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Russia bans foreign messaging apps in government organizations
Russia's internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the country come into force.
- March 01, 2023
- 11:27 AM
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France fines Apple for targeted App Store ads without consent
France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Apple €8,000,000 ($8.5M) for collecting user data for targeted advertising on the App Store without requesting or securing the user's consent.
- January 05, 2023
- 01:52 PM
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New report: How browser-based attacks are bypassing your security controls
Browser-based attacks, from AITM phishing and ClickFix to malicious OAuth apps and session hijacking, are driving today's biggest breaches.
A new report from Push Security breaks down the techniques attackers are using, real-world case studies, and the detection gaps leaving security teams exposed.
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FCC proposes record-breaking $300 million fine against robocaller
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed today a record-breaking $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall operation that made billions of calls to more than 550 million phones across the United States.
- December 21, 2022
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Ukraine arrests fraud ring members who made €200 million per year
Ukraine's cyber police and Europol have identified and arrested five key members of an international investment fraud ring estimated to have caused losses of over €200 million per year.
- November 10, 2022
- 11:02 AM
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U.S. unmasks hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from Silk Road
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced today the conviction of James Zhong, a mysterious hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from the 'Silk Road' dark net marketplace.
- November 07, 2022
- 03:23 PM
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Z-Library eBook site domains seized by U.S. Dept of Justice
Internet domains for the popular Z-Library online eBook repository were seized early this morning by the U.S. Department of Justice, preventing easy access to the service.
- November 04, 2022
- 01:53 PM
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U.S. govt employees exposed to mobile attacks from outdated Android, iOS
Roughly half of all Android-based mobile phones used by state and local government employees are running outdated versions of the operating system, exposing them to hundreds of vulnerabilities threat actors can leverage to perform cyberattacks.
- November 02, 2022
- 11:11 AM
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INTERPOL arrests ‘Black Axe’ cybercrime syndicate members
INTERPOL has arrested over 70 suspected members of the 'Black Axe' cybercrime syndicate, with two believed to be responsible for $1.8 million in financial fraud.
- October 14, 2022
- 11:50 AM
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Russia labels Meta an 'extremist' org, sends legal threats to users
Rosfinmonitoring, Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service, has added Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, to its list of terrorists and extremists.
- October 11, 2022
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New Iranian hacking group APT42 deploys custom Android spyware
A new Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as APT42 has been discovered using a custom Android malware to spy on targets of interest.
- September 07, 2022
- 10:18 AM
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US seizes WT1SHOP market selling credit cards, credentials, and IDs
An international law enforcement operation has seized the website and domains for WT1SHOP, a criminal marketplace that sold stolen credit cards, I.D. cards, and millions of login credentials.
- September 06, 2022
- 06:43 PM
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IRS data leak exposes personal info of 120,000 taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has accidentally leaked confidential information for approximately 120,000 taxpayers who filed a form 990-T as part of their tax returns.
- September 03, 2022
- 04:39 PM
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Windows zero-day exploited in US local govt phishing attacks
European governments and US local governments were the targets of a phishing campaign using malicious Rich Text Format (RTF) documents designed to exploit a critical Windows zero-day vulnerability known as Follina.
- June 06, 2022
- 12:09 PM
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US Senate: Govt’s ransomware fight hindered by limited reporting
A report published today by U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, says law enforcement and regulatory agencies lack insight into ransomware attacks to fight against them effectively.
- May 24, 2022
- 01:34 PM
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Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns
The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
- May 20, 2022
- 06:35 AM
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FBI, CISA, and NSA warn of hackers increasingly targeting MSPs
Members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance today warned managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers that they're increasingly targeted by supply chain attacks.
- May 11, 2022
- 08:29 AM
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Dell, Apple, Netflix face lawsuits for pulling services out of Russia
A Moscow Arbitration Court has reportedly seized almost $11 million belonging to Dell LLC after the company failed to provide paid-for services to a local system integrator.
- May 09, 2022
- 02:59 PM
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Costa Rica declares national emergency after Conti ransomware attacks
The Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency following cyber attacks from Conti ransomware group. BleepingComputer also observed Conti published most of the 672 GB dump that appears to contain data belonging to the Costa Rican government agencies.
- May 09, 2022
- 03:53 AM
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White House: Prepare for cryptography-cracking quantum computers
President Joe Biden signed a national security memorandum (NSM) on Thursday asking government agencies to implement a set of measures that would mitigate risks posed by quantum computers to US national cyber security.
- May 05, 2022
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SEC ramps up fight on cryptocurrency fraud by doubling cyber unit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it will almost double the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit to ramp up the fight against cryptocurrency fraud to protect investors from "cyber-related threats."
- May 03, 2022
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