October 2023

Ransomware attacks doubled year on year. Are organizations equipped to handle the evolution of Ransomware in 2023?

Ransomware attacks doubled year on year. Are organizations equipped to handle the evolution of Ransomware in 2023? 13/10/2023 at 14:47 By Ransomware attacks have only increased in sophistication and capabilities over the past year. From new evasion and anti-analysis techniques to stealthier variants coded in new languages, ransomware groups have adapted their tactics to bypass […]

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Bitcoin price gets new $25K target as SEC decision day boosts GBTC

Bitcoin price gets new $25K target as SEC decision day boosts GBTC 13/10/2023 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph By William Suberg Bitcoin analysis flags liquidity waiting in the wings above and below the current BTC price range, while GBTC erases more of its discount. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Ripple CTO slams Charles Hoskinson over SEC’s ETH ‘favoritism’

Ripple CTO slams Charles Hoskinson over SEC’s ETH ‘favoritism’ 13/10/2023 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Ripple community and Cardano founder have clashed over the definition of corruption in the context of the ETHgate scandal. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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CMA criticizes Microsoft as it clears $69B Activision Blizzard buy

CMA criticizes Microsoft as it clears $69B Activision Blizzard buy 13/10/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert ‘Tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage’ with us, says UK regulator Britain’s competition regulator finally waved through Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard today, ending a 15-month saga that turned more than a

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IDEMIA, HYPR and Wavelynx partner to launch converged access card

IDEMIA, HYPR and Wavelynx partner to launch converged access card 13/10/2023 at 14:02 By Industry News IDEMIA announced the development of a secure, standards-based converged access card for the enterprise access market, in collaboration with HYPR and Wavelynx. The creation of this smart credential will help organizations meet compliance and regulatory requirements and security best

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DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files

DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files 13/10/2023 at 14:01 By A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype and Microsoft Teams. In these attacks, the messaging apps are used to deliver a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) loader script that masquerades as

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FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure 13/10/2023 at 14:01 By The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as recently as May 2023. That’s according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory released by the U.S. Cybersecurity and

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Dozens of Squid Proxy Vulnerabilities Remain Unpatched 2 Years After Disclosure

Dozens of Squid Proxy Vulnerabilities Remain Unpatched 2 Years After Disclosure 13/10/2023 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs Dozens of Squid caching proxy vulnerabilities remain unpatched two years after a researcher reported them to developers. The post Dozens of Squid Proxy Vulnerabilities Remain Unpatched 2 Years After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program

Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program 13/10/2023 at 13:32 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft is offering rewards of up to $15,000 in a new bug bounty program dedicated to its new AI-powered Bing. The post Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Biden considers tightening AI chip controls to China via third parties

Biden considers tightening AI chip controls to China via third parties 13/10/2023 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis The additional restrictions being considered by the Biden administration would try to target ways Chinese developers could access U.S.-made AI semiconductor chips. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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G20 adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis paper on crypto regulation

G20 adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis paper on crypto regulation 13/10/2023 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph By David Attlee The Group of Twenty accepted the regulatory roadmap proposed in a joint Synthesis paper of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board in September. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Gas supplier blames ‘rogue’ code for Channel Island outage

Gas supplier blames ‘rogue’ code for Channel Island outage 13/10/2023 at 11:32 By Lindsay Clark CEO claims bug had millions-to-one chance of disrupting supply – but it did The small island of Jersey’s natural gas supply is still switched off five days after a software problem caused its main facility to failover to a safety

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French regulator sees DeFi as ‘disintermediated,’ not ‘decentralized’

French regulator sees DeFi as ‘disintermediated,’ not ‘decentralized’ 13/10/2023 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph By David Attlee The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution concluded its consultation on the regulation of DeFi. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Void Rabisu Targets Female Political Leaders with New Slimmed-Down ROMCOM Variant

Void Rabisu Targets Female Political Leaders with New Slimmed-Down ROMCOM Variant 13/10/2023 at 11:02 By Almost a year after Void Rabisu shifted its targeting from opportunistic ransomware attacks with an emphasis on cyberespionage, the threat actor is still developing its main malware, the ROMCOM backdoor. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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What happens if SEC doesn’t appeal Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF ruling?

What happens if SEC doesn’t appeal Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF ruling? 13/10/2023 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan The SEC must appeal Grayscale’s win in a D.C. Appeals Court on Oct. 13, or it will have to approve — or try to delay — the firm’s Bitcoin ETF bid. This article is an excerpt

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Secret Alameda recording reveals exact moment staff learned about FTX deposits

Secret Alameda recording reveals exact moment staff learned about FTX deposits 13/10/2023 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph By Tom Mitchelhill A 75-minute recording, obtained by Cointelegraph, shows the exact moment former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison told employees about their use of FTX customer deposits. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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NASA reschedules Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024

NASA reschedules Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024 13/10/2023 at 09:48 By Katyanna Quach Given they’re still trying to fix the capsule’s parachute the astronauts better say their prayers NASA announced on Thursday that the first-ever crewed test flight of Boeing’s much-delayed Starliner spacecraft will launch no earlier than mid-April, 2024.… This article

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