UK National Cyber Security Centre Introduces Personal Internet Protection Service for Political Candidates and Election Officials
The NCSC’s PIP service aims to protect political candidates and election officials from cyber threats during the 2024 election cycle, specifically targeting spyware and malicious activity from Russian and Chinese actors.
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Christie’s Auction House Hit by Cyberattack, Disrupting $840m Worth of High-Value Items
Christie’s website experienced a cyberattack, disrupting online viewing of high-value items worth $840m, including a $35m Vincent van Gogh painting and rare wine.
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Ebury Group Compromises 400,000 Servers Worldwide
The Ebury group, a long-standing server-side malware campaign, has compromised nearly 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD servers worldwide, targeting universities, enterprises, internet providers, cryptocurrency traders, and more, with tactics including credit card compromise and cryptocurrency theft.
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Record 954 Data Breaches in US Educational Institutions in 2023
University System of Georgia announces data breach affecting 800,000 individuals due to vulnerabilities in MOVEit software, exploited by Clop ransomware gang.
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US National Vulnerability Database Faces Crisis with Over 9,762 Unanalyzed Vulnerabilities
NVD backlog of unanalyzed vulnerabilities raises security concerns, prompting private sector and federal agency collaboration to address the issue.
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Russian-Speaking Threat Actors Use Legitimate Internet Services to Distribute Malware Variants
Russian-speaking threat actors from the Commonwealth of Independent States conducted a cyber campaign using legitimate internet services to distribute malware variants, targeting a range of operating systems and computer architectures.
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Critical Vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion Cellular Modems Pose Global Disruption Risk
Researchers from Kaspersky’s ICS CERT division uncover severe vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion cellular modems, allowing threat actors to remotely gain root access and execute arbitrary code via SMS, posing a global disruption risk.
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Mallox Ransomware Deployed via MSSQL Honeypot Attack Reveals Cyber-Attack Tactics
Sekoia research team’s honeypot targeted by intrusion set using brute-force techniques to deploy Mallox ransomware via PureCrypter, exploiting vulnerabilities in MSSQL servers.
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Ascension Health Care Hit by Cyberattack, Disrupting Clinical Operations
Ascension Health Care, a nonprofit Roman Catholic health ministry, experienced a cyberattack by the Black Basta ransomware gang, disrupting services at its 140 hospitals nationwide.
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IntelBroker Breaches Europol’s Web Portal, Stealing Sensitive Data
Hacker group IntelBroker breaches Europol’s web portal, stealing classified documents, internal emails, and personal information of cybercrime experts.
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Combatting AI-Generated Deepfake Threats with Content Watermarks
Kevin Mandia, CEO of Mandiant at Google Cloud, highlights the growing threat of AI-generated deepfake content and proposes the use of content “watermarks” as a solution.
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