How the US Prepares Its Embassies for Potential Attacks
In addition to securing physical structures, the Diplomatic Security Service runs simulations of protests in a model city in Virginia.
Source: Wired
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FIN7 Hackers Added New Hacking Tool BIOLOAD to Evade AV Detection – Attacks Windows 64-bit OS
Researchers observed a new tool attributed to the FIN7 hacker group dubbed BIOLOAD aimed to minimize the footprint in the victim machine and
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New Mozi P2P Botnet Attacks Netgear, GPON, D-Link and Huawei Routers Using Weak Passwords and Some Known Exploits
A new Distributed Hash Table (DHT) protocol based botnet dubbed Mozi attacks routers with weak passwords and known exploits. The botnet appears to
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Momentum Botnet Attacks Linux Devices and Recruit them as Botnet to Launch DDoS Attacks Using 36 Different Methods
Security researchers from Trend Micro observed a new malware activity targeting devices running the Linux platform, the malware samples found to be connected
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New Krampus-3PC Malware Attacks iPhone Users to Steal Cookies and Redirects to Malicious Websites
A new malware campaign dubbed Krampus-3PC targets iPhone users has impacted more than 100 UK news publisher and magazine websites. The users who
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RaaS – Zeppelin Ransomware Attacks IT and Healthcare Companies To Encrypt The Sensitive Data
Zeppelin ransomware also known as Vega or VegaLocker or Buran, observed at the beginning of 2019 and it was distributed as part of
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Hackers Used Windows 0-day Exploit CVE-2019-1458 in Operation WizardOpium Cyber Attacks
Researchers discovered a newly patched Windows Zero-day vulnerability exploit already used in Operation WizardOpium attacks along with Chrome Zero-day exploit in last month.
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Microsoft Office 365 New Campaign Views to help Customers Tracking Attacks Targeting Organization and its Users
Microsoft announced the public preview of the campaign views security feature that let users view the full campaign of how the attackers targeted
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Microsoft 'Campaign Views' Offers Full Look at Office 365 Attacks
Campaign views, arriving in public preview, aims to share more context around how attackers targeted an organization and whether its defenses worked.
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Google Details Its Responses to Cyber Attacks, Disinformation
Government groups continue to attack user credentials and distribute disinformation according to a new blog post from Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
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