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2024-01-24 Post a Comment

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SETTING UP A VPN FOR MAXIMUM PRIVACY

Â ABDULLAHÂ JANUARY 22, 2024 We will outline the process of configuring a VPN to enhance your online privacy. VPNs serve as tools to consistently safeguard your privacy during internet browsing. However, in utilizing them, itâ€™s crucial to consider specific nuances that can further enhance your privacy. Letâ€™s concentrate on the fundamental and indispensable guidelines you should bear in mind. Keep in memory that employing a VPN alone invariably enhances your privacy, […]

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2024-01-24 Post a Comment

From Megabits to Terabits: Gcore Radar Warns of a New Era of DDoS Attacks

As we enter 2024, Gcore has released its latest Gcore Radar report, a twice-annual publication in which the company releases internal analytics to track DDoS attacks. Gcore’s broad, internationally distributed network of scrubbing centers allows them to follow attack trends over time. Read on to learn about DDoS attack trends for Q3â€“Q4 of 2023, and what they mean for developing a robust protection strategy in 2024. Gcore’s Key Findings# DDoS […]

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2024-01-20 Post a Comment

Ukraine ‘Blackjack’ Hackers Hit Jackpot in Russia

Story by Isabel van BrugenÂ â€¢ AUkrainianÂ hacking groupÂ linked to the country’s main spy agency has stolen construction plans for more than 500Â Russian militaryÂ sites, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, the GUR, said Friday. The group, dubbed “Blackjack”, which has previously been linked to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), hacked into a Russian state enterprise involved in construction work for PresidentÂ Vladimir Putin‘s military. Blackjack was able to obtain more than 1.2 terabytes of […]

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2024-01-20 Post a Comment

Majorca city CalviÃ extorted for $11M in ransomware attack

By Bill Toulas The CalviÃ City Council in Majorca announced it was targeted by a ransomware attack on Saturday, which impacted municipal services. CalviÃ is a historic town on the Spanish island of Majorca with a population of 50,000 and is one of Majorca’s major tourism hotspots, estimated to receive 1.6 million visits annually. During the weekend, a cyberattack hit Calvia’s systems, forcing the council to form a crisis committee […]

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2024-01-20 Post a Comment

Npm Trojan Bypasses UAC, Installs AnyDesk with “Oscompatible” Package

A malicious package uploaded to the npm registry has been found deploying a sophisticated remote access trojan on compromised Windows machines. The package, named “oscompatible,” was published on January 9, 2024, attracting a total ofÂ 380 downloadsÂ before it was taken down. oscompatibleÂ includedÂ a “few strange binaries,” according to software supply chain security firm Phylum, including a single executable file, a dynamic-link library (DLL) and an encrypted DAT file, alongside a JavaScript file. […]