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White House Launches Chemical Sector Security Sprint

Bid to improve critical national infrastructure continues

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  • October 27, 2022

From Bounty to Exploit: Observations About Cybercriminal Contests

From articles to hackathons, cybercriminals are resorting to crowdsourcing to find more ways to exploit systems. In this blog, we discuss our takeaways and summarize the results of these contests.

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Smashing Security podcast #295: Slushygate, sextortion, and nano-targeting

What is slushygate and how does it link to sextortion in the States? What is the most impersonated brand when it comes to delivering phishing emails? And what the flip is nano-targeting? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley […]

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  • October 26, 2022

Microsoft Event Log vulnerabilities threaten some Windows operating systems

A pair of newly discovered vulnerabilities have highlighted the ongoing risks posed by Internet Explorer’s (IE) deep integration into the Windows ecosystem, despite Microsoft ending support for IE in June 2022. Discovered by the Varonis Threat Labs team, the exploits affect an IE-specific Event Log that is present on all current Windows operating systems up […]

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  • October 26, 2022

Kimsuky Hackers Spotted Using 3 New Android Malware to Target South Koreans

The North Korean espionage-focused actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using three different Android malware strains to target users located in its southern counterpart. That’s according to findings from South Korean cybersecurity company S2W, which named the malware families FastFire, FastViewer, and FastSpy. “The FastFire malware is disguised as a Google security plugin, and […]

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Typosquat Campaign Targeting Android, Windows Users Now Counts 600+ Domains

The list of suspicious domains grew to more than 600, with 9 of these created in the last week

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  • October 26, 2022

This 9-Course Bundle Can Take Your Cybersecurity Skills to the Next Level

If you regularly read The Hacker News, there’s a fair chance that you know something about cybersecurity. It’s possible to turn that interest into a six-figure career. But to make the leap, you need to pick up some key skills and professional certifications. Featuring nine in-depth courses, The 2022 Masters in Cyber Security Certification Bundle helps you get […]

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  • October 26, 2022

U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service

A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation. Mark Sokolovsky, who was arrested by Dutch law enforcement after leaving Ukraine on March 4, 2022, in what’s said to be a Porsche Cayenne, is currently being held in the Netherlands and awaits extradition to the […]

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Here’s how you can become a highly-paid ethical hacker

Get six training courses for just eight dollars each with The Complete 2022 PenTest & Ethical Hacking Bundle. The post Here’s how you can become a highly-paid ethical hacker appeared first on TechRepublic.

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