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This article is covering effects of the people tracking applications over the “telegram-nearby-map” project on GitHub. This open-source project allows users to track the approximate location of other Telegram users within a specified radius, raising significant concerns about privacy and potential misuse. Functionality and Concerns The tool leverages Telegram’s “People Nearby” feature, which allows users…
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The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists, Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant said in a report published last week. “APT42 was observed posing as…
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Citrix Bleed was assigned a CVSS score of 9.4/10, making it a high-severity, critical information disclosure vulnerability. Much like this vulnerability, Citrix Bleed’s exploit was only possible in the instances where NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices were configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server. This bug’s inability to expose data…
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May 07, 2024NewsroomOnline Security / Data Breach Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks in case the passwords are stolen.…
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May 07, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken into custody in Greece in July 2017. He was subsequently extradited to the U.S. in August 2022. Vinnik and his…
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Recent developments in the cyber landscape have raised concerns over escalating tensions between Germany and Russia. A cyberattack on the Bundestag, the German parliament, has been attributed to Russia by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Condemning the attack as “intolerable,” Baerbock vowed consequences for those responsible. This incident marks a significant escalation in cyber warfare,…
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The challenge is to grant access to the enterprise assets that users and devices have rights to in each context, and to keep up with changes in these contexts as computing needs evolve. That includes onboarding users and systems, permission authorizations, and the offboarding of users and devices in a timely manner. One example of these…
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Security Operations, Google’s platform for detecting, investigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats, will use AI to automate detections from threat discoveries. Google and Mandiant experts provide teams with curated detections that let them specify the type of threat detection they need for their environment. The company unveiled two new kinds of detections: cloud and emerging…
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Abacus Group, NexusTek, Astrica, Wipro, HP, Microsoft and Saviynt were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves during April 2024. New CEOs at Abacus Group, NexusTek, Astrica and Wipro were some of the biggest executive moves last month. Anthony D’Ambrosi, formerly of ATSG; Hamilton Yu; Vicky Papa, formerly of NTT Data; and…
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The cybersecurity industry is facing a workforce gap. In fact, the gap between the number of skilled cybersecurity workers needed vs the amount available has grown 12.6% year over year worldwide. This is at a time when the number of threats security teams face continue to escalate in volume and sophistication, in many cases simply…
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