How Organizations Can Defend Against Advanced Persistent Threats

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Advanced persistent threats (APTs) have emerged to be legitimate concerns for all organizations. APTs are threat actors that breach networks and infrastructures and stealthily lurk within them over extended spans of time. They typically perform complex hacks that allow them …

Apple Opens Its Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers

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As promised by Apple in August this year, the company today finally opened its bug bounty program to all security researchers, offering monetary rewards to anyone for reporting vulnerabilities in the iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iCloud to the …

Flaw in Elementor and Beaver Addons Let Anyone Hack WordPress Sites

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Attention WordPress users! Your website could easily get hacked if you are using “Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder,” or “Ultimate Addons for Elementor” and haven’t recently updated them to the latest available versions. Security researchers have discovered a critical yet …

New Linux Bug Lets Attackers Hijack Encrypted VPN Connections

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A team of cybersecurity researchers has disclosed a new severe vulnerability affecting most Linux and Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, iOS, and Android, that could allow remote ‘network adjacent attackers’ to spy on and tamper with encrypted VPN …

Europol Shuts Down ‘Imminent Monitor’ RAT Operations With 13 Arrests

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In a coordinated International law enforcement operation, Europol today announced to shut down the global organized cybercrime network behind Imminent Monitor RAT, yet another hacking tool that allows cybercriminals to gain complete control over a victim’s computer remotely. The operation …

OnePlus Suffers New Data Breach Impacting Its Online Store Customers

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Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has suffered a new data breach exposing personal and order information of an undisclosed number of its customers, likely, as a result of a vulnerability in its online store website. The breach came to light after …

Boost Your Personal Security With These Killer 2019 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

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If you’re like most consumers, you’re probably looking forward to the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. Who wouldn’t want to get all sorts of products and services at massive discounts? But while most consumers are typically eyeing …

Two Arrested for Stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency Using Sim Swapping

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It appears that at least the United States has started taking the threat of Sim Swapping attacks very seriously. Starting with the country’s first-ever conviction for ‘SIM Swapping’ this February, U.S. Department of Justice has since then announced charges against …

Hacker Ordered to Pay Back Nearly £1 Million to Phishing Victims

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A prolific hacker who carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies worldwide has been ordered to pay back more than $1.1 million (over £922,000) worth of cryptocurrencies to his victims. Grant West, a 27-year-old resident of Kent, England, targeted …

Cybersecurity Frameworks — Types, Strategies, Implementation and Benefits

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Organizations around the world are wondering how to become immune from cyber attacks which are evolving every day with more sophisticated attack vectors. IT teams are always on the lookout for new ransomware and exploit spreading in the wild, but …