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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Implementing Secure by Design Principles for AI πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Harnessing AI's full transformative potential safely and securely requires more than an incremental enhancement of existing cybersecurity practices. A Secure by Design approach represents the best path forward.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Cellcom Restores Regional Mobile Services After Cyberattack πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Customers in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan could not make calls or send text messages for nearly a week after an incident on May 14, and service is still intermittent in some areas.

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β™ŸοΈ Pakistan Arrests 21 in β€˜Heartsender’ Malware Service β™ŸοΈ

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating "Heartsender," a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a decade. The main clientele for HeartSender were organized crime groups that tried to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party, and its alleged proprietors were publicly identified by KrebsOnSecurity in 2021 after they inadvertently infected their computers with malware.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore πŸ–‹οΈ

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad aka Sina Ghaaf, 37, and his coconspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in the United States and encrypted files with Robbinhood ransomware to demand Bitcoin ransom payments.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack πŸ–‹οΈ

The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People's Republic of China PRC of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign targeting one of the unclassified networks of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extent of the breach is presently not.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Over 100,000 WordPress Sites at Risk from Critical CVSS 10.0 Vulnerability in Wishlist Plugin πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched security flaw impacting TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files. TI WooCommerce Wishlist, which has over 100,000 active installations, is a tool to allow ecommerce site customers to save their favorite products for later and share the lists on social.

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πŸ“’ Do you really need to fix that critical flaw? πŸ“’

Many CVEs represent no risk in a cloud container environment, researchers claim.

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πŸ“’ Two more NHS Trusts have been hit with cyber attacks – here’s what we know so far πŸ“’

A flaw in a thirdparty device management tool appears to be the source of the incident.

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πŸ“’ GoTo and Acronis partnership looks to bolster endpoint management for MSPs πŸ“’

The new strategic partnership includes the launch of the LogMeIn Data Protection Suite powered by Acronis.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 'Haozi' Gang Sells Turnkey Phishing Tools to Amateurs πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The phishing operation is using Telegram groups to sell a phishingasaservice kit with customer service, a mascot, and infrastructure that requires little technical knowledge to install.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Certified Randomness Uses Quantum Cryptography to Make Stronger Keys πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Researchers are using quantum computers to generate keys that are truly random to strengthen data encryption.

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πŸ–‹οΈ DragonForce Exploits SimpleHelp Flaws to Deploy Ransomware Across Customer Endpoints πŸ–‹οΈ

The threat actors behind the DragonForce ransomware gained access to an unnamed Managed Service Provider's MSP SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management RMM tool, and then leveraged it to exfiltrate data and drop the locker on multiple endpoints. It's believed that the attackers exploited a trio of security flaws in SimpleHelp CVE202457727, CVE202457728, and CVE202457726 that were.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Chinese APT41 Exploits Google Calendar for Malware Command-and-Control Operations πŸ–‹οΈ

Google on Wednesday disclosed that the Chinese statesponsored threat actor known as APT41 leveraged a malware called TOUGHPROGRESS that uses Google Calendar for commandandcontrol C2. The tech giant, which discovered the activity in late October 2024, said the malware was hosted on a compromised government website and was used to target multiple other government entities. "Misuse of cloud.

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πŸ“” Malware Analysis Reveals Sophisticated RAT With Corrupted Headers πŸ“”

Fortinet has identified a new Windows RAT operating stealthily on compromised systems with advanced evasion techniques.

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πŸ“” Thousands of ASUS Routers Hijacked in Stealthy Backdoor Campaign πŸ“”

A threat actor has used ASUS routers legitimate features to create persistent backdoors that survive firmware updates and reboots.

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πŸ“” Cybersecurity Teams Generate Average of $36M in Business Growth πŸ“”

A new EY report found that cybersecurity teams are a major vehicle for business growth, and CISOs should push for a seat at the top table.

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πŸ“” #Infosec2025: Over 90% of Top Email Domains Vulnerable to Spoofing Attacks πŸ“”

EasyDMARC found that just 7.7 of the worlds top 1.8 million email domains have implemented the most stringent DMARC policy.

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🦿 Microsoft Defender Antivirus vs McAfee: Which Is Better for Your PC Security? 🦿

Compare Microsoft Defender Antivirus and McAfee features to find the best antivirus for you. Discover the right choice for your security needs.

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πŸ“” New Browser Exploit Technique Undermines Phishing Detection πŸ“”

Fullscreen BrowserintheMiddle attacks are making it harder for users to detect malicious websites.

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πŸ–‹οΈ New Windows RAT Evades Detection for Weeks Using Corrupted DOS and PE Headers πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off an unusual cyber attack that leveraged malware with corrupted DOS and PE headers, according to new findings from Fortinet. The DOS Disk Operating System and PE Portable Executable headers are essential parts of a Windows PE file, providing information about the executable. While the DOS header makes the executable file backward compatible.

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πŸ“’ Breach at data analytics firm impacts 364,000 people πŸ“’

Hackers used company GitHub account to steal software bits and personal information, company admits.

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