Russia was involved in a months-long cyber espionage campaign against Germany last year, which involved targeting politicians and the defense sector, German officials said, adding they have evidence the attacks were conducted by Russia-backed threat actor, Fancy Bear. Also tracked as APT28, Fancy Bear is a state-sponsored hacker group linked to the Russian GRU intelligence service…
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Cybercriminals are vipers. They’re like snakes in the grass, hiding behind their keyboards, waiting to strike. And if you’re a small- and medium-sized business (SMB), your organization is the ideal lair for these serpents to slither into. With cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated, SMBs like you must do more to protect themselves. But at what price?…
Read MoreNew Lawsuit Attempting to Make Adversarial Interoperability Legal Lots of complicated details here: too many for me to summarize well. It involves an obscure Section 230 provision—and an even more obscure typo. Read this. Tags: copyright, courts Posted on May 6, 2024 at 7:03 AM • 0 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe…
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May 06, 2024NewsroomAndroid / Data Security Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various applications and system components within Xiaomi devices running Android. “The vulnerabilities in Xiaomi led to access to arbitrary activities, receivers and services with system privileges, theft of arbitrary files with system privileges, [and] disclosure of phone, settings and Xiaomi account data,”…
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May 06, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer targeting Apple macOS systems that’s designed to set up persistence on the infected hosts and act as a spyware. Dubbed Cuckoo by Kandji, the malware is a universal Mach-O binary that’s capable of running on both Intel- and Arm-based Macs. The exact…
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Indonesia and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership that will see the tech giant invest $1.7 billion in the country over the next four years. This is the largest investment Microsoft has ever made in Indonesia, and it reflects the company’s belief in the country’s potential as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI). “Indonesia is a…
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The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), SANS Institute, and other organizations are releasing new AI certifications in the areas of governance and cybersecurity or adding new AI modules to existing programs. These may help professionals find employment, but with the area being relatively new, experts warn certifications could be out of date almost immediately.…
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Screenshots for Malwarebytes Support Tool BleepingComputer Review: The Malwarebytes Support Tool allows you to troubleshoot, repair, and uninstall the company’s antimalware products and desktop applications. However, many users use the Malwarebytes Support Tool to perform a clean uninstall of all Malwarebytes products from Windows. This is especially helpful when you are having issues uninstalling the…
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Screenshots for BitDefender Uninstall Tool BleepingComputer Review: The Bitdefender Uninstall Tool allows you to remove Bitdefender products that do not uninstall properly from the Windows control panel. If you have a Bitdefender product that is failing to uninstall, you can use the Bitdefender Uninstall Tool to search for files and registry entries that are associated…
Read MoreBleepingComputer Review: FilesLockerDecrypter is a ransomware decryptor created by Michael Gillespie that decrypts files encrypted by the FilesLocker Ransomware. This decrypter works with version v1 and v2 of the ransomware. In order to use this decrypter, users must have a copy of the ransom note for the infected system as it contains the encrypted decryption key. This decryption…
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