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Сloud Security

DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint

As organizations on the continent expand their use of digital technologies, they increasingly face many of the same threats that entities in other regions have had to deal with for years.

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Dec 26, 2024

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Trump signing cybersecurity order creating CISA in 2018

Cybersecurity Operations

Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Dec 24, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Dec 23, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Dec 20, 2024

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

OT/ICS Engineering Workstations Face Barrage of Fresh Malware OT/ICS Engineering Workstations Face Fresh Malware Barrage

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Dec 19, 2024

1 Min Read

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Сloud Security

Malvertisers Fool Google With AI-Generated Decoy Content Malvertisers Fool Google With AI-Generated Decoy Content

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Dec 19, 2024

1 Min Read

A digital map of India

India Sees Surge in API Attacks, Especially in Banking, Utilities

India Sees Surge in Banking, Utilities API Attacks

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Interpol: Can We Drop the Term 'Pig Butchering'?

Interpol: Can We Drop the Term 'Pig Butchering?'

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Recorded Future: Russia's 'Undesirable' Designation Is a Compliment

Recorded Future: Russia's 'Undesirable' Designation Is a Compliment

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Phishers Spoof Google Calendar Invites in Fast-Spreading, Global Campaign

Phishers Spoof Google Calendar Invites in Fast-Spreading Campaign

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Manufacturers Lose Azure Creds to HubSpot Phishing Attack

Manufacturers Lose Azure Creds to HubSpot Phishing Attack

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets

Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Thai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' Backdoor

Thai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' Backdoor

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Azure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud Infrastructure

Azure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud Infrastructure

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT

Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT

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

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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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

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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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

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks

Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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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

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

byBecky Bracken, Senior 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

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

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

'Termite' Ransomware Likely Behind Cleo Zero-Day Attacks

'Termite' Ransomware Likely Behind Cleo Zero-Day Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of Orgs' AWS Credentials

Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With 1000s of AWS Credentials

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Sprawling 'Operation Digital Eye' Attack Targets European IT Orgs

'Operation Digital Eye' Attack Targets European IT Orgs

byNate Nelson, 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

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks

Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Сloud Security

Russia's 'BlueAlpha' APT Hides in Cloudflare Tunnels

Russia's 'BlueAlpha' APT Hides in Cloudflare Tunnels

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Trojan-as-a-Service Hits Euro Banks, Crypto Exchanges

Trojan-as-a-Service Hits Euro Banks, Crypto Exchanges

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

LLMs Raise Efficiency, Productivity of Cybersecurity Teams

LLMs Raise Efficiency, Productivity of Cybersecurity Teams

byKaren Spiegelman, Features Editor

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

'Earth Minotaur' Exploits WeChat Bugs, Sends Spyware to Uyghurs

'Earth Minotaur' Exploits WeChat Bugs, Sends Spyware to Uyghurs

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

A digital map of Africa, overlaid with padlocks

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

African Law Enforcement Nabs 1,000+ Cybercrime Suspects

African Law Enforcement Nabs 1,000+ Cybercrime Suspects

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

CISA Issues Guidance to Telecom Sector on Salt Typhoon Threat

CISA Issues Guidance to Telecom Sector on Salt Typhoon Threat

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Russian FSB Hackers Breach Pakistani APT Storm-0156

Russian FSB Hackers Breach Pakistani APT Storm-0156

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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