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The Norwegian National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends replacing SSLVPN/WebVPN solutions with alternatives due to the repeated exploitation of related vulnerabilities in edge network devices to breach corporate networks. The organization recommends that the transition be completed by 2025, while organizations subject to the ‘Safety Act’ or those in critical infrastructure should adopt safer alternatives by…

​The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes that generated revenue for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. They were allegedly involved between October 2020 and October 2023 in a campaign coordinated by the North Korean government “to infiltrate…

​Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from replying to encrypted emails using the Outlook Desktop client. This confirms customer reports regarding these issues when using the classic Outlook clients shared on Microsoft’s community website in recent months. According to online reports, reinstalling Outlook or creating a new…

Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia has shut down its website and phone lines following a ransomware attack believed to originate from a third-party vendor. The incident has impacted personal and health information of individuals but the extent remains unclear at this time. Operating since 2009, MediSecure provides digital tools to healthcare professionals to manage…

Security researchers discovered two previously unseen backdoors dubbed LunarWeb and LunarMail that were used to compromise a European government’s diplomatic institutions abroad. The pieces of malware have been used to breach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a European country with diplomatic missions in the Middle East and have been active since at least 2020. Researchers at cybersecurity…