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Threat Intelligence
Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP NetsMidnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets

The Russian-based attack group uses legitimate red-team tools, 200 domain names, and 34 back-end RDP servers, making it harder to identify and block malicious activity.

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Dec 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
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Threat Intelligence
Thai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' BackdoorThai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' Backdoor
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
Dec 18, 2024
4 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Texas Tech Fumbles Medical Data in Massive BreachTexas Tech Fumbles Medical Data in Massive Breach
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
Dec 17, 2024
2 Min Read
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Сloud Security
Azure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud InfrastructureAzure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud Infrastructure
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Dec 17, 2024
4 Min Read
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Endpoint Security
BlackBerry to Sell Cylance to Arctic WolfBlackBerry to Sell Cylance to Arctic Wolf
byFahmida Y. Rashid
Dec 16, 2024
2 Min Read
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Application Security
Does Desktop AI Come With a Side of Risk?Does Desktop AI Come With a Side of Risk?
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Dec 16, 2024
6 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT
Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT
Dec 16, 2024
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3 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Application Security
Cleo MFT Zero-Day Exploits Are About to Escalate, Analysts Warn
Cleo MFT Zero-Day Exploits Are About to Escalate
Dec 13, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
With 'TPUXtract,' Attackers Can Steal Orgs' AI Models
With 'TPUXtract,' Attackers Can Steal Orgs' AI Models
Dec 13, 2024
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5 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
'Dubai Police' Lures Anchor Wave of UAE Mobile Attacks
'Dubai Police' Lures Anchor Wave of UAE Mobile Attacks
Dec 13, 2024
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4 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
Lloyd's of London Launches New Cyber Insurance Consortium
Lloyd’s of London Launches New Cyber Insurance Consortium
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer
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Сloud Security
336K Prometheus Instances Exposed to DoS, 'Repojacking'
336K Prometheus Instances Exposed to DoS, 'Repojacking'
Dec 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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ICS/OT Security
IoT Cloud Cracked by 'Open Sesame' Over-the-Air Attack
IoT Cloud Cracked by 'Open Sesame' Over-the-Air Attack
Dec 12, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks
Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Efforts to Secure US Telcos Beset by Salt Typhoon Might Fall Flat
Efforts to Secure US Telcos Beset by Salt Typhoon Might Fall Flat
Dec 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Chinese Hacker Pwns 81K Sophos Devices With Zero-Day Bug
Chinese Hacker Pwns 81K Sophos Devices With Zero-Day
Dec 11, 2024
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Delivery Gets Cooked in Cyberattack
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Delivery Gets Cooked in Cyberattack
Dec 11, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
Symmetrical Cryptography Pioneer Targets the Post-Quantum Era
Symmetrical Cryptography Pioneer Targets the Post-Quantum Era
Dec 11, 2024
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3 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Researchers Crack Microsoft Azure MFA in an Hour
Researchers Crack Microsoft Azure MFA in an Hour
Dec 11, 2024
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4 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Governments, Telcos Ward Off China's Hacking Typhoons
Governments, Telcos Ward Off China's Hacking Typhoons
Dec 11, 2024
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5 Min Read
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Identity & Access Management Security
Snowflake Rolls Out Mandatory MFA Plan
Snowflake Rolls Out Mandatory MFA Plan
Dec 10, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
FCC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Telecoms
FCC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Telecoms
Dec 10, 2024
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3 Min Read
byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer
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Application Security
Actively Exploited Zero-Day, Critical RCEs Lead Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Fixes Active Zero-Day, Critical RCEs on Patch Tuesday
Dec 10, 2024
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5 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
'Termite' Ransomware Likely Behind Cleo Zero-Day Attacks
'Termite' Ransomware Likely Behind Cleo Zero-Day Attacks
Dec 10, 2024
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4 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Scottish Parliament TV at Risk From Deepfakes
Scottish Parliament TV at Risk From Deepfakes
Dec 10, 2024
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1 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Endpoint Security
Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of Orgs' AWS Credentials
Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With 1000s of AWS Credentials
Dec 10, 2024
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5 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Sprawling 'Operation Digital Eye' Attack Targets European IT Orgs
'Operation Digital Eye' Attack Targets European IT Orgs
Dec 10, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Application Security
Microsoft NTLM Zero-Day to Remain Unpatched Until April
Microsoft NTLM Zero-Day to Remain Unpatched Until April
Dec 9, 2024
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3 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Millionaire Airbnb Phishing Ring Busted Up by Police
Millionaire Airbnb Phishing Ring Busted Up by Police
Dec 9, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Endpoint Security
Attackers Can Use QR Codes to Bypass Browser Isolation
Attackers Can Use QR Codes to Bypass Browser Isolation
Dec 9, 2024
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4 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Google Launches Open Source Patch Validation Tool
Google Launches Open Source Patch Validation Tool
Dec 9, 2024
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2 Min Read
byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks
Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks
Dec 6, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Recall AI Feature
Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Recall AI Feature
Dec 6, 2024
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1 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
Library of Congress Offers AI Legal Guidance to Researchers
Library of Congress Offers AI Legal Guidance to Researchers
Dec 5, 2024
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5 Min Read
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Researchers Crack Microsoft Azure MFA in an HourResearchers Crack Microsoft Azure MFA in an Hour
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Dec 11, 2024
4 Min Read
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Application Security
Microsoft NTLM Zero-Day to Remain Unpatched Until AprilMicrosoft NTLM Zero-Day to Remain Unpatched Until April
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Dec 9, 2024
3 Min Read
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Application Security
Actively Exploited Zero-Day, Critical RCEs Lead Microsoft Patch TuesdayMicrosoft Fixes Active Zero-Day, Critical RCEs on Patch Tuesday
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
Dec 10, 2024
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