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Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever

April 21, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

A pair of reports from Mandiant and Google found a spike in zero-day vulnerabilities in 2021. The question is, why?

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It Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime—Don’t Get Comfortable

April 20, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Even as police and tech companies get better at shutting down illicit operations, cybercrime is worse than ever.

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Feds Uncover a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for Hacking Industrial Systems

April 14, 2022 0 Comments Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:50:48 +0000

The malware toolkit, known as Pipedream, is perhaps the most versatile tool ever made to target critical infrastructure like power grids and oil refineries.

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Russia’s Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine

April 12, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:44:39 +0000

The foiled attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm’s Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions.

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The Tricky Aftermath of Source Code Leaks

April 11, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Lapsus$ hackers leaked Microsoft’s Bing and Cortana source code. How bad is that, really?

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How Russia’s Invasion Triggered a US Crackdown on Its Hackers

April 9, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:49:01 +0000

The Biden White House is using “all of the levers of national power” to counter—or preempt—cyberattacks by Russia’s most dangerous hacker groups.

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Security Wired 

Blockchains Have a ‘Bridge’ Problem, and Hackers Know It

April 3, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Blockchain bridges are a crucial piece of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, which makes them prime targets for attacks.

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Security Wired 

A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise

March 31, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Lapsus$ and the group behind the SolarWinds hack have utilized prompt bombing to defeat weaker MFA protections in recent months.

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Security Wired 

Researchers Used a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV

March 30, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:01:24 +0000

What happens when an old satellite is no longer in use but can still broadcast? Hacker shenanigans, that’s what.

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Security Wired 

New Lapsus$ Hack Documents Make Okta’s Response Look More Bizarre

March 29, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:31:34 +0000

Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don’t explain the apparent lack of urgency.

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