A US court has found a Nigerian national guilty of charges related to a US $1.5 million business email compromise (BEC) scam and could face the rest of his life in prison as a consequence. 35-year-old Ebuka Raphael Umeti was convicted last week by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, for operating a scheme that…
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Jun 18, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Vulnerability VMware has released updates to address critical flaws impacting Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and remote code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-37079 & CVE-2024-37080 (CVSS scores: 9.8) – Multiple heap-overflow vulnerabilities in the implementation…
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Jun 18, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Financial Fraud The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced the extradition of two men from Malaysia for their alleged involvement in a mobile malware campaign targeting citizens in the country since June 2023. The unnamed individuals, aged 26 and 47, engaged in scams that tricked unsuspecting users into downloading malicious…
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Business Security Don’t get hacked in the first place – it costs far less than dealing with the aftermath of a successful attack 17 Jun 2024 • , 3 min. read We watch real life attacks in horror, where companies simply try to defend against attackers stomping on their networks in real time, blunting the…
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Virtusa, Redapt, Network Doctor, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Atlassian are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Virtusa, Redapt and Network Doctor are among the solution providers to list open positions while Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Atlassian are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles.…
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A new malware distribution campaign uses fake Google Chrome, Word, and OneDrive errors to trick users into running malicious PowerShell “fixes” that install malware. The new campaign was observed being used by multiple threat actors, including those behind ClearFake, a new attack cluster called ClickFix, and the TA571 threat actor, known for operating as a…
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Crypto investing faces significant security challenges, including a steep learning curve, lack of traditional advisor support, and market volatility. In 2022 alone, $3.8 billion was stolen in crypto hacks, with decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms being primary targets. To protect oneself, it is recommended that you remain cautious of too-good-to-be-true opportunities, conduct thorough research, and avoid…
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Two men have been charged in a Chicago federal court for operating “Empire Market,” a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions between February 2018 and August 2020. Empire Market was a popular dark web marketplace that sold illegal drugs, chemicals, jewelry, credit card numbers, counterfeit money bills, malware, and other…
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“We’re disappointed by the request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), our lead regulator, on behalf of the European DPAs, to delay training our large language models (LLMs) using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram — particularly since we incorporated regulatory feedback and the European DPAs have been informed since March,”…
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Panera Bread, an American chain of fast food restaurants, most likely paid a ransom after being hit by a ransomware attack, suggests language used an internal email sent to employees. Last week, Panera began sending data breach notifications to employees, warning that threat actors stole personal information in a March cyberattack that included names and…
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