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Threat Intelligence

AWS's Predictable Bucket Names Make Accounts Easier to Crack AWS's Predictable Bucket Names Make Accounts Easier to Crack

Amazon's open source Cloud Development Kit generates dangerously predictable naming patterns that could lead to an account takeover.

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Oct 24, 2024

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Threat Intelligence

Jake Williams Joins Hunter Strategy As VP of RND & Managing Director of Hunter Labs Jake Williams Joins Hunter Strategy As VP of RND & Managing Director of Hunter Labs

Oct 24, 2024

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

AI Chatbots Ditch Guardrails After 'Deceptive Delight' Cocktail AI Chatbots Ditch Guardrails After 'Deceptive Delight' Cocktail

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

Oct 24, 2024

1 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

'Prometei' Botnet Spreads Its Cryptojacker Worldwide 'Prometei' Botnet Spreads Its Cryptojacker Worldwide

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Oct 24, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Lazarus Group Exploits Chrome Zero-Day in Latest Campaign Lazarus Group Exploits Chrome Zero-Day in Latest Campaign

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Oct 23, 2024

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Russian Trolls Pose as Reputable Media to Sow US Election Chaos Russians Trolls Pose as Reputable Media to Sow US Election Chaos

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Oct 23, 2024

1 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

Bumblebee Malware Is Buzzing Back to Life

Bumblebee Malware Is Buzzing Back to Life

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Endpoint Security

Samsung Zero-Day Vuln Under Active Exploit, Google Warns

Samsung Zero-Day Vuln Under Active Exploit, Google Warns

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

OPA for Windows Vulnerability Exposes NTLM Hashes

OPA for Windows Vulnerability Exposes NTLM Hashes

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Most US Political Campaigns Lack DMARC Email Protection

Most US Political Campaigns Lack DMARC Email Protection

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Endpoint Security

Swarms of Fake WordPress Plug-ins Infect Sites With Infostealers

Swarms of Fake WordPress Plug-ins Infect Sites With Infostealers

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Tricky CAPTCHA Caught Dropping Lumma Stealer Malware

Tricky CAPTCHA Caught Dropping Lumma Stealer Malware

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Russia-Linked Hackers Attack Japan's Govt, Ports

Russia-Linked Hackers Attack Japan's Govt, Ports

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Сloud Security

Cisco Disables DevHub Access After Security Breach

Cisco Disables DevHub Access After Security Breach

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Anti-Bot Services Help Cybercrooks Bypass Google 'Red Page'

Anti-Bot Services Help Cybercrooks Bypass Google 'Red Page'

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Supply Chain Cybersecurity Beyond Traditional Vendor Risk Management

Supply Chain Cybersecurity Beyond Traditional Vendor Risk Management

byMalleswar Reddy Yerabolu, Senior Security Engineer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Hong Kong Crime Ring Swindles Victims Out of $46M

Hong Kong Crime Ring Swindles Victims Out of $46M

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Anonymous Sudan Unmasked as Leader Faces Life in Prison

Anonymous Sudan Unmasked as Leader Faces Life in Prison

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Iran's APT34 Abuses MS Exchange to Spy on Gulf Gov'ts

Iran's APT34 Abuses MS Exchange to Spy on Gulf Gov'ts

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

Chinese Researchers Tap Quantum to Break Encryption

Chinese Researchers Tap Quantum to Break Encryption

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Bad Actors Manipulate Red-Team Tools to Evade Detection

Bad Actors Manipulate Red-Team Tools to Evade Detection

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Sidewinder Casts Wide Geographic Net in Latest Attack Spree

Sidewinder Casts Wide Geographic Net in Latest Attack Spree

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists

North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Potentially Disruptive Election-Related Activity

Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Disruptive Election-Related Activity

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Application Security

WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-in

WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-in

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Southeast Asian Cybercrime Profits Fuel Shadow Economy

Southeast Asian Cybercrime Profits Fuel Shadow Economy

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Serious Adversaries Circle Ivanti CSA Zero-Day Flaws

Serious Adversaries Circle Ivanti CSA Zero-Day Flaws

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Microsoft: BYOD, QR Codes Lead Rampant Education Attacks

Microsoft: BYOD, QR Codes Lead Rampant Education Attacks

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Google Launches Data-Sharing Initiative to Fight Fraud

Google Launches Data-Sharing Initiative to Fight Fraud

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Hackers Hide Remcos RAT in GitHub Repository Comments

Hackers Hide Remcos RAT in GitHub Repository Comments

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Mamba 2FA Cybercrime Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Users

Mamba 2FA Cybercrime Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Users

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Operations

AI-Augmented Email Analysis Spots Latest Scams, Bad Content

AI-Augmented Email Analysis Spots Latest Scams, Bad Content

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Microsoft: Creative Abuse of Cloud Files Bolsters BEC Attacks

Microsoft: Creative Abuse of Cloud Files Bolsters BEC Attacks

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

5 Zero-Days in Microsoft's October Update to Patch Immediately

5 Zero-Days in Microsoft's October Update to Patch Immediately

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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