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New security loophole allows spying on internet users’ online activity

New security loophole allows spying on internet users’ online activity 2024-06-25 at 13:16 By Help Net Security Researchers at Graz University of Technology were able to spy on users’ online activities simply by monitoring fluctuations in the speed of their internet connection. This vulnerability, known as SnailLoad, does not require malicious code to exploit, and […]

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Malware Sandbox Any.Run Targeted in Phishing Attack

Malware Sandbox Any.Run Targeted in Phishing Attack 2024-06-25 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs Employees of the Any.Run malware analysis service were recently targeted in a phishing attack that was part of a BEC campaign. The post Malware Sandbox Any.Run Targeted in Phishing Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Neiman Marcus Data Breach Disclosed as Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Information

Neiman Marcus Data Breach Disclosed as Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Information 2024-06-25 at 12:06 By Eduard Kovacs Neiman Marcus has disclosed a data breach impacting 64,000 people just as a hacker announced the sale of customer data. The post Neiman Marcus Data Breach Disclosed as Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Information appeared first on

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Humanity’s satellite habit could end up choking Earth’s ozone layer

Humanity’s satellite habit could end up choking Earth’s ozone layer 2024-06-25 at 11:56 By Dan Robinson Just when you think we’ve solved chlorofluorocarbons Large numbers of low Earth orbit satellites such as those operated by Starlink could pose a threat to the planet’s ozone layer once they re-enter the atmosphere, according to recent research.… This

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South Korean Lithium battery plant takes at least 23 lives

South Korean Lithium battery plant takes at least 23 lives 2024-06-25 at 11:01 By Laura Dobberstein National Fire Agency responds with inspection of 213 battery-related workplaces A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, South Korea on Monday killed at least 23 people and injured eight others.… This article is an excerpt from

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Airbn-bye: Barcelona bans short-term apartment rentals for tourists

Airbn-bye: Barcelona bans short-term apartment rentals for tourists 2024-06-25 at 09:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Spanish sublet shock solution to housing crisis Tourists in the Spanish city of Barcelona will have fewer lodging options come 2028, as the city has decided to evict operators of short-term apartment rentals. … This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Released from U.K. Prison, Heads to Australia

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Released from U.K. Prison, Heads to Australia 2024-06-25 at 09:01 By WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed in the U.K. and has departed the country after serving more than five years in a maximum security prison at Belmarsh for what was described by the U.S. government as the “largest compromises of

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Alibaba Cloud unleashes thousands of Chinese AI models to the world

Alibaba Cloud unleashes thousands of Chinese AI models to the world 2024-06-25 at 08:31 By Simon Sharwood Like Bedrock or Azure OpenAI Studio – but with the added fun of geopolitical risk Alibaba Cloud has created an English language version of Modelscope, its models-as-service offering.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Zeek: Open-source network traffic analysis, security monitoring

Zeek: Open-source network traffic analysis, security monitoring 2024-06-25 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Zeek is an open-source network analysis framework. Unlike an active security device such as a firewall, Zeek operates on a versatile ‘sensor’ that can be a hardware, software, virtual, or cloud platform. This flexibility allows Zeek to quietly monitor network traffic, interpret

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4 FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree

4 FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree 2024-06-25 at 07:01 By Four Vietnamese nationals with ties to the FIN9 cybercrime group have been indicted in the U.S. for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to companies. The defendants, Ta Van Tai (aka Quynh

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Multiple WordPress Plugins Compromised: Hackers Create Rogue Admin Accounts

Multiple WordPress Plugins Compromised: Hackers Create Rogue Admin Accounts 2024-06-25 at 07:01 By Multiple WordPress plugins have been backdoored to inject malicious code that makes it possible to create rogue administrator accounts with the aim of performing arbitrary actions. “The injected malware attempts to create a new administrative user account and then sends those details

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CISOs’ new ally: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0

CISOs’ new ally: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0 2024-06-25 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Modasiya, VP of Product Management and Growth at Qualys, explores the key features, significant advantages, and innovative technologies behind Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0. Can you explain the key features of Qualys CyberSecurity Asset

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Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap

Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap 2024-06-25 at 06:01 By Help Net Security We present a list of selected cybersecurity companies that received funding during the second quarter of 2024 (Q2 2024). Alethea April | $20 million Alethea closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by GV, with participation

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Guide to mitigating credential stuffing attacks

Guide to mitigating credential stuffing attacks 2024-06-25 at 05:46 By Help Net Security We have a collective unaddressed weakness when it comes to basic cybersecurity. Out of the many reports circulating in the news today, many statistics revolve around the number of detected breaches. Why are credentials so sought after? How can we communicate the

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Julian Assange freed after agreeing to plead guilty to US charges

Julian Assange freed after agreeing to plead guilty to US charges 2024-06-25 at 03:31 By Simon Sharwood WikiLeaks boss already off from the UK to ultimately Australia Breaking news  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been freed in the UK after agreeing to plead guilty to charges brought against him by the United States.… This article

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America’s best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good

America’s best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good 2024-06-25 at 03:16 By Thomas Claburn ‘Congress has effectively gutted it as part of a backroom deal’ Analysis  Introduced in April, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was – in the words of its drafters – “the best opportunity we’ve had in

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