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Security and Privacy Practices on C-Suite Personal Devices Are Poor; 90% Are Unsecured, 25% Are Already Compromised
A new study finds that among a sampling of 1,000 C-suite executives, 90% had no security and privacy protection software installed on their personal devices, and 25% already infected by malware.
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OT Devices Used in Industrial Control Systems Have Dozens of Hard-to-Fix Vulnerabilities, Study Finds
Study lists a total of 56 vulnerabilities in at least 24 OT devices made by 10 different vendors, including pieces of equipment from big names in industrial control systems.
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Illegal Proxy Service Containing Millions of Devices Taken Down, Russian Botnet Had Been Operating for Over Seven Years
Russian botnet composed of millions of hacked devices and functioning as a proxy service for cyber attacks is now out of business thanks to a collaborative effort involving United States and European law enforcement agencies.
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Account Takeovers Tied to Iranian Hackers, Spear Phishing Campaign Targets High-Level Government Figures
The spear phishing campaign is unique in that the account takeovers start with smaller known contacts of the real target and use existing email conversations to work their way into the victim’s confidence.
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A Group of Chinese Hackers Is Using Fake Websites To Distribute Backdoored Web3 Wallets
A group of Chinese hackers has been observed distributing backdoored versions of legitimate Web3 wallets via cloned websites. The scammers are targeting web browser searches for particular types of wallets.
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Phishing Campaign Nabs at Least a Million Facebook Credentials in Just Four Months, Victims Tricked by Fake Video Links
A phishing campaign that began near the end of 2021 has been highly successful at nabbing Facebook credentials, racking up over a million just in the last four months.
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A Decade of Undiscovered Cyber Espionage in the Asia Pacific; Team of Chinese Hackers Remained Invisible as It Stole Files From Government & Telco Targets
Newly discovered Chinese hackers seem to be particularly focused on Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam, and engage exclusively in cyber espionage since at least 2013.
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Fraudulent Investments Are Common as Crypto Scams Have Brought in $1 Billion Since 2021
Crypto fortunes are wavering at present, but the FTC finds crypto scams continue on a strong upward trend on pace to create a record amount of annual loss in 2022.
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Federal Government Warning to Telcos: Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Your Unpatched Equipment
Chinese hackers have been found nested deep in the networks of telcos, sometimes for years. Their favorite entry point? Unpatched routers and network equipment.
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New Cybersecurity Rules Set by Indian Government Cause VPN Providers To Flee the Country
With new cybersecurity rules, VPN providers including SurfShark, ExpressVPN and NordVPN plan to route India’s traffic through servers in other countries that provide them with Indian IP addresses.