“OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all dealings by US persons or within the United States (including transactions transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons. In addition, persons that engage in certain transactions with the individual designated today may themselves be exposed to designation.” Sanctions may affect ability of…
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Hackers have been targeting WordPress sites with an outdated version of the LiteSpeed Cache plugin to create administrator users and gain control of the websites. LiteSpeed Cache (LS Cache) is advertised as a caching plugin used in over five million WordPress sites that helps speed up page loads, improve visitor experience, and boost Google Search ranking. Automattic’s security…
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LockBit at times throughout the last four years was considered the most prolific ransomware group in the world. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of the Russian national. The U.S. Justice Department is charging a Russian national for his alleged role…
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The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant claims that the new M4 system-on-chip inside the forthcoming 11- and 13-inch iPad Pro tablets has more powerful AI processing capabilities than processors powering any Windows-based AI PC on the market today. Apple is using the reveal of its new, M4-powered iPad Pro tablets to claim it’s far ahead of…
Read MoreLockBit at times throughout the last four years was considered the most prolific ransomware group in the world. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of the Russian national. The U.S. Justice Department is charging a Russian national for his alleged role…
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Trust issues Some cybersecurity professionals suggested the speech didn’t reflect the realities of today’s enterprise cybersecurity struggles, with no acknowledgement that there no longer exists anything that can be blindly trusted. Mike Isbitski, a cybersecurity consultant and former Gartner analyst, said Blinken’s references to trusted vendors and governments are naive from a cybersecurity perspective. “Who…
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‘VMware Cloud on AWS is no longer directly sold by AWS or its channel partners. It’s that simple,’ says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan. Amazon Web Services and AWS channel partners can no longer resell VMware Cloud on AWS, as Broadcom forces joint customers to have to buy the offering direct from VMware by Broadcom now.…
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The UK Government confirmed today that a threat actor recently breached the country’s Ministry of Defence and gained access to part of the Armed Forces payment network. The attacked system contained personal data belonging to active and reserve personnel as well as some recently retired veterans. MoD core network unaffected In a statement to the House of Commons today,…
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A new attack dubbed “TunnelVision” can route traffic outside a VPN’s encryption tunnel, allowing attackers to snoop on unencrypted traffic while maintaining the appearance of a secure VPN connection. The method, described in detail in a report by Leviathan Security, relies on the abuse of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol’s (DHCP) option 121, which permits the…
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In response to the attack, Change Healthcare technology infrastructure has been rebuilt from the ground up. Change Healthcare’s data center network and core services have been rebuilt with added server capacity and greater reliance on the cloud. Questions about insurance reimbursements and the extent of the breach, which also exposed the personal information and medical…
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