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Cybercrooks spell trouble with typosquatting domains amid CrowdStrike crisis
2024-07-23 15:15

Thousands of typosquatting domains are now registered to exploit the desperation of IT admins still struggling to recover from last week's CrowdStrike outage, researchers say. The incident wasn't isolated and CrowdStrike was forced to issue a public memo on the same day warning against opportunistic cybercriminals exploiting the situation.

Alphabet's reported $23B bet on Wiz fizzles out
2024-07-23 14:32

Cybersecurity outfit to go its own way to IPO and $1B ARR On the day of Alphabet's Q2 earnings call, cybersecurity firm Wiz has walked from a $23 billion takeover bid by Google's parent company.…

Fake CrowdStrike repair manual pushes new infostealer malware
2024-07-23 14:31

CrowdStrike is warning that a fake recovery manual to repair Windows devices is installing a new information-stealing malware called Daolpu. [...]

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan and U.S. NGO with MgBot and MACMA Malware
2024-07-23 12:28

Organizations in Taiwan and a U.S. non-governmental organization based in China have been targeted by a Beijing-affiliated state-sponsored hacking group called Daggerfly using an upgraded set of malware tools. Daggerfly, also known by the names Bronze Highland and Evasive Panda, was previously observed using the MgBot modular malware framework in connection with an intelligence-gathering mission aimed at telecom service providers in Africa.

The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months
2024-07-23 11:24

When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol's recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2024 report covers events - law enforcement actions - that happened in the last 12 months and how the cyber threat landscape shifted because of them.

2017 ODNI Memo on Kaspersky Labs
2024-07-23 11:08

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Bitwarden vs Dashlane (2024): Which Password Manager Is Best?
2024-07-23 11:06

Bitwarden and Dashlane are two of the most popular password managers available today. Performance-wise, Bitwarden is solid but not as smooth as Dashlane.

Price Drop: Get on CompTIA Certification Track With These $25 Study Guides
2024-07-23 11:02

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New ICS Malware 'FrostyGoop' Targeting Critical Infrastructure
2024-07-23 10:54

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in...

How to Securely Onboard New Employees Without Sharing Temporary Passwords
2024-07-23 10:13

The initial onboarding stage is a crucial step for both employees and employers. However, this process often involves the practice of sharing temporary first-day passwords, which can expose...