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Extradited Russian Hacker Behind ‘NLBrute’ Malware Pleads Guilty Ryan Naraine
Russian hacker Dariy Pankov has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. The post Extradited Russian Hacker Behind ‘NLBrute’ Malware Pleads Guilty appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Pentagon’s 2023 Cyber Strategy Focuses on Helping Allies Eduard Kovacs
The Pentagon has published an unclassified summary of its 2023 Cyber Strategy, outlining both offensive and defensive plans. The post Pentagon’s 2023 Cyber Strategy Focuses on Helping Allies appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices for $93 Million Associated Press
Search giant Google has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California over its location-privacy practices. The post California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices for $93 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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In Other News: China Blames NSA for Hack, AI Jailbreaks, Netography Spin-Off Eduard Kovacs
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China blames NSA for a cyberattack, AI jailbreaks, and Netography spin-off. The post In Other News: China Blames NSA for Hack, AI Jailbreaks, Netography Spin-Off appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Deduce Raises $9 Million to Fight AI-Generated Identity Fraud Ionut Arghire
Deduce has raised $9 million in a new funding round led by Freestyle Capital, to launch its AI-generated identity fraud prevention platform. The post Deduce Raises $9 Million to Fight AI-Generated Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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MGM Hackers Broadening Targets, Monetization Strategies Ionut Arghire
The financially motivated UNC3944 group that hacked MGM has hit at least 100 organizations, mainly in the US and Canada. The post MGM Hackers Broadening Targets, Monetization Strategies appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data breach in 2023 costing $4.45M on average vs. $3.62M in 2017. In Q2 2023, a total of 1386 victims were claimed by ransomware attacks compared with just 831 in Q1 2023. The MOVEit attack has…
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Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of California over allegations that the company’s location-privacy practices misled consumers and violated consumer protection laws. “Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its users one thing – that it would no longer track their location once they opted…
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NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims’ credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. “The attacks are reaching victims mainly in Southern Europe and North America across different segments, led by the manufacturing services and technologyRead More
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DDoS 2.0: IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS attacks. This article explores how these attacks work, why they’re uniquely problematic, and how to mitigate them. What Is IoT? IoT (Internet of Things) refers to online, interconnected devices that collect and…