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  • November 27, 2024

APT-C-60 Hackers Exploit StatCounter and Bitbucket in SpyGlace Malware Campaign

The threat actor known as APT-C-60 has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an unnamed organization in Japan that used a job application-themed lure to deliver the SpyGlace backdoor. That’s according to findings from JPCERT/CC, which said the intrusion leveraged legitimate services like Google Drive, Bitbucket, and StatCounter. The attack was carried out around […]

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  • November 27, 2024

INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled

An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent. Dubbed Serengeti, the law enforcement exercise took place between September 2 and October 31, 2024, and targeted criminals behind […]

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  • November 27, 2024

Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign

A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) campaign that leverages vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to co-opt them into a disruptive botnet. “This operation serves as a comprehensive one-stop shop for scanning, exploiting vulnerabilities, deploying malware, and setting up shop kits, showcasing a do-it-all-yourself […]

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  • November 27, 2024

Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains at large and continues to publicly extort victims. However, this person’s identity may not remain a secret for long: […]

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  • November 26, 2024

The AI Fix #26: Would AI kill sentient robots, and is water wet?

In episode 26 of The AI Fix, an AI does surgery on pork chops, holographic Jesus wants your consent to use cookies, Mark opens the pod bay doors, our hosts discover OpenAI’s couch potato health coach, and Graham finds a robot made of drain pipes. Graham pits Mark against an AI in a morality quiz […]

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  • November 26, 2024

Data leaks from websites built on Microsoft Power Pages, including 1.1 million NHS records

Graham CLULEY November 26, 2024 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial A security researcher has blamed misconfigured implementations of Microsoft Power Pages for a slew of data breaches from web portals – including the leak of 1.1 million NHS employee records. It’s the latest discovery by Dublin-based security researcher […]

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  • November 26, 2024

Critical WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Flaws Expose 200,000+ Sites to Remote Attacks

Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin for WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. They were […]

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  • November 26, 2024

What Graykey Can and Can’t Unlock

This is in effect a “throw your turn” game like “snakes and ladders”. You all take one or two steps forwards in turn. In general you both progress, but sometimes you fall back down a lot. There is in effect only three ways to reliably not loose, 1, Cheat any which way you can (timeless […]

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  • November 26, 2024

Intruder Launches Intel: A Free Vulnerability Intelligence Platform For Staying Ahead of the Latest Threats

When CVEs go viral, separating critical vulnerabilities from the noise is essential to protecting your organization. That’s why Intruder, a leader in attack surface management, built Intel – a free vulnerability intelligence platform designed to help you act fast and prioritize real threats. What is Intel? Intel was created to fill a gap in the […]

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