One year after the disruptive supply-chain attacks, researchers have observed two new clusters of activity from the Russia-based actors that signal a significant threat may be brewing.
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Crypto-Exchange BitMart to Pay Users for $200M Theft
BitMart confirmed it had been drained of ~$ 150 million in cryptocurrency assets, but a blockchain security firm said it’s closer to $ 200 million.
Are You Guilty of These 8 Network-Security Bad Practices?
Tony Lauro, director of Security Technology & Strategy at Akamai, discusses VPNs, RDP, flat networks, BYOD and other network-security bugbears.
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Cyber Command Publicly Joins Fight Against Ransomware Groups
U.S. military acknowledges targeting cybercriminals who launch attacks on U.S. companies.
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Cuba Ransomware Gang Hauls in $44M in Payouts
The gang is using a variety of tools and malware to carry out attacks in volume on critical sectors, the FBI warned.
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Apache Kafka Cloud Clusters Expose Sensitive Data for Large Companies
The culprit is misconfigured Kafdrop interfaces, used for centralized management of the open-source platform.
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Pegasus Spyware Infects U.S. State Department iPhones
It’s unknown who’s behind the cyberattacks against at least nine employees’ iPhones, who are all involved in Ugandan diplomacy.
Pandemic-Influenced Car Shopping: Just Use the Manufacturer API
Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence, found a way to exploit a Toyota API to get around the hassle of car shopping in the age of supply-chain woes.
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Omicron Phishing Scam Already Spotted in UK
Omicron COVID-19 variant anxiety inspires new phishing scam offering fake NHS tests to steal data.
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What Are Your Top Cloud Security Challenges? Threatpost Poll
We want to know what your biggest cloud security concerns and challenges are, and how your company is dealing with them. Weigh in with our exclusive poll!
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