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Expert-Led Webinar – Uncovering Latest DDoS Tactics and Learn How to Fight Back
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the threat of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks looms more significant than ever. As these cyber threats grow in sophistication, understanding and countering them becomes crucial for any business seeking to...
Hackers Increasingly Abusing Microsoft Graph API for Stealthy Malware Communications
Threat actors have been increasingly weaponizing Microsoft Graph API for malicious purposes with the aim of evading detection. This is done to "facilitate communications with command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud services," the...
New Guide Explains How to Eliminate the Risk of Shadow SaaS and Protect Corporate Data
SaaS applications are dominating the corporate landscape. Their increased use enables organizations to push the boundaries of technology and business. At the same time, these applications also pose a new security risk that security leaders need to address, since the...
NSA, FBI Alert on N. Korean Hackers Spoofing Emails from Trusted Sources
The U.S. government on Thursday published a new cybersecurity advisory warning of North Korean threat actors' attempts to send emails in a manner that makes them appear like they are from legitimate and trusted parties. The joint bulletin was published by the National...
Google Announces Passkeys Adopted by Over 400 Million Accounts
Google on Thursday announced that passkeys are being used by over 400 million Google accounts, authenticating users more than 1 billion times over the past two years. "Passkeys are easy to use and phishing resistant, only relying on a fingerprint, face scan or a pin...
Four Critical Vulnerabilities Expose HPE Aruba Devices to RCE Attacks
HPE Aruba Networking (formerly Aruba Networks) has released security updates to address critical flaws impacting ArubaOS that could result in remote code execution (RCE) on affected systems. Of the 10 security defects, four are rated critical in severity -...
Popular Android Apps Like Xiaomi, WPS Office Vulnerable to File Overwrite Flaw
Several popular Android applications available in Google Play Store are susceptible to a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious app to overwrite arbitrary files in the vulnerable app's home directory. "The implications of this...
Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims. Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik), 24, along with his co-conspirators part of...
When is One Vulnerability Scanner Not Enough?
Like antivirus software, vulnerability scans rely on a database of known weaknesses. That’s why websites like VirusTotal exist, to give cyber practitioners a chance to see whether a malware sample is detected by multiple virus scanning engines, but this concept hasn’t...
Dropbox Discloses Breach of Digital Signature Service Affecting All Users
Cloud storage services provider Dropbox on Wednesday disclosed that Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) was breached by unidentified threat actors, who accessed emails, usernames, and general account settings associated with all users of the digital signature product....