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Cybersecurity Breach: Google Virus Total Leaks List of Email Addresses Introduction On July 19, 2023, a list of email addresses, names, and employers of cybersecurity experts from various intelligence agencies, law enforcement groups, and military personnel was leaked through the Virus Total scanning-and-sharing service. While this breach may not be as severe as other data…
Innovative Attack Techniques Target Windows Systems with Malicious Kernel Drivers Introduction In recent weeks, cybersecurity researchers have observed an emerging threat targeting Windows systems through the use of malicious kernel drivers. Attackers have found workarounds that allow them to sign these drivers, bypassing Windows Hardware Quality Lab testing integrity and endpoint defenses. Such attacks, known…
Threats Cloudflare reports ‘alarming surge’ in DDoS sophistication, escalation in recent months By AJ Vicens, July 18, 2023
Two European Spyware Firms Added to US Export Blacklist Introduction The U.S. Commerce Department has recently added two Europe-based spyware companies to its technology export blacklist. This move comes after these companies were found to be developing surveillance tools that posed a threat to U.S. national security, as well as the privacy and integrity of…
A Major Data Leak at VirusTotal Raises Concerns Over Online Security Data Breach Exposes 5,600 Users, Including High-Profile Individuals A data leak at VirusTotal, the widely-used online service for analyzing suspicious files and URLs, has exposed the personal information of 5,600 users, including individuals from high-profile organizations and government agencies. The leaked data, which includes…
Violent Extremism Persists Online: The Need for Collective Efforts Vulnerabilities in Fighting Online Extremist Content Since the Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand in 2019, efforts to combat online terrorist and violent extremist content (TVEC) have failed to fully address the problem. This failure draws attention to two crucial barriers in the fight against such…
Microsoft Expands Access to AI Security Assistant Microsoft has expanded access to its Security Copilot service, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for security operations centers (SoCs) based on GPT-4. The chatbot, now in an official “early-access preview” window, aims to make security teams more efficient, ease pressure due to the shortage of workers with security…
Inside the Operation of Malicious Actor “La_Citrix”: Unraveling the Dark Web’s Cybercrime Underbelly The Unmasking of “La_Citrix” In a stunning turn of events, a notorious threat actor known as “La_Citrix” has been unmasked and exposed by cybersecurity researchers from Hudson Rock. La_Citrix had gained a fearsome reputation by infiltrating organizations’ Citrix remote desktop protocol (RDP)…
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Microsoft hit by Storm season – a tale of two semi-zero days The Background Microsoft recently published a report detailing a hack in which data from approximately 25 organizations, including government agencies and public cloud consumer accounts, was accessed without authorization. Although the attack targeted a relatively small number of organizations, it potentially affected a…