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Ransomware Targets Unpatched WS_FTP Servers
The threat actors attempted to escalate privileges using the open-source GodPotato tool Read More
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Growing Concern Over Role of Hacktivism in Israel-Hamas Conflict
Hacktivists claim DDoS attacks against Israeli websites as cybersecurity experts urge caution in believing these cyber-criminals’ claims Read More
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Israelis told to secure their home security cameras against hackers
The Government of Israel has told the owners of private home security cameras to urgently secure them against being hacked, in the wake of a dramatic heightening of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Read More
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Signal Disputes Alleged Zero-Day Flaw
Reports emerged over the weekend regarding a zero-day exploit in the messaging app Read More
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Signal debunks online rumours of zero-day security vulnerability
Over the weekend rumours circulated on social networks of an unpatched security hole in the Signal messaging app that could allow a remote hacker to seize control of your smartphone. But were they true? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Healthcare Sector Warned About New Ransomware Group NoEscape
The US government highlighted the operations of the NoEscape group, which is believed to be a rebrand of Russian threat actor Avaddon Read More
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New RomCom Backdoor Targets Female Political Leaders
A new version of the RomCom backdoor was used to lure attendees of the June 2023 Women Political Leaders Summit Read More
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Coin Flips Are Biased
Experimental result: Many people have flipped coins but few have stopped to ponder the statistical and physical intricacies of the process. In a preregistered study we collected 350,757 coin flips to test the counterintuitive prediction from a physics model of human coin tossing developed by Persi Diaconis. The model asserts that when people flip an…
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Strengthening Cybersecurity: Force multiplication and security efficiency
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the battle between defenders and attackers has historically been marked by an asymmetrical relationship. Within the cybersecurity realm, asymmetry has characterized the relationship between those safeguarding digital assets and those seeking to exploit vulnerabilities. Even within this context, where attackers are typically at a resource disadvantage, data breaches have…
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Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Intelligence
Article about squid intelligence. 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