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Articles per day, last 14 days
Most articles on Wed 21 Oct (96); 13–17 on weekend days.
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| Day | Articles | On CISA KEV CVEs |
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| Mon 19 Oct | 60 | 12 |
| Tue 20 Oct | 86 | 16 |
| Wed 21 Oct | 96 | 18 |
| Thu 22 Oct | 84 | 11 |
| Fri 23 Oct | 68 | 16 |
| Sat 24 Oct | 13 | 4 |
| Sun 25 Oct | 13 | 2 |
| Mon 26 Oct | 76 | 21 |
| Tue 27 Oct | 95 | 18 |
| Wed 28 Oct | 87 | 16 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 78 | 17 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 69 | 10 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 14 | 3 |
| Sun 1 Nov | 17 | 0 |
| Today, Mon 2 Nov | 67 so far | 7 |
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Sun 25 Aug 202415 articles
- Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says
Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.
SecurityWeek - Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI's storage media management
An audit from the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified "significant weaknesses" in FBI's inventory management and disposal of electronic storage media containing sensitive and classified information. [...]
BleepingComputer - About a post deletion yesterday
Yesterday, DataBreaches posted an update to a situation involving the threat actor known as “USDoD.” The update was based on a screencapped interaction he reportedly had with a third party that he asked the third party to forward to me. I interpreted his…
DataBreaches - HIPAA Security Rule Facility Access Controls – What are they and how do you implement them?
August 2024 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter HIPAA Security Rule Facility Access Controls – What are they and how do you implement them? Available online at…
DataBreaches - The Dominant Role of Compromised Credentials in Data Breaches
The Dominant Role of Compromised Credentials in Data Breaches Compromised credentials are at the heart of modern cyber threats, driving a significant portion of data breaches across industries. Approximately 77% of web application breaches involved stolen…
SOCRadar - France police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
French police arrested Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of Telegram, due to the lack of content moderation that advantaged criminal activity. Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested at Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday…
Security Affairs - SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 8
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Meet UULoader: An Emerging and Evasive Malicious Installer BlindEagle flying high in Latin America Finding Mal...
Security Affairs - Security Affairs newsletter Round 486 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers can…
Security Affairs - U.S. CISA adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload…
Security Affairs - Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France for Content Moderation Failures
Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France on Saturday, according to French television network TF1. Durov is believed to have been apprehended pursuant to a warrant issued in connection with a…
The Hacker News - New Linux Malware 'sedexp' Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy piece of Linux malware that leverages an unconventional technique to achieve persistence on infected systems and hide credit card skimmer code. The malware, attributed to a financially motivated threat…
The Hacker News - ShellSweepX: A Precision Tool for Web Shell Detection
In the realm of cybersecurity, the ever-present threat of web shells demands specialized solutions. These malicious scripts, often concealed within legitimate web applications, can provide attackers with unauthorized access, potentially...
SecurityOnline - PEAKLIGHT Malware: A New Stealthy Memory-Only Threat Emerges
Cybersecurity researchers at Mandiant have unveiled a sophisticated new memory-only dropper and downloader that’s been silently delivering a variety of malware-as-a-service infostealers, including LUMMAC.V2, SHADOWLADDER, and CRYPTBOT. This stealthy…
SecurityOnline - Qilin Ransomware: Beyond Encryption, a New Threat of Credential Theft
The Qilin ransomware group, already infamous for its “double extortion” tactics, has now added a new strategy to its repertoire: credential harvesting from Google Chrome browsers. A recent investigation by...
SecurityOnline - CertiK Issues Public Apology to Kraken Over $3M Bug Bounty Incident
The cybersecurity firm CertiK has publicly confirmed its involvement in the incident with the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, which had earlier accused an unnamed “whitehat research” of stealing $3 million in...
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