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Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox -
Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more
1/31/2024
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Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox -
Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more
1/26/2024
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Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach -
According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more
11/8/2023
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Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach -
According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more
11/7/2023
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CISA Launches Cybersecurity -
Public Awareness Campaign To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA and...more
10/16/2023
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Patch Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild ASAP -
Adobe has issued alerts on three vulnerabilities affecting its ColdFusion product. The first alert, issued on July 11, 2023,...more
7/24/2023
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South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok -
It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct...more
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CISA Lists Top CVEs Exploited by Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Actors -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued an Alert outlining the top Common Vulnerabilities and...more
10/26/2022
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CISA Lists Top CVEs Exploited by Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Actors -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued an Alert outlining the top Common Vulnerabilities and...more
10/21/2022
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CISA Recommends Following Microsoft’s Mitigation for Zero Day Exploits -
Microsoft recently issued mitigation steps for vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by threat actors. Microsoft...more
10/14/2022
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Cyber-Attack Disrupts Public Services in Fremont County, Colorado -
Government offices and public services in Fremont County, Colorado, have been disrupted since August 17, 2022, due to a “cybersecurity...more
8/26/2022
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Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme -
We’ve explained smishing schemes before. Smishing is like phishing, but uses SMS texting to deliver malicious code to users’ phones, or tricks the user...more
8/12/2022
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New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity Violations -
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced its first ever penalty against a cryptocurrency platform...more
8/4/2022
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CYBERSECURITY Neopets Breach Affects 69M Users What is Neopets, you ask? It is a virtual pet website that gives members the ability to “own, raise, and play games with their virtual pets.” According to BleepingComputer,...more
7/29/2022
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Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection -
According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more
7/22/2022
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Joint Advisory Warns of MedusaLocker Ransomware -
A recently-issued joint advisory by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the...more
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Joint Advisory Warns of Chinese-Sponsored Attacks on Telecommunications Companies -
A joint advisory issued June 7, 2022, by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and the National...more
6/10/2022
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State Department Establishes Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy -
The Department of State’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) commenced operations on April 4, 2022. According to an...more
4/8/2022
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Russian Government Officials Charged with Hacking U.S. Energy Infrastructure -
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed indictments against four Russian government officials on March 24, 2022,...more
4/4/2022
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Okta Notifies Customers of LAPSUS$ Attack -
Okta, which markets itself as a “leading provider of identity” in the health care, public sector, energy, financial services, technology, travel and hospitality,...more
3/25/2022
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Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks -
Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more
3/11/2022
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FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure -
U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that...more
2/23/2022
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FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure -
U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that...more
2/18/2022
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Coveware 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report Issued -
Coveware issued its 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report on February 1, 2022. The report stated that although average and median ransom payments increased...more
2/11/2022
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FBI Warns Olympics/Paralympics Participants of Cyber “Activities” -
On January 31, 2022, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification entitled “Potential for Malicious Cyber Activities to Disrupt the...more
2/4/2022
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