Tag: office
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UK Home Office Ransom Ban Proposal Needs More Clarity
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity Wonks Find Fault With Home Office Ransomware Proposals. A collection of British cybersecurity policy wonks poured cold water over a British government proposal to outlaw ransom payments by government agencies and from regulated operators of critical infrastructure. A ban wouldn’t likely represent a significant blow to ransomware profits. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Poland’s prime minister says cyberattack targeted his party as election nears
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in SecurityNewsAn official within the prime minister’s office said the attackers attempted to take control of computers belonging to both party employees and election staff. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-prime-minister-cyber-targeted
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Poland’s prime minister says cyberattack targeted his party as election nears
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in SecurityNewsAn official within the prime minister’s office said the attackers attempted to take control of computers belonging to both party employees and election staff. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-prime-minister-cyber-targeted
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Mozilla is rolling Thundermail, a Gmail, Office 365 rival
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in SecurityNewsThunderbirds are Pro: Open-source email client to get message hosting, appointment scheduling, more First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/thunderbird_pay_services/
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Canon Printer Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
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in SecurityNewsCritical Vulnerability in Drivers Affects Multiple Canon Printers. The office printer could mete out more than ordinary frustration now that researchers discovered a vulnerability in drivers for Canon printer enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw is an out-of-bounds vulnerability in Enhanced Metafile Recode processing. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/canon-printer-flaw-enables-remote-code-execution-a-27894
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Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order
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in SecurityNewsHome Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption services First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621785/Apple-devices-are-at-most-risk-in-UK-following-government-backdoor-order
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7 Wege, Daten (besser) zu verschlüsseln
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Tags: ai, blockchain, business, crypto, dns, encryption, github, healthcare, infrastructure, nist, office, privacy, software, updateVerschlüsseln Sie Ihre Daten zeitgemäß?Das Konzept der Kryptografie existiert schon ein paar Hundert Jahre, wird aber von findigen Wissenschaftlern und Mathematikern immer weiter vorangetrieben. Im Rahmen dieser Entwicklungsarbeit hat sich gezeigt, dass Algorithmen noch viel mehr können, als nur Daten zu schützen: Sie sind auch in der Lage, komplexe Regeln durchzusetzen und die Zusammenarbeit zu…
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Canon CVE-2025-1268 Vulnerability: A Buffer Overflow Threatening Printer Security
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in SecurityNewsCanon Marketing Japan Inc. and Canon Inc. have issued an important security update regarding a vulnerability in certain printer drivers. This Canon vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-1268, affects a range of Canon printer models, including production printers, office multifunction devices, and small office multifunction devices. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/canon-printer-vulnerability-cve-2025-1268/
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FBI and DOJ seize $8.2 Million in romance baiting crypto fraud scheme
The U.S. DOJ seized over $8.2 million in USDT stolen through ‘romance baiting’ scams, where victims are tricked into fake investments promising high returns. On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Ohio filed a civil forfeiture complaint for $8.2M in USDT (Tether) linked to a ‘romance baiting’ scam. Fraudsters used anonymous messaging apps…
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CISA Budget Cuts Weaken US Election Security, Officials Warn
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in SecurityNewsState and Local Election Offices Face Growing Cyber Threat Amid Federal Budget Cuts. Top-ranking current and former security officials warned Thursday that President Donald Trump’s budget cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other election security efforts have left U.S. election infrastructure vulnerable to escalating cyber threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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New Windows scheduled task will launch Office apps faster
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in SecurityNewsIn May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-new-windows-scheduled-task-will-launch-office-apps-faster/
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7 cutting-edge encryption techniques for reimagining data security
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Tags: ai, computer, cryptography, data, dns, encryption, government, ibm, identity, nist, office, privacy, risk, software, technology, trainingPrivate information retrieval: Securing a database is fairly straightforward. Protecting the privacy of the users, however, is a bit more difficult. Private information retrieval algorithms make it possible for people to search the database for specific blocks of data without revealing too much to the database owner.This extra layer of protection relies on scrambling larger…
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Top 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 Stay Alert!
Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system.Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this year…
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UK fines software provider £3.07 million for 2022 ransomware breach
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in SecurityNewsThe UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd £3.07 million over a 2022 ransomware attack that exposed the sensitive personal data of 79,404 people, including National Health Service (NHS) patients. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-software-provider-307-million-for-2022-ransomware-breach/
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2 in 5 techies quit over inflexible workplace policies
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Tags: officeReturn to office, hours and intensity of work cited as reasons to walk First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/2_in_5_techies_quit/
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FBI Warns Against Using Unsafe File Converter Tools
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in SecurityNewsThe FBI Denver Field Office has sounded the alarm about a burgeoning scam involving purportedly free online document converter tools. This scam, which has gained traction globally, sees cybercriminals harnessing these tools to spread malware, leading to severe consequences such as ransomware attacks. The FBI is urging the public to remain vigilant and report any…
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Virginia Attorney General’s Office purportedly breached by Cloak ransomware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/virginia-attorney-generals-office-purportedly-breached-by-cloak-ransomware
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FBI Warns of Document Converter Tools Due to Uptick in Scams
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in SecurityNewsThe FBI’s Denver field office says the tools will convert documents while also dropping malware and scraping users’ systems for sensitive data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fbi-document-converter-tools-scam
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Secure by Design Must Lead Software Development
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Tags: awareness, cybersecurity, defense, office, open-source, programming, risk, software, supply-chainCrossley of Schneider Electric Urges Supplier Scrutiny and Continuous Risk Review. To strengthen defenses, organizations must adopt secure-by-design practices, select mature open-source components and embed risk awareness throughout development, according to Cassie Crossley, vice president, supply chain security, cybersecurity and product security office, Schneider Electric. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/secure-by-design-must-lead-software-development-a-27811
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24th March Threat Intelligence Report
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in SecurityNewsMunicipalities in four US states experienced cyberattacks that disrupted services for county offices, courts, and schools. Cleveland Municipal Court was hit by Qilin ransomware attack, forcing employees offline and delaying trials, while […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2025/24th-march-threat-intelligence-report/
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Cloak Ransomware Hits Virginia Attorney General’s Office, Disrupts IT Systems
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in SecurityNewsCloak ransomware group claims attack on Virginia attorney general’s office, demands ransom for stolen data. Investigation underway. Find out the impact and what’s being done. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloak-ransomware-virginia-attorney-generals-office/
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Cloak Ransomware Hits Virginia Attorney General’s Office, Disrupts IT Systems
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in SecurityNewsCloak ransomware group claims attack on Virginia attorney general’s office, demands ransom for stolen data. Investigation underway. Find out the impact and what’s being done. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloak-ransomware-virginia-attorney-generals-office/
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FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware
The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. The FBI warns that threat actors use malicious online document converters to steal users’ sensitive information and infect their systems with malware. >>The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam…
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Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts
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Tags: advisory, cio, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, election, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, metric, office, resilience, risk, russia, strategy, technology, threatCreating a national resilience strategy The EO requires the assistant to the President for national security affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the assistant to the President for economic policy and the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies, to publish within 90 days (by June 17) a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means,…
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Cloak ransomware group hacked the Virginia Attorney General’s Office
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in SecurityNewsThe Cloak ransomware group claims responsibility for a cyberattack on the Virginia Attorney General’s Office that occurred in February. The ransomware group Cloak has claimed responsibility for a February cyberattack on the Virginia Attorney General Office. A cyberattack on the Virginia Attorney General’s Office forced officials to shut down IT systems, including email and VPN,…
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U.S. Treasury removed sanctions against the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash
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in SecurityNewsThe U.S. Treasury is lifting sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping North Korea’s Lazarus Group launder illicit funds. The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer service Tornado Cash. In August 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash used by…