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    27 Jan, 2021
    Arrest, Seizures Tied to Netwalker Ransomware
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    U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. In connection with the seizure, a Canadian national suspected of extorting more than $27 million through the spreading of NetWalker was charged in a Florida court. …

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    27 Jan, 2021
    International Action Targets Emotet Crimeware
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    Authorities across Europe on Tuesday said they’d seized control over Emotet, a prolific malware strain and cybercrime-as-service operation. Investigators say the action could help quarantine more than a million Microsoft Windows systems currently compromised with malware tied to Emotet infections. …

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    27 Jan, 2021
    7 Tips to Prevent a Successful Phishing Attack on Your Remote Team
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    7 Tips to Prevent a Successful Phishing Attack on Your Remote Team

    Since more and more companies have switched to a remote workforce, there has been an increase in cybersecurity risks.  As per a survey conducted by CNBC, over one-third of senior technology executives reported that cybersecurity risks have increased since most of their employees work from home. Now, communication that usually took place inside a secure […]

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    26 Jan, 2021
    Emerging Paradigms in Endpoint Protection Platforms
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    Over the years, cybersecurity solution investments have witnessed colossal upsurge. Rampant ransomware attacks, online frauds and malware have prompted entities to beef up existing security apparatuses. In 2019, over 40% of all cyberattacks were directed towards small businesses, given their high vulnerability due to the presence of inadequate security systems.   With the global cybercrime figures […]

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    21 Jan, 2021
    DDoS-Guard To Forfeit Internet Space Occupied by Parler
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    Parler, the beleaguered social network advertised as a “free speech” alternative to Facebook and Twitter, has had a tough month. Apple and Google removed the Parler app from its stores, and Amazon blocked the platform from using its hosting services. Parler has since found a home in DDoS-Guard, a Russian digital infrastructure company. But now it appears DDoS-Guard is about to be relieved of more than two-thirds of the Internet address space the company leases to clients — including the Internet addresses currently occupied by Parler. …

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    19 Jan, 2021
    New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS
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    A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. The new charges have derailed plans to deport him under compassionate release because of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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    18 Jan, 2021
    Joker’s Stash Carding Market to Call it Quits
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    Joker’s Stash, by some accounts the largest underground shop for selling stolen credit card and identity data, says it’s closing up shop effective mid-February 2021. The announcement came on the heels of a turbulent year for the major cybercrime store, and just weeks after U.S. and European authorities seized a number of its servers. …

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    18 Jan, 2021
    Joker’s Stash Carding Market to Call it Quits
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    Joker’s Stash, by some accounts the largest underground shop for selling stolen credit card and identity data, says it’s closing up shop effective mid-February 2021. The announcement came on the heels of a turbulent year for the major cybercrime store, and just weeks after U.S. and European authorities seized a number of its servers. …

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    13 Jan, 2021
    Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2021 Edition
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    Microsoft today released updates to plug more than 80 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including one that is actively being exploited and another which was disclosed prior to today. Ten of the flaws earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning they could be exploited by malware or miscreants to seize remote control over unpatched systems with little or no interaction from Windows users. …

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    12 Jan, 2021
    SolarWinds: What Hit Us Could Hit Others
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    New research into the malware that set the stage for the megabreach at IT vendor SolarWinds shows the perpetrators spent months inside the company’s software development labs honing their attack before inserting malicious code into updates that SolarWinds then shipped to thousands of customers. More worrisome, the research suggests the insidious methods used by the intruders to subvert the company’s software development pipeline could be repurposed against many other major software providers. …

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