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2024-02-09 Post a Comment

Chinese hackers infect Dutch military network with malware

By Sergiu Gatlan A ChineseÂ cyber-espionageÂ group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year and deployed malware on compromised devices, according to the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) of the Netherlands. However, despite backdooring the hacked systems, the damage from the breach was limited due to network segmentation. “The effects of the intrusion were limited because the victim network was segmented from the wider MOD networks,”Â saidÂ MIVD and theÂ General Intelligence and […]

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2024-02-09 Post a Comment

COMMERCIAL SPYWARE VENDORS ARE BEHIND MOST ZERO-DAY EXPLOITS DISCOVERED BY GOOGLE TAG

Pierluigi Paganini Googleâ€™s TAG revealed that Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind most of the zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in 2023. The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled â€œBuying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance Vendors (CSVs)â€, warns of the rise of commercial spyware vendors and the risks to free speech, the free press, and the open internet. Surveillance software is used to […]

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2024-02-09 Post a Comment

Cloud CISO Perspectives: Executive lessons from our response to Reptar

Phil Venables VP, TI Security & CISO, Google Cloud Yousif Hussin Cybersecurity expert Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2024. In this edition, Iâ€™m turning the mic over to Yousif Hussin, who as a member of Googleâ€™s Vulnerability Coordination Center led our response to the recent serious zero-day CPU vulnerability Reptar. He talks about what important lessons executives can learn from how Google responds to critical zero-day […]

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2024-02-08 Post a Comment

‘Ethical hacker’ says there are five main ways to protect yourself from being hacked

By Joshua Nair An ‘ethical hacker’ has revealed the five main ways you can remain hack-free, and it’s likely some of us haven’t been doing these simple things. The expert – who has previously warned people about the dark web and how it isn’t asÂ easy to access as you may thinkÂ – offered his tips while appearing as a guest on theÂ Shawn Ryan ShowÂ last year. CriminalsÂ don’t just exist in person, a […]

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2024-02-08 Post a Comment

LockBit Ransomware Group Demands $11 Million From Government to Unlock Files

By Kaaviya Ragupathy A devastating ransomware attack by Lockbit recently targeted the charming city of CalviÃ in Majorca, Spain, which is well-known for its tourism appeal. This incident underscores the escalating audacity of ransomware groups targeting both governmental and corporate entities. ANY.RUNÂ reported that the attack led to IT outages, suspending all administrative deadlines until January 31, 2024. ANY.RUN is a cloud malware sandbox that handles the heavy lifting of malware […]