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New Rust-Based Ransomware Cicada3301 Targets Windows and Linux Systems [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked the inner workings of a new ransomware variant called Cicada3301 that shares similarities with the now-defunct BlackCat (aka ALPHV) operation. “It appears that Cicada3301 ransomware primarily targets small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), likely through opportunistic attacks that exploit vulnerabilities as the initial access vector,” cybersecurityRead More
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Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces Associated Press
Dutch agency said a database with billions of photos of faces amounted to serious violations of GDPR. The post Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Verkada to Pay $2.95 Million Over FTC Probe Into Security Camera Hacking Ionut Arghire
The FTC complaint alleges that Verkada’s failures allowed a hacker to access customers’ security cameras. The post Verkada to Pay $2.95 Million Over FTC Probe Into Security Camera Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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City of Columbus Sues Researcher Who Disclosed Impact of Ransomware Attack Ionut Arghire
The City of Columbus sued a researcher who disclosed the impact of the data breach caused by a recent ransomware attack. The post City of Columbus Sues Researcher Who Disclosed Impact of Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Intel Responds to SGX Hacking Research Eduard Kovacs
Intel has shared some clarifications on claims made by a researcher regarding the hacking of its SGX security technology. The post Intel Responds to SGX Hacking Research appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Rocinante Trojan Poses as Banking Apps to Steal Sensitive Data from Brazilian Android Users [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Mobile users in Brazil are the target of a new malware campaign that delivers a new Android banking trojan named Rocinante. “This malware family is capable of performing keylogging using the Accessibility Service, and is also able to steal PII from its victims using phishing screens posing as different banks,” Dutch security company ThreatFabric said.…
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Chrome 128 Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities Ionut Arghire
Google has released two Chrome 128 updates to address six high-severity vulnerabilities reported by external researchers. The post Chrome 128 Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Secrets Exposed: Why Your CISO Should Worry About Slack [email protected] (The Hacker News)
In the digital realm, secrets (API keys, private keys, username and password combos, etc.) are the keys to the kingdom. But what if those keys were accidentally left out in the open in the very tools we use to collaborate every day? A Single Secret Can Wreak Havoc Imagine this: It’s a typical Tuesday in…
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New Flaws in Microsoft macOS Apps Could Allow Hackers to Gain Unrestricted Access [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Eight vulnerabilities have been uncovered in Microsoft applications for macOS that an adversary could exploit to gain elevated privileges or access sensitive data by circumventing the operating system’s permissions-based model, which revolves around the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework. “If successful, the adversary could gain any privileges already granted to the affectedRead More