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Uncle Sam sanctions Kaspersky's top bosses – but not Mr K himself
2024-06-21 20:23

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Zero-Day Exploits Cheat Sheet: Definition, Examples & How It Works
2024-06-21 18:00

Highlights Zero-day exploits are vulnerabilities in software or hardware that are unknown to the vendor or developer, so there is no patch or fix available at the time of their discovery. The most infamous cases of zero-day exploits include the MOVEit and Stuxnet vulnerabilities.

US sanctions 12 Kaspersky Lab execs for working in Russian tech sector
2024-06-21 17:32

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned twelve Kaspersky Lab executives for operating in the technology sector of Russia. These sanctions came after the Biden administration announced yesterday the ban of sales and software updates for Kaspersky antivirus software in the USA, which started in July, over potential cybersecurity risks to national security.

Phoenix UEFI flaw puts long list of Intel chips in hot seat
2024-06-21 16:27

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Change Healthcare lists the medical data stolen in ransomware attack
2024-06-21 16:10

UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time what types of medical and patient data were stolen in the massive Change Healthcare ransomware attack, stating that data breach notifications will be mailed in July. Change Healthcare says that the exposed data may be different for each impacted individual and that patients' complete medical histories have not been seen in the stolen data.

Five men convicted for operating illegal streaming site Jetflicks
2024-06-21 15:20

A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five men for their involvement in the operation of Jetflicks, one of the largest and most popular illegal streaming services in the United States. Jetflicks operated for 12 years, from its launch in 2007 until its shutdown by the FBI in 2019.

Why attack surfaces are expanding
2024-06-21 14:58

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Tor Browser 13.5 brings Android enhancements, better bridge management
2024-06-21 14:26

The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 13.5, bringing several improvements and enhancements for Android and desktop versions. The Tor Browser is a specialized open-source web browser designed for anonymous browsing by routing the user's traffic through thousands of volunteer-run servers called nodes/relays, which constitute the Tor network.

Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign
2024-06-21 13:42

A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle...

Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users
2024-06-21 13:01

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in Pakistan using a custom backdoor. Dubbed PHANTOM#SPIKE by Securonix, the...