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More than 160 Snowflake customers hit in targeted data theft spree

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Mandiant has warned Snowflake customers to step up their game when it comes to basic credential hygiene, after revealing evidence that more than 160 customers – including Santander and Ticketmaster – have been compromised in a targeted campaign by a financially motivated threat actor it tracks as UNC5537. Mandiant said UNC5537 was systematically compromising Snowflake…

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Europol sting operation smokes multiple botnets

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Some of the most prominent malware-dropping botnets in operation today, including Bumblebee, IcedID, Pikabot, Smokeloader, SystemBC and Trickbot, have been disrupted in a coordinated law enforcement action orchestrated through the European Union’s (EU’s) Europol agency. Operation Endgame, which enlisted the support of both the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the US’s FBI, as well…

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Sellafield local authority slammed over response to North Korean ransomware attack

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Former bosses at Copeland Borough Council blame a 2017 ransomware attack for the authority’s failure to submit audited accounts for its final four years of business. As part of local government reform, Copeland was incorporated into the joint Cumberland authority on 1 April 2023.Auditors from Grant Thornton have now also lambasted Copeland for its response…

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DuckDuckGo’s new $9.99 Privacy Pro subscription should be on everyone’s radar

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After all these years, DuckDuckGo doesn’t need an introduction. It’s a more private internet search tool than Google Search, and it’s my default search engine on the iPhone and most of my desktop browsing. It also offers a DuckDuckGo browser for mobile and desktop.Whether you’re using DuckDuckGo or not, now there’s a great new reason…

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watchOS 10: Release date, new Apple Watch features, beta, more

11 minutes of reading / AI, API, Apple, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPhone, machine learning, Tech, VPN / By

watchOS 10 is Apple’s current operating system for Apple Watch models. It brings a redesign for larger displays, a focus on widgets, apps, new workout features, and stacks to Watch Faces. Apple is currently readying the introduction of watchOS 11.FeaturesHere’s everything new with the Apple Watch, thanks to the watchOS 10 update. Redesigned interface, new…

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Nation states buying hacking tools from underground Russian cyber forums

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Nation states have been identified shopping on Russian cyber crime forums for malware they can use to wipe computers of data in hostile hacking attacks. Russian-speaking hacking forums, including Exploit and XSS, run black markets in tools and services used by cyber criminals intent on making money by hacking computer systems and stealing data. According…

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Internal documents leaked as Rhysida claims responsibility for British Library ransomware attack

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The British Library, which was hit by a ransomware attack that has disabled its computer systems, website, phone network and public Wi-Fi for more than three weeks, confirmed yesterday that internal HR documents have been leaked following the attack. The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has left readers seeking access…

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Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach

6 minutes of reading / API, Cloud, Cloudflare, Computer, Okta, Tech, VPN / By

Cyber security companies BeyondTrust and Cloudflare have criticised identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta after both became ensnared in yet another cyber attack against the latter’s systems. BeyondTrust said it detected an identity-centric attack on an in-house Okta admin account on 2 October 2023, which used a valid session cookie stolen from Okta. It…

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What are the cyber risks from the latest Middle Eastern conflict?

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Open warfare returned to the Middle East in the early hours of Saturday 7 October, when Hamas operatives stormed the border between Israel and the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. In common with other modern kinetic conflicts, the developing conflict between Hamas and Israel has brought with it a corresponding and escalating online cyber war, raising…

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