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Cloud Blog: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

Nov 13, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybersecurity-forecast-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 Feedly Summary: Every November, we start sharing forward-looking insights on threats and other cybersecurity topics to help organizations and defenders prepare for the year ahead. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 report, available today, plays a big role in helping us accomplish this mission. This…

The Register: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists

Nov 12, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/snowflake_hackers_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists Feedly Summary: A Canadian and an American living in Turkey ‘walk into’ cloud storage environments… Two men allegedly compromised what’s believed to be multiple organizations’ Snowflake-hosted cloud environments, stole sensitive data within, and extorted at least $2.5 million…

Schneier on Security: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests

Nov 12, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/criminals-exploiting-fbi-emergency-data-requests.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests Feedly Summary: I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same…

The Register: FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams

Nov 11, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/fraudulent_edr_emails/ Source: The Register Title: FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams Feedly Summary: Just because it’s .gov doesn’t mean that email is trustworthy Cybercrooks abusing emergency data requests in the US isn’t new, but the FBI says it’s becoming a more pronounced issue as the year draws to…

Krebs on Security: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

Nov 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/fbi-spike-in-hacked-police-emails-fake-subpoenas/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas Feedly Summary: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized…

Slashdot: Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People’s Private Information

Nov 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/231226/hackers-are-sending-fraudulent-police-data-requests-to-tech-giants-to-steal-peoples-private-information?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People’s Private Information Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The FBI has issued a warning regarding an increase in fraudulent emergency data requests by hackers who compromise government and police email accounts. These fraudulent requests…

Slashdot: FBI Says Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People’s Private Information

Nov 8, 2024

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/170208/fbi-says-hackers-are-sending-fraudulent-police-data-requests-to-tech-giants-to-steal-peoples-private-information Source: Slashdot Title: FBI Says Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People’s Private Information Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical warning from the FBI regarding the exploitation of emergency data requests by cybercriminals. This issue is particularly relevant for…

CSA: Threat Report: BEC and VEC Attacks Surge

Nov 8, 2024

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Source URL: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/bec-vec-attacks-continue Source: CSA Title: Threat Report: BEC and VEC Attacks Surge Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals the alarming rise of Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) attacks, emphasizing their sophistication and effectiveness against traditional security measures. It highlights the need for organizations to adopt…

The Register: Winos4.0 abuses gaming apps to infect, control Windows machines

Nov 8, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/winos40_targets_windows/ Source: The Register Title: Winos4.0 abuses gaming apps to infect, control Windows machines Feedly Summary: ‘Multiple’ malware samples likely targeting education orgs Criminals are using game-related applications to infect Windows systems with a malicious software framework called Winos4.0 that gives the attackers full control over compromised machines.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

The Register: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer

Nov 7, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/fake_copyright_email_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer Feedly Summary: Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords Organizations should be on the lookout for bogus copyright infringement emails as they might be the latest ploy by cybercriminals to steal their data.… AI Summary and…

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