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New Spider Man Movie Results In Phishing Websites and Malicious Downloads
Fraudsters are leveraging the latest Spider-Man movie to spread malicious files and phishing pages. The latest installment of the super-hero franchise, No Way Home, was released in cinemas earlier this week to much fanfare. Scammers are trying to take advantage of the excitement surrounding the new film, with intensified activity observed ahead of its premiere. Numerous… Read more
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Dept of Homeland Security Bug Bounty Program
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced the launch of a bug bounty program focused on identifying vulnerabilities in its systems. Only vetted cybersecurity researchers have been invited to the new ‘Hack DHS’ program, and they will be allowed to hunt for vulnerabilities in specific Department systems, so they can be… Read more
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Virginia’s IT Systems Shut Down By Ransomware Attack
A Virginia legislative branch agency has been hit by a ransomware attack, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office said Monday. Northam’s spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, confirmed the attack on Virginia’s Division of Legislative Automated Systems. In a brief statement provided to The Associated Press, Yarmosky said the governor had been briefed on the matter and directed other executive… Read more
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Crypto Trading Platform AscendEX Hit With $77.7 Million Theft
In the latest cybersecurity reports in the crypto industry, crypto trading platform AscendEX has suffered a whopping $77.7 million loss. Susceptibility in the platform’s hot wallet allowed hackers access to tokens hosted on the Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), and Polygon blockchains. The incident took place on Dec. 11. Tokens worth roughly $60 million were… Read more
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Logging Library Log4j Leaves Millions of Devices Vulnerable
A vulnerability called Log4Shell found in open-source logging library Log4j leaves millions of devices vulnerable to attacks. Apps and services keep a record of all the events that happen while they’re running, giving them a way to analyze how their program is performing and to figure out what went wrong in case of errors. Log4j… Read more
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NIST Is Developing Quantum Encryption Standards — Helix22 Has Already Established the Benchmark
The NIST knows that quantum computing threatens all information currently protected by 2048-bit RSA encryption. This means all your data that you consider to be secure, will eventually be hacked. Over the next few months, the National Institute for Standards and Technology will finalize a short list of new encryption algorithms and standards that are… Read more
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84% Of Enterprises Concerned Over Supply Chain Cyber Attacks
The majority of global businesses believe supply chain attacks can become a major threat within the next three years, with 45% experiencing at least one such attack in the last 12 months. This figure is higher, at 48%, in the Asia-Pacific region, where organisations also are reporting more ransomware attacks and paying out higher ransoms… Read more
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Harvard University Report — China’s Quantum Advances Threatening Global Secrets
A report by Harvard University has highlighted the massive advances China has made in multiple fields of cutting-edge technology. The report by the Belfer Center of Harvard was published on Tuesday. Warning about the prevailing attitudes towards China, the report points out China’s massive growth in manufacturing had enabled advances in research and development. “It… Read more
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SolarWinds Hackers Still Targeting Governments Worldwide
Nobelium, the threat actor attributed to the massive SolarWinds supply chain compromise, has been once again linked to a series of attacks targeting multiple cloud solution providers, services, and reseller companies, as the hacking group continues to refine and retool its tactics at an alarming pace in response to public disclosures. The intrusions, which are… Read more
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BitMart Exchange Breached for $150 Million in Crypto
Crypto exchange BitMart said late Saturday that it has suffered a hack, resulting in the loss of $150 million worth of crypto. Founder and CEO Sheldon Xia later confirmed the incident, writing on Twitter: “We have identified a large-scale security breach related to one of our ETH hot wallets and one of our BSC hot wallets.… Read more