US officials said that during the 2018 midterm elections, the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency (IRA), which is a known troll farm owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President …
Attackers Continue to Focus on Users, Well-Worn Techniques
Two new research reports indicate that threat actors mostly rely on traditional techniques, including phishing and credential stuffing, to target organizations. Trend Micro's yearly security report …
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74% Of Data Breaches Start With Privileged Credential Abuse
A new Centrify survey shows that privileged access credential abuse is a major threat, yet organizations are doing a poor job in terms of managing privileged access and securing privileged …
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Key senators say administration should ban Huawei tech in US electric grid
A coalition of 11 powerful US senators, including the top Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is urging the US government to ban Huawei technology from the US …
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Social Media Drives $3.2bn+ in Black Hat Profits
According to a new report by Bromium, cybercriminals heavily rely on social media platforms to spread malware and to exchange illegal resources. Consequently, yearly profits of social media-enabled …
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Smart Homes at Risk Due to Unpatched Vulnerabilities, Weak Credentials
New research by Avast shows that 40.8% of smart homes can be remotely attacked because of the presence of at least one vulnerable device. Of the vulnerable devices, two-thirds (69.2%) have weak …
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ToRPEDO Privacy Attack on 4G/5G Networks Affects All U.S. Carriers
A team of researchers from the Purdue University and the University of Iowa have discovered major flaws in 4G and 5G mobile protocols that allow for three types of attacks with privacy-breaking …
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Congress considers a national standard for data privacy
This week, the US Congress will consider the establishment of nationwide data privacy rules. A Tuesday hearing of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, which is part of the House Energy …
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Iranian Hackers Drew Worryingly Close to Israel’s Missile Alarm
Noam Shaar, a key Israeli cyber defense official, has said that Iranian hackers almost gained access to Israel’s missile warning system in 2017. After detecting the intrusion and realizing the end …
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Warning Issued Over Attacks on Internet Infrastructure
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued a warning about "an ongoing and significant risk" to the Domain Name System (DNS), which plays a key role in determining that …
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