Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: January 2023

Real-World Steganography

From an article about Zheng Xiaoqing, an American convicted of spying for China: According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his employers in the binary code of a digital photograph of a sunset, which Mr Zheng then mailed to himself.

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Real-World Steganography

From an article about Zheng Xiaoqing, an American convicted of spying for China: According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his employers in the binary code of a digital photograph of a sunset, which Mr Zheng then mailed to himself.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

“Workarounds” Helped Royal Mail Resume Shipping After Ransomware Attack

Thanks to technical “workarounds,” Royal Mail has been able to resume “limited” export services one week after being hit by cyber-attack

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“Workarounds” Helped Royal Mail Resume Shipping After Ransomware Attack

Thanks to technical “workarounds,” Royal Mail has been able to resume “limited” export services one week after being hit by cyber-attack

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Phishers Use Blank Images to Disguise Malicious Attachments

Researchers see another sophisticated attempt to obfuscate links

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Phishers Use Blank Images to Disguise Malicious Attachments

Researchers see another sophisticated attempt to obfuscate links

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Dashlane vs 1Password: Which password manager should you use in 2023?

Compare the pros, cons and standout features of Dashlane and 1Password. Use our comparison guide to choose the best option for you in 2023. The post Dashlane vs 1Password: Which password manager should you use in 2023? appeared first on TechRepublic.

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  • January 20, 2023

New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts

T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as many years. In a filing with federal regulators, T-Mobile said an investigation determined that someone abused its systems to harvest subscriber data tied to approximately 37 million current customer accounts. Image: customink.com In a filing […]

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  • January 20, 2023

Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware

A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recently patched vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day in attacks targeting a European government entity and a managed service provider (MSP) located in Africa. Telemetry evidence gathered by Google-owned Mandiant indicates that the exploitation occurred as early as October 2022, at least nearly two months before […]

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