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A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

September 7, 2023 0 Comments bulletproof hosting, code, cryptocurrency, encryption, fast internet, government protection, history, lockbit, news, pentester tools, raas, Ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: history

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Tags: fast internet

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We tell you about the origin of ransomware and what factors contributed to making it the most feared type of malware.

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Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer

September 6, 2023 0 Comments amos, Apple, atomic stealer, Crypto, mac, malvertising, threat intelligence, wallets

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: amos

Tags: apple

Tags: malvertising

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While malvertising delivering infostealers has largely been a Windows problem, Mac users are getting targeted as well.

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X wants your biometric data

September 6, 2023 0 Comments Biometric, elon musk, id, passport, personal, premium, register, social media, social network, twitter, verification, verify, x

Categories: Personal

Tags: twitter

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We take a look at plans to voluntarily upload identification to X, the site formerly known as Twitter.

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Smart chastity device exposes sensitive user data

September 6, 2023 0 Comments chastity cage, device, expose, Internet of Things, IoT, personal, romance, toy, user data

Categories: Personal

Tags: chastity cage

Tags: IoT

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Tags: user data

We take a look at reports of an IoT chastity cage device which is exposing user data.

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FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off the Internet

September 6, 2023 0 Comments news, Ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

A attack that uses a database as an entry point to a network reminds us that you should never expose your databases to the Internet.

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Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store

September 5, 2023 0 Comments

Chrome browser extensions can steal passwords from the text input fields in websites, despite Chrome’s latest security and privacy standard, Manifest V3.

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Supply chain related security risks, and how to protect against them

September 4, 2023 0 Comments

We take a look at the importance of supply chain cybersecurity and share some tips to enhance it.

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A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

September 4, 2023 0 Comments 2023, august, news, Security, week

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A list of topics we covered in the week of August 28 to September 3, 2023.

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A firsthand perspective on the recent LinkedIn account takeover campaign

September 1, 2023 0 Comments contacts, LinkedIn, news, sessions

Categories: News

Tags: LinkedIn

Tags: sessions

Tags: contacts

It started with a password reset email in the middle of the night.

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Prompt injection could be the SQL injection of the future, warns NCSC

August 31, 2023 0 Comments #chatgpt, AI, data poisoning, llm, ml, news, prompt injection, sql

Categories: News

Tags: AI

Tags: ML

Tags: LLM

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The NCSC has warned about integrating LLMs into your own services or platforms. Prompt injection and data poisoning are just some of the risks.

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