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  • "REvil Ransomware Group is Back as "Happy Blog" Returns"

    An infamous ransomware group that appeared to shutter its operations following a significant supply chain attack on IT software provider Kaseya seems to be back in business.  REvil/Sodinokibi rasnomware has been used by countless affiliates to…

  • "New Malware Uses Novel Fileless Technique to Evade Detection"

    Researchers on FireEye's Mandiant advanced practices team have discovered a new memory-resident malware family named PRIVATELOG and its installer called STASHLOG. According to the researchers, PRIVATELOG and STASHLOG apply a unique and stealthy approach…

  • "Dallas School District Reveals Major Data Breach"

    One of America’s largest school districts has informed students, alumni, parents, and employees that personal data from the past 11 years was exposed after a third party gained unauthorized access to it on August 8th.  The Dallas Independent School…

  • "SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams"

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors not to fall for scams capitalizing on the Hurricane Ida recovery and clean-up operation.  The regulator’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy claimed that disasters,…

  • "This Seemingly Normal Lightning Cable Will Leak Everything You Type"

    The modified Apple Lightning cable, called the OMG Cable, that hackers could use to hijack a computer now has a new version. The OMG Cable functions the same as a regular cable, except it was modified to allow hackers to remotely take over a victim's…

  • "Malicious Office Documents Make Up 43 Percent of Malware Downloads"

    A new study conducted by AtlasVPN found that 43 percent of all malware downloads in the second quarter of 2021 were malicious Microsoft Office documents, which is an increase from the same time in 2020 when only 14 percent of malware were distributed…

  • Crack Codes & Learn About NSA's Student Opportunities

    September 09, 2021 4:00pm - 6:00pm (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Please join us for an engaging NSALive Adobe Webinar on Sept 9th 2021 from 4-6pm EST to learn about the National Security Agency and Student Program opportunities, as well as a…

  • "Conti Ransomware Gang's Playbook Gets Translated Into English, Gives Insight Into Attacks"

    Researchers from Cisco Talos were able to translate the Conti ransomware gang's leaked internal materials, thus revealing details about the group's attack methods. The materials suggest that their attack methods were designed to allow low-skilled actors…

  • "Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health"

    Another Accellion breach victim has been named nine months after threat actors exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in the company’s File Transfer Application.  Beaumont Health has notified approximately 1500 patients that their personal data may have…

  • "LockFile Ransomware Attacks Exploit ProxyShell Vulnerabilities on Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers"

    The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency alert pertaining to the active exploitation of Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by threat actors in the wild. ProxyShell is a…

  • "Misinformation on Facebook Got Six Times More Clicks Than Factual News During The 2020 Election, Study Says"

    Researchers at New York University and Université Grenoble Alpes in France conducted a new study of user behavior on Facebook around the 2020 election.  The forthcoming peer-reviewed study reports that from August 2020 to January 2021, news…

  • "Comcast Flaw Could Have Turned Remotes into Listening Devices"

    The cloud and data center security company Guardicore discovered a new attack vector on Comcast's XR11 voice remote that would allow attackers to turn it into a listening device, posing a significant threat to a user's privacy. The attack dubbed…