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There are many uncertainties with Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine. In this unpredictable environment, we detail previous, current and expected cyber threats to watch out for.

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CISA warns of cyberespionage by Iranian APT “MuddyWater”

February 25, 2022 0 Comments APT, Awareness, cisa, csa, cybersecurity advisory, earth vetala, FBI, iranian apt, mercury, MFA, muddywater, ncsc, NSA, phishing, seedworm, static kitten, temp.zargos

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:54:27 +0000

Cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) on MuddyWater, an Iranian APT.

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Google and Microsoft accused of feeding smaller search engines spam ads

February 25, 2022 0 Comments antitrust law, bing, DuckDuckGo, gatekeeper search engine, Google, Microsoft, security world

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:50:15 +0000

Adtech researchers believe that Google and Microsoft are hoarding the best ads and flooding rival search engines with spam ads.

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Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert

February 24, 2022 0 Comments cisa, cyclops blink, ioc, ncsc, notpetya, sandworm, Threat spotlight, ttp, ukraine, vpnfilter, watchguard

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:38:34 +0000

US and UK authorities have attributed the newly found malware Cyclops Blink to the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group.

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Yik Yak “cyberbullying”: What can be done?

February 24, 2022 0 Comments after school, anonymity, Awareness, center for information and research on civic learning and engagement, circle, louisiana state university, lsu, rey junco, secret, square inc, washington post, whisper, yik yak

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:08:13 +0000

The new Yik Yak only spells trouble, they say. It’s because of anonymity, they say.

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How to update your drivers and when you need to

February 24, 2022 0 Comments 101, device drivers, driver update, inux, mac, Windows

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:39:07 +0000

Device drivers are often forgotten. This article tells you how to update drivers and goes into when you should and what to avoid.

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Hive ransomware: Researchers figure out a method to decrypt files

February 24, 2022 0 Comments decrypt, decryption, decryptor, hive, keystreams, master key, Ransomware, xor

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:58:00 +0000

Researchers have found a flaw in the Hive ransomware encryption method that allows them to recover a high percentage of the encrypted files.

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“Ethnicity recognition” tool listed on surveillance camera app store built by fridge-maker’s video analytics startup

February 24, 2022 0 Comments App Store, azena, bosch, ethnicity recognition, facial recognition, Google Play Store, Privacy, surveillance, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:37:51 +0000

A video analytics startup has built an app store for unproven facial recognition tools that can be loaded onto surveillance cameras.

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