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Optus data breach “attacker” says sorry, it was a mistake

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Categories: News

Tags: Optus

Tags: breach

Tags: optusdata

Tags: text messages

Tags: drivers’ licenses

Tags: Medicare

Tags: identity protection

A hacker stole the personal information of 10 million Optus customers, threatened to publish them in lots of 10,000 a day unless the ransom was paid, and then suddenly did a 180 degree turn.

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APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware

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Categories: News

Tags: APT28

Tags: Fancy Bear

Tags: PowerPoint

Tags: PowerShell

Tags: One Drive

Tags: SyncAppvPublishingServer

The Russian APT known as Fancy Bear was caught using an old mouseover technique that doesn’t need macros

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Erbium stealer on the hunt for data

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Categories: News

Tags: erbium

Tags: malware

Tags: data theft

Tags: stealer

Tags: wallets

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: browsers

Tags: browser

Tags: infection

Tags: malware as a service

We take a look at reports of new data theft malware relying on sold old tricks

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TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy

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Categories: News

Tags: ICO

Tags: tiktok

Tags: data

Tags: protection

Tags: kids

Tags: children

Tags: fine

Tags: privacy

Tags: safety

The ICOs is looking to fine TikTok over what it claims are issues related to the UK’s data protection laws.

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Exchange servers abused for spam through malicious OAuth applications

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Categories: News

Tags: Exchange

Tags: OAuth

Tags: spam

Tags: MFA

Tags: Transport rules

Tags: connector

Threat actors have been using malicious OAuth applications to abuse Microsoft Exchange servers for their spam campaign.

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