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Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht
President Trump has pardoned the founder of original dark web marketplace Silk Road Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #401: Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose
An Italian hacker makes the grade and ends up in choppy waters, and hear true stories of title deed transfer scams. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus – don’t miss our featured interview with Avery…
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PlushDaemon APT Targeted South Korean VPN Software
PlushDaemon APT hacked South Korean VPN software with SlowStepper backdoor as part of a 2023 espionage campaign Read More
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Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Upgraded to Bypass Security Measures
Threat researchers analyzed the updated Tycoon 2FA phishing kit, which bypasses MFA Read More
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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years
The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent…
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73% of UK Education Sector Hit by Cyber-Attacks in Past Five Years
New ESET research reveals that 73% of UK educational institutions experienced at least one cyber-attack or breach in the past five years Read More
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Ransomware Attacks Surge to Record High in December 2024
NCC Group observed 574 global ransomware attacks in December, the highest monthly volume it has recorded Read More
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AI Will Write Complex Laws
Artificial intelligence (AI) is writing law today. This has required no changes in legislative procedure or the rules of legislative bodies—all it takes is one legislator, or legislative assistant, to use generative AI in the process of drafting a bill. In fact, the use of AI by legislators is only likely to become more prevalent.…
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Major Cybersecurity Vendors’ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Cyble has found thousands of security vendors’ credentials on the dark web, likely pulled from infostealer logs Read More
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Account Compromise and Phishing Top Healthcare Security Incidents
Netwrix claims 84% of healthcare organizations detected a cyber-attack in the past year Read More