HardBit ransomware tailors ransom to fit your cyber insurance payout

Categories: News

Tags: hardbit

Tags: ransomware

Tags: infection

Tags: insurance

Tags: cyber

Tags: negotiation

Tags: encrypted

Tags: locked

Tags: network

We take a look at a ransomware infection which uses a novel approach to payments: asking for the victim’s insurance details.

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How to set up two-factor authentication on Twitter using a hardware key

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Tags: twitter

Tags: 2FA

Tags: auth

Tags: authentication

Tags: app

Tags: SMS

Tags: text

Tags: security

Tags: two factor authentication

Tags: verify

Tags: hardware security key

Tags: text

We explain how to to enable hardware key authentication on Twitter.

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Chip company loses $250m after ransomware hits supply chain

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Applied materials

Tags: MKS

Tags: ransomware

Tags: semiconductor

Applied Materials has said it expects to miss $250 million in second-quarter sales due to a ransomware attack at a supplier.

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GoAnywhere zero-day opened door to Clop ransomware

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Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Clop

Tags: Clop ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: GoAnywhere

Tags: managed file transfer

Tags: MFT

Tags: Fortra

Tags: CISA

Tags: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The Clop ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks that exploited a zero-day in GoAnywhere MFT admin consoles.

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A week in security (February 13 – 19)

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Tags: Josh Saxe

Tags: Lock and Code S04E04

Tags: AI

Tags: artificial intelligence

Tags: endpoint security leader

Tags: CISA

Tags: DPRK

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: informed consent

Tags: valentine’s day

Tags: password sharing

Tags: Android

Tags: data leaks

Tags: ESXiArgs

Tags: TrickBot

Tags: Wordpress

Tags: fake Hogwarts Legacy

Tags: Arris router

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Mortal Kombat

Tags: Section 230

Tags: iPhone calendar spam

The most interesting security related news from the week of February 13 to 19.

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iPhone calendar spam: What it is, and how to remove it

Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Categories: Scams

Tags: iPhone

Tags: calendar

Tags: spam

Tags: iOS

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: popup

Tags: permission

Tags: remove

Tags: notification

Tags: Apple

Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam.

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Two Supreme Court cases could change the Internet as we know it

Categories: News

Tags: section 230

Tags: Gonzalez v. Google

Tags: Twitter v. Taamneh

Tags: liability

Tags: publisher

Tags: distributor

Tags: ChatGPT

The Supreme Court’s reconsideration of Section 230, a law that’s been the foundation for the way in which we have used the Internet for decades, could trigger major changes.

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