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DoubleClickjacking allows clickjacking on major websites

The "DoubleClickjacking" exploit bypasses protections on major websites, using a double-click sequence for clickjacking and account takeover attacks. DoubleClickjacking is a…

1 year ago

Russian media outlets Telegram channels blocked in European countries

Telegram restricted access to Russian state-owned news channels in several European countries, including Poland, France, and Italy. Telegram blocked access…

1 year ago

Three Russian-German nationals charged with suspicion of secret service agent activity

German authorities have charged three Russian-German nationals with suspicion of, among other things, secret service agent activity for the Russian government. German…

1 year ago

Lumen reports that it has locked out the Salt Typhoon group from its network

Lumen reports that the Salt Typhoon hacking group, which targeted at least nine U.S. telecom firms, was locked out of…

1 year ago

Proposed updates to HIPAA Security Rule mandate to restore the loss of certain relevant electronic information systems and data within 72 hours

HHS OCR proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to boost cybersecurity for electronic protected health information (ePHI). On December…

1 year ago

U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian and Iranian entities for interfering in the presidential election

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned entities for disinformation tied to Russian and Iranian intelligence before the 2024 presidential elections. The U.S.…

1 year ago

Rhode Island ’s data from health benefits system leaked on the dark web

Rhode Island ’s health benefits system was hacked, and threat actors leaked residents' data on the dark web. Cybercriminals leaked…

1 year ago

Hacking campaign compromised at least 16 Chrome browser extensions

Threat actors compromised at least 16 Chrome browser extensions leading to the exposure of data from over 600,000 users. A…

1 year ago

China-linked actors hacked US Treasury Department

China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department by hacking a remote support platform used by the agency. China-linked threat…

1 year ago

An X user claimed a 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability, but 7-Zip’s creator says is a fake

An X user using the handle @NSA_Employee39 disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. A verified…

1 year ago

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