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πŸš€ VajraSpy: A Patchwork of espionage apps πŸš€

ESET researchers discovered several Android apps carrying VajraSpy, a RAT used by the Patchwork APT group.

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🚨 Charities offered latest insight into key cyber threats to help keep out attackers 🚨

Latest report published by the NCSC outlines key threats facing the UK charity sector.

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πŸ“” LockBit Reigns Supreme in Soaring Ransomware Landscape πŸ“”

The last quarter of 2023 saw an 80 yearonyear increase in ransomware victim claims, according to ReliaQuest.

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πŸ–‹οΈ INTERPOL Arrests 31 in Global Operation, Identifies 1,900+ Ransomware-Linked IPs πŸ–‹οΈ

An INTERPOLled collaborative operation targeting phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks has led to the identification of 1,300 suspicious IP addresses and URLs. The law enforcement effort, codenamed Synergia, took place between September and November 2023 in an attempt to blunt the "growth, escalation and professionalization of transnational cybercrime." Involving 60 law.

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πŸ“” Cloudflare Suffers Breach After Failing to Rotate Stolen Okta Credentials πŸ“”

Cloudflare revealed suspected nationstate attackers compromised its systems and accessed source code using credentials stolen in the Okta breach.

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πŸ“’ Researchers at UC San Diego reveal the most effective way to get stubborn employees to change their passwords πŸ“’

The study involved monitoring email reminders and login prompts sent to almost 10,000 faculty and staff members.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Former CIA Engineer Sentenced to 40 Years for Leaking Classified Documents πŸ–‹οΈ

A former software engineer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Southern District of New York SDNY for transmitting classified documents to WikiLeaks and for possessing child pornographic material. Joshua Adam Schulte, 35, was originally charged in June 2018. He was found guilty in July 2022. On September 13, 2023, he was.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Cloudzy Elevates Cybersecurity: Integrating Insights from Recorded Future to Revolutionize Cloud Security πŸ–‹οΈ

Cloudzy, a prominent cloud infrastructure provider, proudly announces a significant enhancement in its cybersecurity landscape. This breakthrough has been achieved through a recent consultation with Recorded Future, a leader in providing realtime threat intelligence and cybersecurity analytics. This initiative, coupled with an overhaul of Cloudzy's cybersecurity strategies, represents a major.

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πŸ“’ The end of passwords – and how businesses will embrace it πŸ“’

What will the end of passwords look like in practice and what can businesses do to prepare?.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Cloudflare Falls Victim to Okta Breach, Atlassian Systems Cracked πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The cyberattackers, believed to be state sponsored, didn't get far into Cloudflare's global network, but not for lack of trying.

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πŸ–‹οΈ DirtyMoe Malware Infects 2,000+ Ukrainian Computers for DDoS and Cryptojacking πŸ–‹οΈ

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERTUA has warned that more than 2,000 computers in the country have been infected by a strain of malware called DirtyMoe. The agency attributed the campaign to a threat actor it calls UAC0027. DirtyMoe, active since at least 2016, is capable of carrying out cryptojacking and distributed denialofservice DDoS attacks. In March.

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πŸ“’ The 'Big Three’ ransomware groups are losing their grip on the industry as gangs begin to fracture, study shows πŸ“’

The ransomware landscape has become more diversified, with major players like LockBit losing ground to smaller, more dynamic collectives.

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πŸ“” Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023 πŸ“”

New data from Lloyds found that romance scam victims increased by 22 in 2023, with the average amount lost per incident 6937.

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🧨 Beat Robocallers at Their Game 🧨

Some scams make a telltale soundrinnng, rinnng! Yup, the dreaded robocall. But you can beat them at their game.    Maybe its a call about renewing... The post Beat Robocallers at Their Game appeared first on McAfee Blog.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Why Gen Z Is the New Force Reshaping OT Security πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Modernizing legacy operational technology OT systems to align with younger workers' technology habits, skills, and expectations can enhance security and resiliency.

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πŸ“” Teen Dating App Wizz Removed from Apple and Google Stores for Sextortion Concerns πŸ“”

The Tinderlike app has countered claims of being a hot spot for sextortion scammers.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks πŸ–‹οΈ

Russian statesponsored actors have staged NT LAN Manager NTLM v2 hash relay attacks through various methods from April 2022 to November 2023, targeting highvalue targets worldwide. The attacks, attributed to an "aggressive" hacking crew called APT28, have set their eyes on organizations dealing with foreign affairs, energy, defense, and transportation, as well as those involved with.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Google Play Used to Spread 'Patchwork' APT's Espionage Apps πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The Indian statesponsored cyberattackers lurked in Google's official app store, distributing a new RAT and spying on Pakistanis.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ South African Railways Lost Over $1M in Phishing Scam πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Just over half of the stolen funds have been recovered.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Interpol's 'Synergia' Op Nabs Dozens of Cybercriminals, Zaps Global C2s πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The largest number of takedowns in Africa were in South Sudan and Zimbabwe.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ macOS Malware Campaign Showcases Novel Delivery Technique πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Threat actor behind the Activator macOS backdoor is using pirated apps to distribute the malware in what could be a botnetbuilding operation.

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