Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign
A phishing campaign that security researchers named SmugX and attributed to a Chinese threat actor has been targeting embassies and...
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Microsoft Edge upgrades built-in Cloudflare VPN with 5GB of data
Microsoft’s Edge browser has recently enhanced its ‘Edge Secure Network’ feature, which now offers 5GB of data, significantly increasing from...
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Twitter’s bot spam keeps getting worse — it’s about porn this time
Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter’s got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and...
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300,000+ Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to critical FortiOS RCE bug
Hundreds of thousands of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to a critical security issue identified as CVE-2023-27997, almost a month after...
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The Week in Ransomware – June 30th 2023
A case of mistaken identity and further MOVEit Transfer data breaches continue dominated the ransomware news cycle this week. This...
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Twitter now forces you to sign in to view tweets
Starting today, Twitter is no longer accessible on web and mobile apps if you don’t have an account, forcing all...
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Hackers exploit zero-day in Ultimate Member WordPress plugin with 200K installs
Hackers exploit a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress plugin to compromise websites by bypassing security measures...
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New proxyjacking attacks monetize hacked SSH servers’ bandwidth
Attackers behind an ongoing series of proxyjacking attacks are hacking into vulnerable SSH servers exposed online to monetize them through...
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Free Akira ransomware decryptor helps recover your files
Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without...
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CISA issues DDoS warning after attacks hit multiple US orgs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after U.S. organizations across...
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TSMC denies LockBit hack as ransomware gang demands $70 million
Chipmaking giant TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) denied being hacked after the LockBit ransomware gang demanded $70 million not to...
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Microsoft rolls out early Windows Copilot preview to Insiders
Microsoft announced today that an early preview of its AI-powered Windows Copilot personal assistant is rolling out to Insiders in...
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