How Pen Testing can Soften the Blow on Rising Costs of Cyber Insurance

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As technology advances and organizations become more reliant on data, the risks associated with data breaches and cyber-attacks also increase. The introduction of data privacy laws, such as the GDPR,

Silentbob Campaign: Cloud-Native Environments Under Attack

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Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed an attack infrastructure that’s being used as part of a “potentially massive campaign” against cloud-native environments. “This infrastructure is in early stages of testing and deployment,

INTERPOL Nabs Hacking Crew OPERA1ER’s Leader Behind $11 Million Cybercrime

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A suspected senior member of a French-speaking hacking crew known as OPERA1ER has been arrested as part of an international law enforcement operation codenamed Nervone, Interpol has announced. “The group

RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware Threat Targeting Energy and Telecom Sectors

05/07/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware threat dubbed RedEnergy has been spotted in the wild targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors in Brazil and the Philippines through their LinkedIn pages. The malware

Node.js Users Beware: Manifest Confusion Attack Opens Door to Malware

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The npm registry for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment is susceptible to what’s called a manifest confusion attack that could potentially allow threat actors to conceal malware in project dependencies or perform

Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns

05/07/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The development was reported by

Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. Secrets, Secrets (Stored in Plain Text Files) Hurt Someone

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Secrets are meant to be hidden or, at the very least, only known to a specific and limited set of individuals (or systems). Otherwise, they aren’t really secrets. In personal

Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use

04/07/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year. The development comes

DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors

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The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP

Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware

04/07/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from