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Michigan State University Suffered Ransomware Attack

Continuing with the ransomware attacks, this time, the attackers have targeted the educational sector. Reportedly, Michigan State University has sufferedMichig…

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Microsoft Warns Of PonyFinal Ransomware Attacks Active In The Wild

Microsoft alerted all its users to stay vigilant with regard to PonyFinal ransomware attacks. Since the ransomware attacks are activeMicrosoft Warns Of PonyFin…

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Exclusive ' Any Mitron (Viral TikTok Clone) Profile Can Be Hacked in Seconds

Mitron (means "friends" in Hindi), you have been fooled again!Mitron is not really a 'Made in India' product, and the viral app contains a highly critical, unp…

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Chinese Researchers Disrupt Malware Attack That Infected Thousands of PCs

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab said it partnered with tech giant Baidu to disrupt a malware botnet infecting over hundreds of thousands of systems.The …

Windows

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New ComRAT Malware Uses Gmail to Receive Commands and Exfiltrate Data

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new advanced version of ComRAT backdoor, one of the earliest known backdoors used by the Turla APT group, that leve…

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How DDoS Attacks Are Evolving In 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be seemingly innocuous as they don't usually involve a breach of data orHow DDoS Attacks Are Evolving In 2020 …

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[Guide] Finding Best Security Outsourcing Alternative for Your Organization

As cyberattacks continue to proliferate in volume and increase in sophistication, many organizations acknowledge that some part of their breach protection must…

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British Airline EasyJet Suffers Data Breach Exposing 9 Million Customers' Data

British low-cost airline EasyJet today admitted that the company has fallen victim to a cyber-attack, which it labeled "highly sophisticated," exposing email a…

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Pitney Bowes Suffered Second Ransomware Attack Within A Year

As the world is in a standstill and people are relying more on delivery services, the threat actors are targetingPitney Bowes Suffered Second Ransomware Attack…

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HTTP Status Codes Command This Malware How to Control Hacked Systems

A new version of COMpfun remote access trojan (RAT) has been discovered in the wild that uses HTTP status codes to control compromised systems targeted in a re…

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Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) IT System Went Down Following Cyber Attack

As ransomware threat actors continue their activities even in these testing times, they now have targeted the educational sector. Reportedly,Ruhr University Bo…

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Improper Microsoft Patch for Reverse RDP Attacks Leaves 3rd-Party RDP Clients Vulnerable

Remember the Reverse RDP Attack'wherein a client system vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability could get compromised when remotely accessing a server ove…

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U.S Defense Warns of 3 New Malware Used by North Korean Hackers

Yesterday, on the 3rd anniversary of the infamous global WannaCry ransomware outbreak for which North Korea was blamed, the U.S. government released informatio…

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Over 4000 Android Apps Expose Users' Data via Misconfigured Firebase Databases

More than 4,000 Android apps that use Google's cloud-hosted Firebase databases are 'unknowingly' leaking sensitive information on their users, including their …

Android

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Researchers Allege Xiaomi For Tracking Private Browsing; Xiaomi Denies Claims

Xiaomi has now appeared on the radar of the cybersecurity community as researchers found them breaching users' privacy. Researchers haveResearchers Allege Xiao…

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GoDaddy suffers hack of SSH credentia

Have you heard that GoDaddy has admitted customer usernames and passwords for connecting remotely to Linux servers via SSH have been compromised, forcing provi…

Linux

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Hackers Breach LineageOS, Ghost, DigiCert Servers Using SaltStack Vulnerability

Days after cybersecurity researchers sounded the alarm over two critical vulnerabilities in the SaltStack configuration framework, a hacking campaign has alrea…

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Firefox update offers better password security and proper Zoom suppo

Do you use Firefox as your web browser? Have you heard that the latest version of Firefox will now alert you of security breaches and protect your saved passwo…

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New Android Malware Steals Banking Passwords, Private Data and Keystrokes

A new type of mobile banking malware has been discovered abusing Android's accessibility features to exfiltrate sensitive data from financial applications, rea…

Android

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Lucy Ransomware Now Threatens Android Users With FBI Fine

The infamous Lucy ransomware has now appeared again to prey on users. This time, Lucy ransomware threatens Android users withLucy Ransomware Now Threatens Andr…

Android

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Malicious USB Drives Infect 35,000 Computers With Crypto-Mining Botnet

Cybersecurity researchers from ESET on Thursday said they took down a portion of a malware botnet comprising at least 35,000 compromised Windows systems that a…

Windows

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IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Improves Its Intrusion Prevention Syst

Are you familiar with IPFire - the Linux firewall distribution? The distro has now improved its intrusion prevention system.

Linux

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Cloud Backups Aren't Always Safe Against Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware attacks have inflicted billions of dollars of damage on internet users and companies. And that's only during the lastCloud Backups Aren't Always Saf…

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Hacker Leaked 20 Million Records Of Aptoide App Store Users On Hacking Forum

Third-party Android application store Aptoide now seems to be in hot water. A hacker has recently leaked 20 million recordsHacker Leaked 20 Million Records Of …

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