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| Wed 14 Oct | 86 | 25 |
| Thu 15 Oct | 78 | 15 |
| Fri 16 Oct | 61 | 12 |
| Sat 17 Oct | 10 | 1 |
| Sun 18 Oct | 10 | 0 |
| 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 | 20 |
| Tue 27 Oct | 95 | 18 |
| Today, Wed 28 Oct | 4 so far | 1 |
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Tue 28 Jan 202551 articles
- EU announced sanctions on three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155
The EU sanctioned three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 for cyberattacks on Estonia’s government agencies in 2020. The European Union announced sanctions for three members (Nikolay Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Denisov) of Unit 29155 of Russia’s…
Security Affairs - How Long Does It Take Hackers to Crack Modern Hashing Algorithms?
While passwords remain the first line of defense for protecting user accounts against unauthorized access, the methods for creating strong passwords and protecting them are continually evolving. For example, NIST password recommendations are now prioritizing…
The Hacker News - E.U. Sanctions 3 Russian Nationals for Cyber Attacks Targeting Estonia’s Key Ministries
The Council of the European Union has sanctioned three individuals for allegedly carrying out "malicious cyber activities" against Estonia. The three Russian nationals – Nikolay Alexandrovich Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Fedorovich Denisov – are…
The Hacker News - Hackers Use Hidden Text Salting to Bypass Spam Filters and Evade Detection
In the latter half of 2024, Cisco Talos identified a significant increase in email threats leveraging “hidden text salting,” also referred to as HTML poisoning. This deceptive yet effective technique enables cybercriminals to bypass email parsers, confuse…
gbhackers.com - New Phishing Scam Targets Amazon Prime Membership to Steal Credit Card Data
A recent investigation has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging malicious PDF files to redirect unsuspecting users to fake Amazon-branded phishing websites. Researchers from Unit 42 reported that this campaign utilizes PDFs containing…
gbhackers.com - Fortinet Authentication Vulnerability Exploited to Gain Super-Admin Access
A critical authentication vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate SSL VPN appliance tracked as CVE-2024-55591, has been weaponized in active attacks. Threat actors have exploited this vulnerability to gain super-admin privileges, bypassing the authentication…
gbhackers.com - Dark Web Profile: FunkSec
Dark Web Profile: FunkSec A new ransomware group, FunkSec, has gained attention after taking responsibility for attacks on numerous victims in December 2024. By January 2025, the group continued to target new victims, with the total number surpassing 100.…
SOCRadar - Chinese AI platform DeepSeek faced a “large-scale” cyberattack
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has disabled registrations for its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform following a “large-scale” cyberattack. DeepSeek has designed a new AI platform that quickly gained attention over the past week primarily due to its significant…
Security Affairs - Top-Rated Chinese AI App DeepSeek Limits Registrations Amid Cyberattacks
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has captured much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz in recent days, said it's restricting registrations on the service, citing malicious attacks. "Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek's services, we…
The Hacker News - Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More
Apple has released software updates to address several security flaws across its portfolio, including a zero-day vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, has been described as a use-after-free…
The Hacker News - A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts
Image: Shutterstock. Greg Meland. President Trump last week issued a flurry of executive orders that upended a number of government initiatives focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The president fired all advisors from the Department of…
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