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πŸ“’ The impact of generative AI on business πŸ“’

Optimal and speedy GenAI computing performance.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Ransomware Extortion Demands Soar to $5.2M per Attack πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The highest ransom demanded by threat actors this year so far was nearly 20 times last year's average.

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πŸ“’ This new ransomware group has been calling up victims to pressure them into paying – and it could be their downfall πŸ“’

A new ransomware group has ditched the traditional leak site in favor of calling up their victims to pressure them into paying, but this could give law enforcement the extra info they need.

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πŸ“’ Critical vulnerabilities left millions of Apple devices at the mercy of hackers – and nobody noticed for nearly a decade πŸ“’

Apple devices could've been susceptible to supply chain attacks after three critical vulnerabilities went unnoticed for nearly a decade.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Any IoT Device Can Be Hacked, Even Grills πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Researchers uncover a way to hack the summer cookout but firmware updates will stop that grilled meat or tofu from turning into an inedible mess.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Bay Area Credit Union Struggles to Recover After Ransomware Attack πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Tens of thousands of Patelco customers remain without access to their accounts, with no estimates for when systems will be restored.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Hacker Busted for 'Evil Twin' Wi-Fi That Steals Airline Passenger Data πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Australian cops arrest man found with a portable WiFi access device in his carryon luggage, allegedly used for standing up scam WiFi networks on flights.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Networking Without the Hangover πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

How Sober in Cyber is redefining professional connections in the security industry.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Ransomware Eruption: Novel Locker Malware Flows From β€˜Volcano Demon' πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Attackers clear logs before exploitation and use "no caller ID" numbers to negotiate ransoms, complicating detection and forensics efforts.

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β™ŸοΈ The Not-So-Secret Network Access Broker x999xx β™ŸοΈ

Most accomplished cybercriminals go out of their way to separate their real names from their hacker handles. But among certain oldschool Russian hackers it is not uncommon to find major players who have done little to prevent people from figuring out who they are in real life. A case study in this phenomenon is "x999xx," the nickname chosen by a venerated Russian hacker who specializes in providing the initial network access to various ransomware groups.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Global Police Operation Shuts Down 600 Cybercrime Servers Linked to Cobalt Strike πŸ–‹οΈ

A coordinated law enforcement operation codenamed MORPHEUS has felled close to 600 servers that were used by cybercriminal groups and were part of an attack infrastructure associated with the Cobalt Strike.  The crackdown targeted older, unlicensed versions of the Cobalt Strike red teaming framework between June 24 and 28, according to Europol. Of the 690 IP addresses that were flagged to.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Twilio's Authy App Breach Exposes Millions of Phone Numbers πŸ–‹οΈ

Cloud communications provider Twilio has revealed that unidentified threat actors took advantage of an unauthenticated endpoint in Authy to identify data associated with Authy accounts, including users' cell phone numbers. The company said it took steps to secure the endpoint to no longer accept unauthenticated requests. The development comes days after an online persona named ShinyHunters.

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πŸš€ No room for error: Don’t get stung by these common Booking.com scams πŸš€

From sending phishing emails to posting fake listings, heres how fraudsters hunt for victims while youre booking your wellearned vacation.

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πŸ”— Via "ESET - WeLiveSecurity"

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πŸ“” WordPress Plugins at Risk From Polyfill Library Compromise πŸ“”

The attack exploits the polyfill.io domain, which was recently acquired by Funnull, a Chinabased entity.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Brazil Halts Meta's AI Data Processing Amid Privacy Concerns πŸ–‹οΈ

Brazil's data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteo de Dados ANPD, has temporarily banned Meta from processing users' personal data to train the company's artificial intelligence AI algorithms. The ANPD said it found "evidence of processing of personal data based on inadequate legal hypothesis, lack of transparency, limitation of the rights of data subjects, and risks to.

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πŸ“” UK’s NCA Leads Major Cobalt Strike Takedown πŸ“”

Global law enforcers have share intelligence leading to the takedown of hundreds of IP addresses hosting Cobalt Strike.

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πŸ“’ Twilio warns Authy users of imminent social engineering attacks after hackers got hold of phone numbers πŸ“’

Twilio warned Authy users to beware of social engineering attacks, after the ShinyHunters gang listed 33 million records for sale on the dark web.

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πŸ“” New Ransomware Group Phones Execs to Extort Payment πŸ“”

Researchers claim the Volcano Demon ransomware group personally phone victims to pressure them into paying.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Microsoft Uncovers Critical Flaws in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus πŸ–‹οΈ

Microsoft has revealed two security flaws in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus that could be weaponized by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and trigger a denialofservice DoS condition. "The remote code execution vulnerability in PanelView Plus involves two custom classes that can be abused to upload and load a malicious DLL into the device," security researcher.

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πŸ“’ NinjaOne unveils new channel program to drive partner growth πŸ“’

The new NinjaOne partner initiative aims to prioritize partner advancement through new incentives and resources.

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πŸ“’ Why enterprise data protection doesn't have to be a drag or drain πŸ“’

Advanced solutions can simplify and strengthen data protection as well as boosting operational efficiency for enterprises facing modern cybersecurity challenges.

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