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  • November 4, 2022

LinkedIn Adds Verified Emails, Profile Creation Dates

Responding to a recent surge in AI-generated bot accounts, LinkedIn is rolling out new features that it hopes will help users make more informed decisions about with whom they choose to connect. Many LinkedIn profiles now display a creation date, and the company is expanding its domain validation offering, which allows users to publicly confirm […]

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Black Basta Ransomware Attacks Linked to FIN7 Threat Actor

The hacker behind a tool used by Black Basta had access to the source code used by FIN7

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  • November 4, 2022

Geopolitics plays major role in cyberattacks, says EU cybersecurity agency

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in an increase in hacktivist activity in the past year, with state-sponsored threat actors targeting 128 governmental organizations in 42 countries that support Ukraine, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). In addition, some threat actors targeted Ukrainian and Russian entities during the early days of the […]

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LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on Continental

The ransomware gang made the announcement on its leak site

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BEC Group Crimson Kingsnake Linked to 92 Malicious Domains

The group impersonated 19 law firms and debt collection agencies in the US, UK and Australia

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Your OT Is No Longer Isolated: Act Fast to Protect It

Not too long ago, there was a clear separation between the operational technology (OT) that drives the physical functions of a company – on the factory floor, for example – and the information technology (IT) that manages a company’s data to enable management and planning.  As IT assets became increasingly connected to the outside world […]

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NSA on Supply Chain Security

The NSA (together with CISA) has published a long report on supply-chain security: “Securing the Software Supply Chain: Recommended Practices Guide for Suppliers.“: Prevention is often seen as the responsibility of the software developer, as they are required to securely develop and deliver code, verify third party components, and harden the build environment. But the […]

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Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees

The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a new campaign aimed at Indian government organizations with trojanized versions of a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach. “This group abuses Google advertisements for the purpose of malvertising to distribute backdoored versions of Kavach multi-authentication (MFA) applications,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Sudeep Singh said 

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