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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

FBI arrests Alabama man in connection to SEC social media hack

Sam Sabin Federal authorities have arrested a man in Athens, Alabama who allegedly helpedÂ hackÂ the Securities and Exchange Commission’s account on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this year. Why it matters:Â The arrest is the first indication of who was actually behind the incident, which sent shockwaves through the financial and crypto world. Catch up quick:Â In January, someoneÂ hackedÂ the SEC’s X account and published a post falsely saying that national exchanges were now approved […]

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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers

By Bill Toulas North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization’s network and asking for a ransom to not leak it. Dispatching IT workers to seek employment at companies in wealthier nations is a tactic that North Korea has been using for years as a means to obtain privileged access for cyberattacks or to generate revenue for the country’s weapons programs. […]

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2024-08-28 Post a Comment

Windows Downdate tool lets you ‘unpatch’ Windows systems

By Sergiu Gatlan SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev has released hisÂ Windows DowndateÂ tool, which can be used for downgrade attacks that reintroduce old vulnerabilities in up-to-date Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. In such attacks, threat actors force up-to-date targeted devices to revert to older software versions, thus reintroducing security vulnerabilities that can be exploited to compromise the system. Windows Downdate is available as an open-source Python-based program and […]

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2024-08-28 Post a Comment

Things a cybersecurity expert says they would never do

The rise of cyberattacks has become a growing concern in recent years as the threat of data breaches, ransomware and other malicious online activities has plagued organizations and digital users. How can you protect your personal information and privacy? CTVNews.ca spoke to a cybersecurity expert on how to better safeguard against the evolving landscape of cyber threats. Don’t: Reuse passwords Use a unique password for each of your accounts, â€œespecially […]

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2024-06-11 Post a Comment

Cybersecurity at a crossroads: Time to shift to an architectural approach

The need for greater scale, intelligence, and automation is driving massive change in security operations and the SIEM market. byÂ Jon Oltsik Contributing Writer According to ESG research, 45% of cybersecurity professionals believe that security operations are more difficult today than they were two years ago, while another 11% claim that things are about the same. When asked why they felt this way, security pros pointed to a growing attack surface, […]