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Credential-harvesting attacks by APT28 hit Turkish, European, and Central Asian organizations

Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 targets energy, nuclear, and policy staff in Turkey, Europe, North Macedonia, and Uzbekistan with credential-harvesting attacks.…

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The ideals of Aaron Swartz in an age of control

Today marks Aaron Swartz ’s death anniversary. His fight for open knowledge and digital rights continues as the forces he…

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A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users, triggering mass password reset emails and fears that stolen data is…

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Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) suffered a data breach that impacted 700K individuals

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) exposed personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings.…

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Trend Micro fixed a remote code execution in Apex Central

Trend Micro fixed three Apex Central flaws discovered by Tenable that could allow remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks. Trend…

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Iran cuts Internet nationwide amid deadly protest crackdown

Iran shut down the internet as protests spread nationwide. Dozens were killed in a violent crackdown amid soaring inflation and…

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China-linked UAT-7290 spies on telco in South Asia and Europe using modular malware

China-linked UAT-7290 has targeted South Asia and Southeastern Europe since 2022, conducting espionage and deploying RushDrop, DriveSwitch, and SilentRaid. China-linked…

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Chinese-speaking hackers exploited ESXi zero-days long before disclosure

Chinese-speaking attackers used a hacked SonicWall VPN to deploy ESXi zero-days that were likely exploited over a year before public…

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Astaroth banking Trojan spreads in Brazil via WhatsApp worm

A WhatsApp worm spread the Astaroth banking trojan across Brazil by automatically sending malicious messages to victims’ contacts. Astaroth, a…

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