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Year: 2022

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  • November 24, 2022

DUCKTAIL malware campaign targeting Facebook business and ads accounts is back

A group of attackers, likely based in Vietnam, that specializes in targeting employees with potential access to Facebook business and ads management accounts, has re-emerged with changes to its infrastructure, malware, and modus operandi after being initially outed a few months ago. Dubbed DUCKTAIL by researchers from WithSecure, the group uses spear phishing to target […]

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14 PCI compliance security best practices for your business

Looking for more information on PCI Compliance security? Read 14 security best practices for PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance with our guide. The post 14 PCI compliance security best practices for your business appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Cyber Essentials Scheme Set for April 2023 Update

UK best practice security framework to offer new guidance

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Russian DDoS Briefly Downs European Parliament Site

Parliament had declared Russia a state-sponsor of terrorism

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  • November 24, 2022

Black Basta Ransomware Gang Actively Infiltrating U.S. Companies with Qakbot Malware

Companies based in the U.S. have been at the receiving end of an “aggressive” Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections on compromised networks. “In this latest campaign, the Black Basta ransomware gang is using QakBot malware to create an initial point of entry and move laterally within an organization’s network,” Cybereason […]

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  • November 24, 2022

This Android File Manager App Infected Thousands of Devices with Sharkbot Malware

The Android banking fraud malware known as SharkBot has reared its head once again on the official Google Play Store, posing as file managers to bypass the app marketplace’s restrictions. A majority of the users who downloaded the rogue apps are located in the U.K. and Italy, Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender said in an analysis published this […]

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Smashing Security podcast #299: EV charging risks, FTX, and an ancient apocalypse

Deepfake shenanigans strike users of troubled crypto firm FTX, the perils of charging your electric vehicle, and is Microsoft’s takeover of Activision good news for video game fanatics. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined […]

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  • November 23, 2022

Meta outlines US involvement in social media disinformation in new report

A report released by Meta’s security team describes the company’s shutdown of a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts participating in what it calls coordinated inauthentic behavior, and linking some of those accounts to the US military. “Coordinated inauthentic behavior” is Meta’s term for misinformation activity performed by groups of social media accounts on its […]

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