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Crypto biz Wintermute loses $160m in cyber-heist, tells us not to stress out
Crypto biz Wintermute loses $160m in cyber-heist, tells us not to stress outThe other Tessier-Ashpool AIs are surely disappointed Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute says $160 million...
The Benefits of Sock Puppets in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
The Benefits of Sock Puppets in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)A Sock Puppet is fake persona, or an alternative online identity used to collect and investigate open-source information...
Major Database Security Threats & How You Can Prevent Them
Major Database Security Threats & How You Can Prevent ThemOrganizations and businesses must use a range of measures, protocols, and tools to protect their databases from...
Complete Guide to SCADA Security
Complete Guide to SCADA Security230,000 – This is the number of people affected by a single successful SCADA attack. Attackers successfully intruded Ukraine’s power grid using...
Uber Hacked by 18 Year Old, Morgan Stanley Hard Drives Got Auctioned, Deleting Your Data is Hard
Uber Hacked by 18 Year Old, Morgan Stanley Hard Drives Got Auctioned, Deleting Your Data is HardUber got hacked by an 18 year old using social...
Talent Acquisition digital transition crisis – Why Identity Verification is the solution?
Talent Acquisition digital transition crisis – Why Identity Verification is the solution?Talent acquisition is a planned process of identifying, assessing, and acquiring new employees. It starts...
Avast commits to becoming a founder of the OpenWallet Foundation
Avast commits to becoming a founder of the OpenWallet Foundation Avast is publicly committing to becoming one of the founding supporters of the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF)....
Ukraine Arrests Cybercrime Group for Selling Data of 30 Million Accounts
Ukraine Arrests Cybercrime Group for Selling Data of 30 Million AccountsUkrainian law enforcement authorities on Friday disclosed that it had "neutralized" a hacking group operating from...
Google to Make Account Login Mandatory for New Fitbit Users in 2023
Google to Make Account Login Mandatory for New Fitbit Users in 2023Wearable technology company Fitbit has announced a new clause that requires users to switch to...
BlackCat Ransomware Attackers Spotted Fine-Tuning Their Malware Arsenal
BlackCat Ransomware Attackers Spotted Fine-Tuning Their Malware ArsenalThe BlackCat ransomware crew has been spotted fine-tuning their malware arsenal to fly under the radar and expand their reach. "Among...
Scammers are most likely to pose as your friend — here’s why
Scammers are most likely to pose as your friend — here’s why I recently got a Facebook message that shook me. It was from an old...
Uber and Rockstar – has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?
Uber and Rockstar – has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?Is this the same suspect as before? Is he part of LAPSUS$? Is this the...
INKY Finds New Phishing Attack Technique Spoofing Netflix
INKY Finds New Phishing Attack Technique Spoofing Netflix A report published this week by INKY Technology, a provider of an email security platform, suggested cybercriminals have...
NIST International Outreach Strengthened through Additional Translations and Engagement
NIST International Outreach Strengthened through Additional Translations and EngagementWith the update to the Cybersecurity Framework in full swing, NIST continues to prioritize international engagement through conversations...
Metador, a never-before-seen APT targeted ISPs and telco for about 2 years
Metador, a never-before-seen APT targeted ISPs and telco for about 2 yearsA previously undetected hacking group, tracked as Metador, has been targeting telecommunications, internet services providers...
Shikitega Malware Detection: Executes Multistage Infection Chain, Grants Full Control
Shikitega Malware Detection: Executes Multistage Infection Chain, Grants Full Control A new stealthy Linux malware named Shikitega is on the prowl for its victims. Its operators...
The Week in Ransomware – September 23rd 2022 – LockBit leak
The Week in Ransomware - September 23rd 2022 - LockBit leakThis week we saw some embarrassment for the LockBit ransomware operation when their programmer leaked a...
See how Pentera identifies and mitigates the risk of your most exploitable exposed credentials
See how Pentera identifies and mitigates the risk of your most exploitable exposed credentialsGraham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Pentera....
American Airlines learned it was breached from phishing targets
American Airlines learned it was breached from phishing targetsAmerican Airlines says its Cyber Security Response Team found out about a recently disclosed data breach from the targets...
Teen hacking suspect charged with computer misuse and breach of bail conditions
Teen hacking suspect charged with computer misuse and breach of bail conditionsCould the 16-year-old arrested in Oxford in March now be the 17-year-old arrested in Oxfordshire...
Malwarebytes blocks Google, YouTube as malware
Malwarebytes blocks Google, YouTube as malwareSounds like fair comment Updated Google and its Youtube domains are being flagged as malicious by Malwarebytes as of Wednesday morning,...
Leaking Passwords through the Spellchecker
Leaking Passwords through the SpellcheckerSometimes browser spellcheckers leak passwords: When using major web browsers like Chrome and Edge, your form data is transmitted to Google and...
Microsoft SQL servers hacked in TargetCompany ransomware attacks
Microsoft SQL servers hacked in TargetCompany ransomware attacksSecurity analysts at ASEC have discovered a new wave of attacks targeting vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers, involving the deployment...
Keeping secrets safe off prem
Keeping secrets safe off premHarness the power of hardware with Confidential Computing in the cloud Webinar Keeping data confidential in a cloud environment requires the highest...
Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websitesWindows 11 22H2 was just released, and with it comes a new security feature called Enhanced...
8 mistakes CIOs make and how to avoid them
8 mistakes CIOs make and how to avoid themFrom driving transformative change, to sharing insights into the political nature of the role, IT leaders and advisors...
Keeping secrets safe off prem
Keeping secrets safe off premHarness the power of hardware with Confidential Computing in the cloud Webinar Keeping data confidential in a cloud environment requires the highest...
Optus faces potential class action and pledges free credit monitoring to data-breach customers
Optus faces potential class action and pledges free credit monitoring to data-breach customersHome affairs minister Clare O’Neil says company to blame and flags new laws with...
Optus data security breach: what should I do to protect myself?
Optus data security breach: what should I do to protect myself?Experts say while ‘there’s no need to panic’, there are steps you can take to ensure...