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Russia-Ukraine war: related cyberattack developments

March 21, 2022 0 Comments cyber conflict, cyberthreats, DDoS, featured, geopolitics, russia, security operations, ukraine

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:15:48 +0000

The Russian war against Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. This article tracks some of the related cyberattack developments as they unfold. The article is updated regularly and the most recent update was on March 18

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OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification

March 18, 2022 0 Comments Cryptography, cve-2022-0778, DOS, OpenSSL, ormandy, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:59:17 +0000

When it comes to writing loops in your code… never sit on the fence!

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Xstream SD-WAN in SFOS v19

March 17, 2022 0 Comments products & services

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:07:49 +0000

Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations. In this blog series leading up to the general release of v19 in April, we will explore some of these great new features in more detail. Xstream SD-WAN is a collection of powerful new capabilities in SFOS v19, that along with features in Sophos Central and our […]

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S3 Ep74: Cybercrime busts, Apple patches, Pi Day, and disconnect effects [Podcast]

March 17, 2022 0 Comments #piday, Apple, Cybercrime, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, Pi, Podcast, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:32:02 +0000

Latest episode – listen now!

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The Ransomware Threat Intelligence Center

March 17, 2022 0 Comments active adversary, astrolocker, atom silo, avaddon, avos locker, black kingdom, blackmatter, conti, cring, darkside, dearcry, dharma, egregor, entropy, epsilon red, featured, gandcrab, karma, lockbit, lockfile, maze, memento, midas, nefilim, netwalker, python, ragnar locker, ragnarok, Ransomware, revil, robbinhood, ryuk, SamSam, security operations, snatch, sophos threat report, WannaCry, wastedlocker

Credit to Author: Tilly Travers| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:13:50 +0000

A collection of Sophos threat research articles and security operations reports related to new or prevalent ransomware groups from 2018 to the present. The content will be updated as new research is published

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Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system

March 16, 2022 0 Comments Apple, cryptocoin scam, cryptocurrency, cryptorom, fake app, iOS, malware, scammer, testflight

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:49:29 +0000

“Install this moneymaking app” – this one is so special that it isn’t available on Google Play or the App Store!

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How to qualify for cyber insurance

March 16, 2022 0 Comments cyber insurance, products & services, Ransomware

Credit to Author: stephenlawton| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:56:58 +0000

Crossing the chasm of uncertainty to build the case for obtaining insurance coverage

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CryptoRom Bitcoin swindlers continue to target vulnerable iPhone and Android users

March 16, 2022 0 Comments cryptocurrency fraud, cryptorom, fake apps, fake crypto, featured, iphone malware, SophosLabs Uncut, threat research

Credit to Author: Jagadeesh Chandraiah| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:30:21 +0000

Abuse of iOS TestFlight and WebClips—along with social engineering and lookalike web pages—lead to double- and triple-dipping by criminals into victims’ pockets.

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CISA warning: “Russian actors bypassed 2FA” – what happened and how to avoid it

March 16, 2022 0 Comments 2fa, bypass, cisa, Hacking, intrusion, mtr, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:22:19 +0000

Don’t leave old accounts lying around where someone sketchy could reactivate them.