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WannaCry Hero & Kronos Malware Author Named Cybrary Fellow WannaCry Hero & Kronos Malware Author Named Cybrary Fellow

Marcus Hutchins, who set up a "kill switch" that stopped WannaCry's spread, later pled guilty to creating the infamous Kronos banking malware.

byDark Reading Staff

Feb 28, 2023

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Evaluating the Cyberwar Set Off by Russian Invasion of Ukraine Evaluating the Cyberwar Set Off by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

Feb 24, 2023

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Call for Speakers Now Open for the RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit Call for Speakers Now Open for the RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit

Feb 15, 2023

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ThreatConnect Closes 2022 with Accelerated Growth in Threat Intelligence Operations (TI Ops)ThreatConnect Closes 2022 with Accelerated Growth in Threat Intelligence Operations (TI Ops)

Feb 14, 2023

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Dark Web Revenue Down Dramatically After Hydra's Demise Dark Web Revenue Down Dramatically After Hydra's Demise

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Feb 13, 2023

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Gigamon Exits NDR Market, Sells ThreatInsight Business to Fortinet Gigamon Exits NDR Market, Sells ThreatInsight Business to Fortinet

byAndrew Braunberg

Feb 8, 2023

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Crypto Drainers Are Ready to Ransack Investor Wallets

Crypto Drainers Are Ready to Ransack Investor Wallets

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Checkmarx Launches Threat Intelligence for Open Source Packages

Checkmarx Launches Threat Intelligence for Open Source Packages

byDark Reading Staff

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SentinelOne and KPMG Announce Alliance To Accelerate Cyber Investigations and Response

SentinelOne and KPMG Announce Alliance To Accelerate Cyber Investigations and Response

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Convincing, Malicious Google Ads Look to Lift Password Manager Logins

Convincing, Malicious Google Ads Look to Lift Password Manager Logins

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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ThreatConnect Extends Threat Intelligence Platform to Enable Threat Intelligence Operations (TI Ops)

ThreatConnect Extends Threat Intelligence Platform to Enable Threat Intelligence Operations (TI Ops)

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'DragonSpark' Malware: East Asian Cyberattackers Create an OSS Frankenstein

'DragonSpark' Malware: East Asian Cyberattackers Create an OSS Frankenstein

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Pair of Galaxy App Store Bugs Offer Cyberattackers Mobile Device Access

Pair of Galaxy App Store Bugs Offer Cyberattackers Mobile Device Access

byDark Reading Staff

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Hunting Insider Threats on the Dark Web

Hunting Insider Threats on the Dark Web

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Attackers Crafted Custom Malware for Fortinet Zero-Day

Attackers Crafted Custom Malware for Fortinet Zero-Day

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cybercriminals Target Telecom Provider Networks

Cybercriminals Target Telecom Provider Networks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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ChatGPT Could Create Polymorphic Malware Wave, Researchers Warn

ChatGPT Could Create Polymorphic Malware Wave, Researchers Warn

byDark Reading Staff

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New Coalfire Report Reveals CISOs Rising Influence

New Coalfire Report Reveals CISOs Rising Influence

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Initial Access Broker Market Booms, Posing Growing Threat to Enterprises

Initial Access Broker Market Booms, Posing Growing Threat to Enterprises

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Java, .NET Developers Prone to More Frequent Vulnerabilities

Java, .NET Developers Prone to More Frequent Vulnerabilities

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Malware Comes Standard With This Android TV Box on Amazon

Malware Comes Standard With This Android TV Box on Amazon

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Sneaky New Stealer Woos Corporate Workers Through Fake Zoom Downloads

Sneaky New Stealer Woos Corporate Workers Through Fake Zoom Downloads

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Researchers Find 'Digital Crime Haven' While Investigating Magecart Activity

Researchers Find 'Digital Crime Haven' While Investigating Magecart Activity

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Vade Releases Advanced Threat Intel & Investigation Capabilities

Vade Releases Advanced Threat Intel & Investigation Capabilities

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ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence: An Upcoming Cybersecurity Threat?

ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence: An Upcoming Cybersecurity Threat?

byKetaki Borade

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Raspberry Robin Worm Hatches a Highly Complex Upgrade

Raspberry Robin Worm Hatches a Highly Complex Upgrade

byNathan Eddy, Contributing Writer

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Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft Flaws Make Up Half of KEV Catalog

Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft Flaws Make Up Half of KEV Catalog

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

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New Year's Surprise: Cybersecurity M&A, Funding Activity Snowballs in Q4

New Year's Surprise: Cybersecurity M&A, Funding Activity Snowballs in Q4

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Will the Crypto Crash Impact Cybersecurity in 2023? Maybe.

Will the Crypto Crash Impact Cybersecurity in 2023? Maybe.

byEricka Chickowski, Contributing Writer

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Zerobot Adds Brute Force, DDoS to Its IoT Attack Arsenal

Zerobot Adds Brute Force, DDoS to Its IoT Attack Arsenal

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Searchlight Security Changes Name to Searchlight Cyber and Launches New Brand

Searchlight Security Changes Name to Searchlight Cyber and Launches New Brand

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Threat Intelligence Through Web Scraping

Threat Intelligence Through Web Scraping

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CSAF Is the Future of Vulnerability Management

CSAF Is the Future of Vulnerability Management

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byDiane Morris, Omar Santosand 1 more

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Cybersecurity Drives Improvements in Business Goals

Cybersecurity Drives Improvements in Business Goals

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Security Flaw in Atlassian Products Affecting Multiple Companies

Security Flaw in Atlassian Products Affecting Multiple Companies

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