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5 Reasons to Consolidate Your Tech Stack
The news surrounding the slowing economy has many wondering how much of an impact it will have on their businesses – and lives. And there's good reason to start preparing. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that 85% of small and midsize businesses plan to increase their security spending heading into 2023, while Gartner recently projected that 2022 IT spending will only grow by 3%,
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U.S. Seizes Over 50K Bitcoin Worth $3.3 Billion Linked to Silk Road Dark Web
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday said it seized 50,676 Bitcoin in November 2021 that was stolen in the 2012 hack of the now-defunct Silk Road dark web marketplace. The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered last year, is now worth $1.04 billion. Additionally recovered were $661,900 in cash, 25 Casascius coins with an approximate value
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Amadey Bot Spotted Deploying LockBit 3.0 Ransomware on Hacked Machines
The Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. "Amadey bot, the malware that is used to install LockBit, is being distributed through two methods: one using a malicious Word document file, and the other using an executable that takes the disguise of the Word file icon," AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a
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New Laplas Clipper Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users via SmokeLoader
Cryptocurrency users are being targeted with a new clipper malware strain dubbed Laplas by means of another malware known as SmokeLoader. SmokeLoader, which is delivered by means of weaponized documents sent through spear-phishing emails, further acts as a conduit for other commodity trojans like SystemBC and Raccoon Stealer 2.0, according to an analysis from Cyble. Observed in
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Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity
Never make your users cry/By how you use an API
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Influencer 'Hushpuppi' gets 11 years in prison for cyber fraud
An Instagram influencer known as 'Hushpuppi' has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of USD from business email compromise (BEC) scams and various cyber schemes. [...]
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Enhance your privacy with this second phone number app deal
Protecting your privacy while staying in touch can be a difficult problem to solve. This second-phone app helps you solve it with a lifetime subscription for $24.99, 83% off the $150 MSRP. [...]
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Citrix urges admins to patch critical ADC, Gateway auth bypass
Citrix is urging customers to install security updates for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. [...]
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Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!
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Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 exploited zero-days, 68 flaws
Today is Microsoft's November 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for six actively exploited Windows vulnerabilities and a total of 68 flaws. [...]
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Windows 10 KB5019959 and KB5019966 updates released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5019959 and KB5019966 cumulative updates for versions 22H2, version 21H2, version 21H1, and 1809 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve nineteen bugs and performance issues. [...]
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Microsoft fixes ProxyNotShell Exchange zero-days exploited in attacks
Microsoft has released security updates to address two high-severity Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities collectively known as ProxyNotShell and exploited in the wild. [...]
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5 Reasons to Consolidate Your Tech Stack
The news surrounding the slowing economy has many wondering how much of an impact it will have on their businesses – and lives. And there's good reason to start preparing. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that 85% of small and midsize businesses plan to increase their security spending heading into 2023, while Gartner recently projected that 2022 IT spending will only grow by 3%,
Read more....
U.S. Seizes Over 50K Bitcoin Worth $3.3 Billion Linked to Silk Road Dark Web
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday said it seized 50,676 Bitcoin in November 2021 that was stolen in the 2012 hack of the now-defunct Silk Road dark web marketplace. The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered last year, is now worth $1.04 billion. Additionally recovered were $661,900 in cash, 25 Casascius coins with an approximate value
Read more....
Amadey Bot Spotted Deploying LockBit 3.0 Ransomware on Hacked Machines
The Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. "Amadey bot, the malware that is used to install LockBit, is being distributed through two methods: one using a malicious Word document file, and the other using an executable that takes the disguise of the Word file icon," AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a
Read more....
New Laplas Clipper Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users via SmokeLoader
Cryptocurrency users are being targeted with a new clipper malware strain dubbed Laplas by means of another malware known as SmokeLoader. SmokeLoader, which is delivered by means of weaponized documents sent through spear-phishing emails, further acts as a conduit for other commodity trojans like SystemBC and Raccoon Stealer 2.0, according to an analysis from Cyble. Observed in
Read more....
Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity
Never make your users cry/By how you use an API
Read more....
Influencer 'Hushpuppi' gets 11 years in prison for cyber fraud
An Instagram influencer known as 'Hushpuppi' has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of USD from business email compromise (BEC) scams and various cyber schemes. [...]
Read more....
Enhance your privacy with this second phone number app deal
Protecting your privacy while staying in touch can be a difficult problem to solve. This second-phone app helps you solve it with a lifetime subscription for $24.99, 83% off the $150 MSRP. [...]
Read more....
Citrix urges admins to patch critical ADC, Gateway auth bypass
Citrix is urging customers to install security updates for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. [...]
Read more....
Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!
Read more....
Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 exploited zero-days, 68 flaws
Today is Microsoft's November 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for six actively exploited Windows vulnerabilities and a total of 68 flaws. [...]
Read more....
Windows 10 KB5019959 and KB5019966 updates released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5019959 and KB5019966 cumulative updates for versions 22H2, version 21H2, version 21H1, and 1809 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve nineteen bugs and performance issues. [...]
Read more....
Microsoft fixes ProxyNotShell Exchange zero-days exploited in attacks
Microsoft has released security updates to address two high-severity Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities collectively known as ProxyNotShell and exploited in the wild. [...]
Read more....