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πŸ“’ King’s Speech: Cybersecurity in the spotlight as government promises new efforts to lock down insecure IT supply chains πŸ“’

The new Labour government has promised fresh cybersecurity legislation aimed at minimizing supply chain risk and improving incident reporting.

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🦿 IPVanish vs ExpressVPN (2024): Which VPN Is Better? 🦿

Which VPN is better, IPVanish or ExpressVPN? Use our guide to compare pricing, features and more.

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πŸ“’ How IT leaders can respond to the evolution of ransomware πŸ“’

With a proper strategy for response, communication, and recovery, leaders can respond for the evolution of ransomware and ensure staff are prepared for the worst.

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πŸ–‹οΈ AppSec Webinar: How to Turn Developers into Security Champions πŸ–‹οΈ

Let's face it AppSec and developers often feel like they're on opposing teams. You're battling endless vulnerabilities while they just want to ship code. Sound familiar? It's a common challenge, but there is a solution. Ever wish they proactively cared about security? The answer lies in a proven, but often overlooked, strategy Security Champion Programs a way to turn developers from.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Automated Threats Pose Increasing Risk to the Travel Industry πŸ–‹οΈ

As the travel industry rebounds postpandemic, it is increasingly targeted by automated threats, with the sector experiencing nearly 21 of all bot attack requests last year. Thats according to research from Imperva, a Thales company. In their 2024 Bad Bot Report, Imperva finds that bad bots accounted for 44.5 of the industrys web traffic in 2023a significant jump from 37.4 in 2022. .

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πŸ–‹οΈ Alert: HotPage Adware Disguised as Ad Blocker Installs Malicious Kernel Driver πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an adware module that purports to block ads and malicious websites, while stealthily offloading a kernel driver component that grants attackers the ability to run arbitrary code with elevated permissions on Windows hosts. The malware, dubbed HotPage, gets its name from the eponymous installer "HotPage.exe", according to new findings from ESET. The.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ AI Remains a Wild Card in the War Against Disinformation πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Digital literacy and protective measures will be key to detecting disinformation and deepfakes as AI is used to shape public opinion and erode trust in the democratic processes, as well as identify nefarious content.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Sizable Chunk of SEC Charges Against SolarWinds Tossed Out of Court πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Judge dismisses claims against SolarWinds for actions taken after its systems had been breached, but allows the case to proceed for alleged misstatements prior to the incident.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ US Data Breach Victim Numbers Increase by 1,000%, Literally πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Though the number of victims has risen, the actual number of breaches has gone down, as fewer, bigger breaches affect more individuals.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ High-Severity Cisco Bug Grants Attackers Password Access πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The vulnerability was given the highest CVSS score possible, though few details have been released due to its severity.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 20 Million Trusted Domains Vulnerable to Email Hosting Exploits πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Three newly discovered SMTP smuggling attack techniques can exploit misconfigurations and design decisions made by at least 50 emailhosting providers.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Microsoft-Signed Chinese Adware Opens the Door to Kernel Privileges πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

An official stamp of approval might give the impression that a purported "HotPage" adtech tool is not, in fact, a dangerous kernellevel malware but that's just subterfuge.

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πŸ“” SAP AI Core Flaws Expose Sensitive Customer Data and Keys πŸ“”

All SAP AI Core vulnerabilities were reported to SAP by Wiz and have since been fixed.

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πŸ“” HotPage Malware Hijacks Browsers With Signed Microsoft Driver πŸ“”

HotPage manipulates browser traffic by hooking into networkbased Windows API functions.

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πŸ“” Chainalysis Launches Public-Private Plans to Crack Down on Crypto Scams πŸ“”

Crypto accounts tied to scammers associated with 162m in crypto losses have been closed as part of Operation Spincaster.

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πŸ“” Nearly 13 Million Australians Affected by MediSecure Attack πŸ“”

MediSecure revealed that the personal and health data of approximately 12.9 million Australians has been affected by the May 2024 attack.

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🌊 UnderDefense MAXI Secures 7 Badges as a High Performer and Best Support in G2 Reports 🌊

UnderDefense MAXI is on fire!  UnderDefense MAXI has garnered an impressive 7 badges in the G2 Summer 2024 Reports, a remarkable achievement given that the platform was publicly launched less than a year ago.  We are grateful to our partners for their support, and our exceptional team for creating the product that helps security The post UnderDefense MAXI Secures 7 Badges as a High Performer and Best Support in G2 Reports appeared first on UnderDefense.

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πŸ“’ Half of Australia’s population was exposed in the MediSecure breach, but victims might never know if they’re affected πŸ“’

Financial difficulties at MediSecure mean it doesnt have the resources to establish exactly who was impacted in a recent breach and what data was stolen.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Safeguard Personal and Corporate Identities with Identity Intelligence πŸ–‹οΈ

Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgills threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you can do to mitigate risk.  In the current cyber threat landscape, the protection of personal and corporate identities has become vital.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Pro-Houthi Group Targets Yemen Aid Organizations with Android Spyware πŸ–‹οΈ

A suspected proHouthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to harvest sensitive information. These attacks, attributed to an activity cluster codenamed OilAlpha, entail a new set of malicious mobile apps that come with their own supporting infrastructure, Recorded Future's Insikt Group said. Targets of the ongoing campaign.

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πŸ–‹οΈ APT41 Infiltrates Networks in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the U.K. πŸ–‹οΈ

Several organizations operating within global shipping and logistics, media and entertainment, technology, and automotive sectors in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.K. have become the target of a "sustained campaign" by the prolific Chinabased APT41 hacking group. "APT41 successfully infiltrated and maintained prolonged, unauthorized access to numerous victims' networks since.

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