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Category: Cybercrime

CyberVolk Ransomware Flawed: Free File Recovery Possible

This isn't the first time criminal hackers make mistakes, and it won't be the last. The pro-Russian hacktivist group CyberVolk launched the RaaS service VolkLocker (also known as CyberVolk 2.x)....
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OSINT Ethics and Legality: Navigating Open Source Intelligence

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has emerged in recent years as one of the most fascinating, yet most insidious, disciplines in the information and security landscape. Its essence is remarkably simple:...
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The Psychology of Passwords: Why Weak Passwords Persist

The psychology of passwords starts right here: trying to understand people before systems. Welcome to "The Mind Behind Passwords," the column that looks at cybersecurity. From a different perspective: that...
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Russian Cyber Operations Shift to Targeting Western Critical Infrastructure

New details emerge from an Amazon Threat Intelligence report that highlight an alarming shift in Russian government-backed cyber operations. High-level 0-day exploits, often attributed to state-sponsored actors, have seen a...
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Google Chrome Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities

A significant security update has been released by Google for the stable desktop channel, which addresses two very serious vulnerabilities that could expose users to potential memory leak attacks. As...
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Spiderman Phishing Kit Targets European Banks and Crypto Users

Varonis researchers have discovered a new PhaaS platform, called Spiderman, that targets users of European banks and cryptocurrency services. Attackers use the service to create copies of legitimate websites to...
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Notepad++ 8.8.9 Released: Fixing Critical Update Vulnerability

A new version, 8.8.9, of the popular text editor Notepad++, has been released by its developers, fixing a flaw in the automatic update system . This issue came to light...
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Salt Typhoon Hackers Exposed: Cisco Training Led to Global Telecom Breaches

A recent study by SentinelLabs sheds new light on the roots of the hacker group known as “Salt Typhoon ,” which carried out one of the most audacious espionage operations...
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Critical Red Hat OpenShift GitOps Vulnerability Exposed

A critical flaw has been discovered in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps, putting Kubernetes clusters at risk by allowing users with reduced permissions to gain full control of them. OpenShift GitOps...
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FortiGate Vulnerability Exploited: Update Now to Prevent SSO Attacks

Threat actors began actively exploiting the high-severity vulnerabilities shortly after the vendor disclosed them to bypass authentication on FortiGate devices. A recent report from Arctic Wolf reveals that, as of...
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