Author: Andy Stern
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A New Year’s gift from Microsoft: Surprise, your scanners don’t work
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in SecurityNewsCanon confirms multifunction devices struggling with Windows 11 24H2 First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/scanner_canon_windows_update/
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Ford confirms X account hack
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Tags: unclassifiedFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ford-confirms-x-account-hack
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Cybersecurity regulations in 2025: Key insights from top industry experts
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/feature/how-will-rules-and-regulations-affect-cybersecurity-and-ai-in-2025
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Suspected ATT, Verizon data leaker arrested, indicted
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Tags: dataFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/suspected-att-verizon-data-leaker-arrested-indicted
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China-Linked Cyber Threat Group Hacks US Treasury Department
Threat actors entered Treasury Department systems through BeyondTrust. The breach may be related to the Salt Typhoon attacks reported throughout the year. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/us-treasury-data-breach-china/
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NPM package poses as legit Ethereum smart contract, injects Quasar RAT
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Tags: ratFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/npm-package-poses-as-legit-ethereum-smart-contract-injects-quasar-rat
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Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data
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in SecurityNewsAs of Wednesday, a total of 36 Chrome extensions injected with data-stealing code have been detected, mostly related to artificial intelligence tools and virtual private networks.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-target-vpn-ai-extensions-google-chrome-malicious-updates
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New details emerge in Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Vegas that left 1 dead, 7 injured
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Tags: internationalA Tesla Cybertruck that exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has left one person dead and seven people injured, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old man who was an active duty U.S. Army Green Beret from Colorado Springs,…
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Fraudulent rating-boosting stars prevalent in GitHub
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Tags: githubFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fraudulent-rating-boosting-stars-prevalent-in-github
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AWS leveraged in EC2 Grouper attacks
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Tags: attackFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/aws-leveraged-in-ec2-grouper-attacks
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Channel Brief: WWT to Acquire Softchoice for $1.25 Billion
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Tags: unclassifiedFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/channel-brief-wwt-to-acquire-softchoice-for-1-25-billion
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Iranian, Russian entities face US sanctions over election interference
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/iranian-russian-entities-face-us-sanctions-over-election-interference
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Clickjacking protections evaded by novel exploit
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Tags: exploitFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/clickjacking-protections-evaded-by-novel-exploit
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More details on widespread Chrome extension compromise emerge
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/more-details-on-widespread-chrome-extension-compromise-emerge
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MetLife denies RansomHub claims of breach
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Tags: breachFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/metlife-purportedly-breached-by-ransomhub
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Chinese cyberattacks escalated in 2024
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/chinese-cyberattacks-escalated-in-2024
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Azure compromise possible with Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/azure-compromise-possible-with-apache-airflow-vulnerabilities
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Microsoft Sentinel: A cloud-native SIEM with integrated GenAI
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, intelligence, microsoft, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn a recent survey, 74% of cybersecurity professionals said that the threat landscape is the worst they’ve seen in 5 years.1 Escalating cyber threats, an expanding attack surface, and staffing shortages are putting tremendous pressure on the security operations center (SOC).It’s never been more important to have the right tools in place, especially when it…
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The Dark Web: Where stolen data becomes currency
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/the-dark-web-where-stolen-data-becomes-currency
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MSSP Market Update: U.S. Treasury Hacked by Chinese Group
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssp-market-update-u-s-treasury-hacked-by-chinese-group
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Tools for the Fastest Java Migrations
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in SecurityNewsThe fastest Java migrations from Oracle to an alternative provider start with careful planning and a complete JDK usage inventory. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/tools-for-the-fastest-java-migrations/
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Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Vegas leaves 1 dead, 7 injured
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Tags: internationalA Tesla Cybertruck that exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has left one person dead and several injured, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Seven people suffered minor injuries, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a media briefing Wednesday.…
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Fake 7-Zip Exploit Code Traced to AI-Generated Misinterpretation
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in SecurityNewsA recent claim that a critical zero-day vulnerability existed in the popular open-source file archiver 7-Zip has been met with skepticism from the software’s creator and other security researchers. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-7-zip-exploit-code-ai-generated-misinterpretation/
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Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
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in SecurityNewsThe settlement agreement, filed Tuesday, stemmed from a July 2019 report in The Guardian which cited an anonymous whistleblower who reported that Apple had been recording and sharing conversations.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/apple-to-pay-95-million-siri-lawsuit
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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack
Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-sanctions-office-in-treasury-attack/
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Lasering Incidents’
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Tags: datavia the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/01/randall-munroes-xkcd-lasering-incidents/
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US soldier linked to Trump call log hack arrested in Texas
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in SecurityNewsCourt documents unsealed Monday show that US authorities have arrested a 20-year-old soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, charged with two counts of selling or attempting to sell confidential phone records without the customer’s authorization.But behind the scant details provided in the charge sheet submitted to the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at…
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DoubleClickjacking allows clickjacking on major websites
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in SecurityNewsThe >>DoubleClickjacking
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Boffins ponder paltry brain data rate of 10 bits per second
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in SecurityNewsYou may not need that high-bandwidth brain-computer interface First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/01/boffins_peg_brain_data_rate/