VPNLab Goes Down After Servers Seized in Law Enforcement Operation

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Europol on Tuesday announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that had often been used by cybercriminals.

VPNLab has been shut down after law enforcement authorities seized 15 servers across 10 countries. Police in Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Hungary, Ukraine, the UK, the US, and Canada took part in the operation.

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How to Attract Hard-to-Find Cybersecurity Talent

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It’s tempting to view cybersecurity through the lens that new and better technology will knock down threats and deliver all the protection an organization needs. While the right tools, applications and systems are essential, the problem for most organizations is managing a security framework. 

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Vulnerability in IDEMIA Biometric Readers Allows Hackers to Unlock Doors

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A critical vulnerability impacting multiple IDEMIA biometric identification devices can be exploited to unlock doors and turnstiles.

Because of this security defect, if the TLS protocol is not activated, an attacker in the network can send specific commands without authentication to open doors or turnstiles directly operated by a vulnerable device.

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