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2024-10-28 Post a Comment

Chinese hackers said to have collected audio of American calls

The hackers are said to be part of a Chinese government-affiliated group that American researchers have dubbed Salt Typhoon. By Ellen Nakashima and Josh Dawsey Chinese state-affiliated hackers have collected audio from the phone calls of U.S. political figures, according to three people familiar with the matter. Those whose calls have been intercepted include an unnamed Trump campaign adviser, said one of the people. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review […]

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2024-10-23 Post a Comment

Best smartphone features to combat thieves

By Hanno Labuschagne Best smartphone features to combat thieves Android smartphones and iPhones have several useful features that protect them against use and data exfiltration by thieves — including locking mechanisms and location tracking. Many apps and services available on smartphones require sensitive or personal data and documents to function properly. They can also support powerful features like payments from your bank account, including through growingly popular digital wallets. Fortunately, they [...]

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2024-10-23 Post a Comment

Gophish Framework Used in Phishing Campaigns to Deploy Remote Access Trojans

?Ravie Lakshmanan Russian-speaking users have become the target of a new phishing campaign that leverages an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish Framework to deliver DarkCrystal RAT (aka DCRat) and a previously undocumented remote access trojan dubbed PowerRAT. “The campaign involves modular infection chains that are either Maldoc or HTML-based infections and require the victim’s intervention to trigger the infection chain,” Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad said in a Tuesday analysis. The targeting of […]

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2024-10-23 Post a Comment

Sophos Fortifies XDR Muscle With $859M Secureworks Purchase

Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) Sophos plans to make the largest acquisition in its four-decade history, scooping up Secureworks for $859 million to turbocharge its threat intelligence, detection and response. Sophos Fortifies XDR Muscle See Also: Webinar | Identity Crisis: How to Combat Session Hijacking and Credential Theft with MDR The Oxford, U.K.-based platform security vendor will combine its managed detection and response services with Atlanta-based Secureworks’ XDR, SIEM and identity detection and response […]

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2024-10-23 Post a Comment

Hackers Disable Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Once Again

By Matt L. Hall Hackers have again created havoc with the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine, just one day after the site reported it had been restored. While Archive-It and the Internet Archive blog are still up, currently, the rest of IA’s services are seemingly unavailable. That means if you’re an avid user of the digital library, expect the platform to be down until further notice. It’s frustrating, and unfortunately, […]

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