previously used in attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-fail-to-rebuild-botnet-after-fbi-takedown/
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β€ŠHow to Apply Zero Trust to your Active Directory

With cyberattacks happening everyday, how can we apply zero trust principles towards keeping our Active Directory secure? Learn more from Specops Software on how to apply zero trust principles. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-apply-zero-trust-to-your-active-directory/
β€ŠNo, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack

A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-3-million-electric-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/
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β€ŠCritical Cisco bug exposes Expressway gateways to CSRF attacks

Cisco has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its Expressway Series collaboration gateways, two of them rated as critical severity and exposing vulnerable devices to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-cisco-bug-exposes-expressway-gateways-to-csrf-attacks/
β€ŠChinese hackers hid in US infrastructure network for 5 years

The Chinese Volt Typhoon cyber-espionage group infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the United States and remained undetected for at least five years before being discovered, according to a joint advisory from CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and partner Five Eyes agencies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-hid-in-us-infrastructure-network-for-5-years/
β€ŠDenmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country's schools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/denmark-orders-schools-to-stop-sending-student-data-to-google/
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β€ŠMicrosoft unveils new 'Sudo for Windows' feature in Windows 11

Microsoft introduced 'Sudo for Windows' today, a new Windows 11 feature allowing users to execute commands with elevated privileges from unelevated terminals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-unveils-new-sudo-for-windows-feature-in-windows-11/
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