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Friday Squid Blogging: Unpatched Vulnerabilities in the Squid Caching Proxy
In a rare squid/security post, here’s an article about unpatched vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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Ransomware Gang Files SEC Complaint
A ransomware gang, annoyed at not being paid, filed an SEC complaint against its victim for not disclosing its security breach within the required four days. This is over the top, but is just another example of the extreme pressure ransomware gangs put on companies after seizing their data. Gangs are now going through the…
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AT&T announces creation of standalone managed Cybersecurity services business
On November 17, 2023 AT&T announced the creation of a new managed security services business backed by WillJam Ventures. Press release here. Businesses of all types and sizes want to, and need to focus on innovation, growth, and transformation strategies. Meanwhile, the complexity of managing the evolving cybersecurity landscape continues to expand. Adversaries are determined, well-funded,…
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Free proxies and the hidden dangers
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Data privacy continues to be a growing concern for all internet users. While the internet gives us so much more freedom and access…
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Black Friday: Scammers Exploit Luxury Brands to Lure Victims
Check Point Research say these latest luxury brand scams are a wake-up call for shoppers to stay vigilant online Read More
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FBI Lifts the Lid on Notorious Scattered Spider Group
Security advisory details TTPs of prolific threat actors Read More
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Royal Mail to Spend £10m on Ransomware Remediation
Postal service was breached in January 2023 Read More
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British Library: Ransomware Recovery Could Take Months
Famed institution warns of ongoing disruption Read More
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Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial
Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki, a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in…
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CIS Hardened Images Now in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Microsoft Azure is a major cloud provider of virtual machine images – and one of four where the Center for Internet Security offers CIS Hardened Images. Read More