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  • November 24, 2022

New RansomExx Ransomware Variant Rewritten in the Rust Programming Language

The operators of the RansomExx ransomware have become the latest to develop a new variant fully rewritten in the Rust programming language, following other strains like BlackCat, Hive, and Luna. The latest version, dubbed RansomExx2 by the threat actor known as Hive0091 (aka DefrayX), is primarily designed to run on the Linux operating system, although it’s expected that […]

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SharkBot Malware Found in Android File Manager Apps With Thousands of Downloads

The apps are no longer available on the Play Store, but can be found in third-party stores

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  • November 24, 2022

Ransomware attack forces top Indian medical institute into manual mode

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, one of India’s top medical institutes, has been forced to operate manually due to a ransomware attack on its hospital management system on Wednesday morning, which severely impacted several services. On Thursday, the hospital issued a fresh set of standard operating procedures for admission, discharge […]

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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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Sonder confirms data breach, documents and other PII potentially compromised

The company reportedly learned of unauthorized access to one of its systems on November 14

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  • November 24, 2022

Cloud Security Architecture

A compilation of blog posts by Teri Radichel on Cloud Security Architecture This blog is a summary of my posts on Cloud Security Architecture. I’m trying to create some blogs to organize what I’ve written on various topics a bit better. If you need help with cloud security architecture or need your architecture reviewed you can […]

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Boost Your Security with Europe’s Leading Bug Bounty Platform

As 2022 comes to an end, now’s the time to level up your bug bounty program with Intigriti. Are you experiencing slow bug bounty lead times, gaps in security skills, or low-quality reports from researchers? Intigriti’s expert triage team and global community of ethical hackers are enabling businesses to protect themselves against every emerging cybersecurity […]

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Bahamut Cyber Espionage Hackers Targeting Android Users with Fake VPN Apps

The cyber espionage group known as Bahamut has been attributed as behind a highly targeted campaign that infects users of Android devices with malicious apps designed to extract sensitive information. The activity, which has been active since January 2022, entails distributing rogue VPN apps through a fake SecureVPN website set up for this purpose, Slovak […]

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Millions of Android Devices Still Don’t Have Patches for Mali GPU Flaws

A set of five medium-severity security flaws in Arm’s Mali GPU driver has continued to remain unpatched on Android devices for months, despite fixes released by the chipmaker. Google Project Zero, which discovered and reported the bugs, said Arm addressed the shortcomings in July and August 2022. “These fixes have not yet made it downstream […]

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