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Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Shield Command-and-Control Server

The new Wpeeper Android trojan ceased operations after a week and has zero detections in VirusTotal. The post Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised ...

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UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before Ransomware Strike

UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Andrew Witty shares details on the damaging cyberattack in testimony before a US Congress committee set for May 1, 2024. The ...

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Finnish Hacker Gets Prison for Accessing Thousands of Psychotherapy Records and Demanding Ransoms

In February 2023, French police arrested well-known Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was living under a false identity near Paris. He was depo...

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Docker Hub Users Targeted With Imageless, Malicious Repositories

JFrog raises an alarm after finding three large-scale malware campaigns targeting Docker Hub with imageless repositories. The post Docker Hub Users Ta...

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Critical Vulnerabilities in Judge0 Lead to Sandbox Escape, Host Takeover

Three vulnerabilities in the Judge0 open source service could allow attackers to escape the sandbox and obtain root privileges on the host. The post C...

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Apptega Raises $15 Million for Cybersecurity Compliance Platform

Mainsail Partners leads a $15 million financing round for end-to-end cybersecurity compliance platform company Apptega. The post Apptega Raises $15 Mi...

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Island Secures $175M Investment as Enterprise Browser Startups Defy Tech Giants

Despite competitive pressures from industry behemoths like Microsoft and Google, investors are still betting big on startups in the specialized enterp...

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Chinese Hackers Have Been Probing DNS Networks Globally for Years: Report

While China-linked Muddling Meerkat’s operations look like DNS DDoS attacks, it seems unlikely that denial of service is their goal, at least in the n...

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FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent

The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegall...

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SafeBase Scores $33M Series B Investment

SafeBase has raised north of $50 million since launching in 2020 with plans to simplify vendor risk assessment disclosures. The post SafeBase Scores $...

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Vulnerability in R Programming Language Could Fuel Supply Chain Attacks

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-27322) in the R programming language implementation can be exploited to execute arbitrary and be used as part of a supply ch...

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues

Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls. The post Why Using Microsoft Copilot ...

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Managed Detection and Response in 2023

ContentmenuClose ManagedDetectionandResponsein2023(PDF) Alongsideothersecuritysolutions,weprovideKasperskyManagedDetectionandResponse(MDR)toorganizati...

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Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and Others Join Government AI Safety Board Led by DHS’ Mayorkas

CEOs of major tech companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s cr...

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CISA Rolls Out New Guidelines to Mitigate AI Risks to US Critical Infrastructure

New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy. The post CISA Rolls Out New Guideline...

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How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat

History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat. The post How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National S...

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Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store

In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts. The post Goog...

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Should Cybersecurity Leadership Finally be Professionalized?

The majority opinion is that a cybersecurity professional body is long overdue and would benefit cybersecurity and cybersecurity practitioners. The po...

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Kaiser Permanente Data Breach Impacts 13.4 Million Patients

US healthcare giant is warning millions of current and former patients that their personal information was exposed to third-party advertisers. The pos...

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Beyond the Buzz: Rethinking Alcohol as a Cybersecurity Bonding Ritual

Jennifer Leggio makes the case for more alcohol-free networking events at conferences, and community-building opportunities for sober individuals work...

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