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Month: August 2023

ExpressVPN Review (2023): Features, Pricing and Alternatives

This is a comprehensive ExpressVPN Review, covering features, pricing, and more. Use this guide to find out if it is the best VPN for you.

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Ransomware Surges With 1500 Confirmed Victims This Year

A Rapid7 report finds there have been at least 1500 ransomware victims in the first half of 2023

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LockBit’s dirty little secret: ransomware gang is failing to publish victims’ data

The LockBit ransomware gang may be having more than a few headaches right now. According to a researcher who spent a year undercover gathering intelligence on the LockBit group, the ransomware gang is trying to cover up “the fact it often cannot consistently publish stolen data.”

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  • August 16, 2023

QR Code Phishing Campaign Targets Top US Energy Company

Attackers sent more than 1,000 emails with 2FA, MFA, and other security-related lures aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

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  • August 16, 2023

Iran and the Rise of Cyber-Enabled Influence Operations

Iranian threat actors are combining offensive network ops with messaging and amplification to manipulate targets’ perceptions and behavior. Here are three examples.

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UK Police Data Breach Exposes Victim Information

The disclosure occurred within Freedom of Information responses issued by law enforcement

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  • August 15, 2023

Email phishing still the main way in for hackers: report

Email phishing remains one of the most dangerous vectors for organizational cyberattacks, as well as one of the most difficult to defend against, with deceptive links, brand impersonation and other phishing threats sharply on the rise. A study published Tuesday by web services and security vendor Cloudflare, which analyzed 250 million malicious email messages sent […]

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China Hacked Japan’s Military Networks

The NSA discovered the intrusion in 2020—we don’t know how—and alerted the Japanese. The Washington Post has the story: The hackers had deep, persistent access and appeared to be after anything they could get their hands on—plans, capabilities, assessments of military shortcomings, according to three former senior U.S. officials, who were among a dozen current […]

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  • August 14, 2023

Identity Threat Detection and Response: Rips in Your Identity Fabric

Why SaaS Security Is a Challenge In today’s digital landscape, organizations are increasingly relying on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications to drive their operations. However, this widespread adoption has also opened the doors to new security risks and vulnerabilities. The SaaS security attack surface continues to widen. It started with managing misconfigurations and now requires a

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