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FCA: Crypto ATMs Are Illegal in the UK
PRIVACY PRIVACY Regulator warns consumers it is planning to shut them down Read More
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8 keys to more effective vulnerability management
PRIVACY PRIVACY CISOs preach the need to get security fundamentals right, yet many still struggle to build a rock-solid vulnerability management program. They can be stymied by the volume of vulnerabilities that need attention, or the pace required to address them, or the resources required to be effective. Consider, for instance, the challenges that security…
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Who’s who in the cybercriminal underground
PRIVACY PRIVACY We are at a point in time when cybercriminals including ransomware gangs have established themselves as organized, illicit businesses rather than a one-person hacking operation. More and more ransomware groups have emerged and existing ones continue to prosper in terms of repeatedly attaining success with breaching prominent organizations. The increased success of ransomware…
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Ubisoft changes employee passwords after “cyber security incident”
PRIVACY PRIVACY Video game company Ubisoft, maker of hit titles like Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance says that it has “experienced a cyber security incident” – and as a consequence is changing its employees’ passwords. Read More
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Friday Squid Blog: 328-million-year-old Vampire Squid Ancestor Discovered
PRIVACY PRIVACY A fossilized ancestor of the vampire squid — with ten arms — was discovered and named Syllipsimopodi bideni after President Biden. Here’s the research paper. Note: Vampire squids are not squids. (Yes, it’s weird.) As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that…
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Behind the Scenes: How We Picked 2021’s Top Vulnerabilities – and What We Left Out
PRIVACY PRIVACY The 2021 Threat Landscape Retrospective explored the top five vulnerabilities of the year. Learn about other high-impact vulnerabilities that nearly made our list. When putting together the Threat Landscape Retrospective (TLR) for 2021, the Security Response Team had a particularly difficult challenge picking the top five vulnerabilities for the year out of the…
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Avast Suspends Operations in Russia and Belarus
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cybersecurity firm joins growing list of companies pulling out of Russia following invasion of Ukraine Read More
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French Bank Denies Access to Russian Workforce
PRIVACY PRIVACY BNP Paribas rescinds access privileges for its Russia-based workers over cyber-attack fears Read More
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NetWalker Suspect Extradited to US
PRIVACY PRIVACY US to try former Canadian government employee accused of ransomware attacks Read More
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Report: Recent 10x Increase in Cyberattacks on Ukraine
PRIVACY PRIVACY As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians. John Todd is general manager of Quad9, a free “anycast” DNS…