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Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites
2024-08-29 13:11

Suspected Russian hackers have been hitting iPhone and Android users visiting government websites with exploits first leveraged by commercial surveillance vendors, Google TAG researchers shared....

Russian APT29 hackers use iOS, Chrome exploits created by spyware vendors
2024-08-29 13:04

The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023...

Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak
2024-08-29 12:32

French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games, the Brain Cipher...

U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group's Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
2024-08-29 11:42

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have called out an Iranian hacking group for breaching multiple organizations across the country and coordinating with affiliates to deliver...

How AitM Phishing Attacks Bypass MFA and EDR—and How to Fight Back
2024-08-29 11:26

Attackers are increasingly using new phishing toolkits (open-source, commercial, and criminal) to execute adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. AitM enables attackers to not just harvest...

NordVPN vs Proton VPN (2024): Which VPN Should You Choose?
2024-08-29 11:08

While Proton VPN’s strong focus on privacy is enticing, NordVPN’s fast-performing and all-around VPN service is the better overall package between the two.

Unpatched AVTECH IP Camera Flaw Exploited by Hackers for Botnet Attacks
2024-08-29 11:05

A years-old high-severity flaw impacting AVTECH IP cameras has been weaponized by malicious actors as a zero-day to rope them into a botnet. CVE-2024-7029 (CVSS score: 8.7), the vulnerability in...

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2024-08-29 09:28

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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO with Facilitating Criminal Activities on Platform
2024-08-29 04:41

French prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating a litany of criminal activity on the popular messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation...

The NIS2 Directive: How far does it reach?
2024-08-29 04:30

The NIS2 Directive is one of the most recent efforts of the EU legislator to boost cybersecurity across the bloc and to keep up with the challenges of an increasingly digitalized society and...