Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an all-in-one development toolkit for Algorand, enables developers to build blockchain applications in pure Python. This […]
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Four alleged members of the FIN9 cybercrime gang have been charged in relation to a series of hacks that caused over US $71 million of losses for companies across the United States. The defendants, all Vietnamese nationals, are accused of launching a series of sophisticated phishing and supply-chain attacks to gain unauthorised access to company […]
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A 22-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in staging destructive cyber attacks against Ukraine and its allies in the days leading to Russia’s full-blown military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Amin Timovich Stigal, the defendant in question, is assessed to be affiliated with the Main Directorate of […]
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A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow that, if left unpatched, could allow an attacker to tamper with the application database. Tracked as CVE-2024-5276, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8. It impacts FileCatalyst Workflow versions 5.1.6 Build 135 and earlier. It has been addressed in version 5.1.6 build 139. […]
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Financial Institutions Face Targeted Cyber Attacks Dramatic Cyber Intrusions Shake the Financial World Brace for impact, folks, the cyber storm intensifies! The financial world may be facing a major, unprecedented cyberattack, with the infamous ransomware group LockBit orchestrating a series of alarming and coordinated incidents. Initially threatening to release sensitive data from the U.S. Federal […]
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Wikileaks’s Julian Assange is a free man, deepfakes cause trouble in the playground, and we hear hot takes about ransomware and tales from inside a devastating denial-of-service attack. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this […]
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Last time I launched a new podcast it was December 2016. As luck should have it, “Smashing Security” turned out to be quite a success – with something like 10 million downloads over the years and we just published our 378th episode. But a lot has changed since we launched “Smashing Security”. And that’s why […]
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A newly disclosed critical security flaw impacting Progress Software MOVEit Transfer is already seeing exploitation attempts in the wild shortly after details of the bug were publicly disclosed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5806 (CVSS score: 9.1), concerns an authentication bypass that impacts the following versions – From 2023.0.0 before 2023.0.11 From 2023.1.0 before 2023.1.6, and […]
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This move has been coming for a long time. The Biden administration on Thursday said it’s banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban—the first such action under authorities given to […]
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