August 2023

Charming Kitten Targets Iranian Dissidents with Advanced Cyber Attacks 14/08/2023 at 14:47 By Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has warned of cyber attacks targeting Iranian persons and organizations in the country since the end of 2022. “The cyber attacks were mainly directed against dissident organizations and individuals – such as […]

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New Financial Malware ‘JanelaRAT’ Targets Latin American Users 14/08/2023 at 14:01 By Users in Latin America (LATAM) are the target of a financial malware called JanelaRAT that’s capable of capturing sensitive information from compromised Microsoft Windows systems. “JanelaRAT mainly targets financial and cryptocurrency data from LATAM bank and financial institutions,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Gaetano Pellegrino and Sudeep

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Oracle, SUSE and others caught up in RHEL drama hit back with OpenELA 14/08/2023 at 13:17 By Liam Proven ‘No subscriptions. No passwords. No barriers. Freeloaders welcome’ A non-profit called the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA) has been formed by Oracle, SUSE, CIQ, and other organizations that make Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS

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Indian armed forces gives Windows its marching orders, but only for desktop warriors 14/08/2023 at 11:47 By Rupert Goodwins I am become Tux, destroyer of warez Opinion  Indian mythology is rich beyond measure in tales of gods, demons, and humans doing battle. Deception, alliances, betrayal, supernatural weaponry, and devastating consequences tangle with morality and greed.

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If you’re Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow’s Putin a lander into orbit 14/08/2023 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood India’s close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch If you’re thinking of taking a trip to the Moon in the next few weeks, check the traffic report before you

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Hactivitsts attack Japanese government over Fukushima wastewater release 14/08/2023 at 09:02 By Laura Dobberstein Claiming affiliation with Anonymous, hackers want more public debate over radioactive water release plans Entities using the name and iconography of Anonymous (EUTNAIOA) claim to have conducted cyberprotests against the Japanese government for actions related to the release of wastewater from

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India Passes New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB), Putting Users’ Privacy First 14/08/2023 at 08:46 By The Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday granted assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB) after it was unanimously passed by both houses of the parliament last week, marking a significant step towards securing people’s information.

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Honey, can you shrink the plugin? Mozilla allows desktop extensions on Firefox for Android 14/08/2023 at 07:47 By Simon Sharwood Browser has added multi-process support Mozilla has teased an upcoming plan to allow plugins developed for its desktop browser to run on its Android app.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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US government to investigate China’s Microsoft email breach 14/08/2023 at 06:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: Phishing campaign targets the C-suite; Cybercrime arrests in EU and Africa; and more Infosec in brief  The July breach of Microsoft Exchange Online by suspected Chinese hackers is the next topic up for review by the Department of Homeland Security’s

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