The details of an unspecified number of Google employees were exposed recently by one of the search giant’s third-party vendors.
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Bucbi Ransomware Spreading Via RDP Brute Force Attacks
The Bucbi ransomware, a threat detected back in early 2014, has received a significant update and now uses RDP brute force attacks as its delivery mechanism, researchers at Palo Alto Networks say.
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InvestBank Says Leaked Data is From Old Breach
The hacker group that claimed responsibility for stealing and dumping 1.5 GB of data from the Qatar National Bank has now claimed responsibility for a 10 GB dump supposedly stolen from the Sharjah-based InvestBank. This was not unexpected, following hints last week that such a dump was imminent.
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Israelis in JPMorgan Hack Case to be Extradited
Israeli authorities have approved the extradition to the United States of two nationals indicted over a cyber attack against JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest computer frauds in history.
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Qatar National Bank Hackers Threaten Data Leak From Second Bank
"Bozkurtlar" Hackers Behind Qatar National Bank Breach Could Leak Data From Second Bank
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Podcast: Why Are Hospitals Such a Prime Ransomware Target?
Mike Hanley, Director of Duo Labs at Duo Security, joins Ryan Naraine on the podcast to talk about the state of security in the healthcare sector and why hospitals are such a prime target for ransomware attacks.
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Non-Security OpenSSL Bugs Lead to Serious Vulnerability
The OpenSSL Project released on Tuesday versions 1.0.2h and 1.0.1t to patch several vulnerabilities that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, arbitrary code execution and traffic decryption.
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Microsoft Pushes Ahead With SHA-1 Deprecation
Microsoft is speeding ahead with plans to deprecate support for older SHA1-based certificates in the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update due this summer.
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Michigan Power and Water Utility Hit by Ransomware Attack
Lansing Board of Water & Light Hit By Ransomware Attack
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SmartThings Flaws Expose Smart Homes to Hacker Attacks
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Microsoft conducted an analysis of a smart home platform from Samsung-owned SmartThings and discovered vulnerabilities that could be exploited for remote attacks. SmartThings says it has taken steps to address the flaws, but downplayed the risk.
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