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Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab

Krebs on Security

Security experts say the Russia-based service provider Prospero OOO (the triple O is the Russian version of “LLC”) has long been a persistent source of malicious software, botnet controllers, and a torrent of phishing websites. And BEARHOST has been cultivating its reputation since at least 2019.

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Real-Time Attacks Against Two-Factor Authentication

Schneier on Security

Attackers are targeting two-factor authentication systems: Attackers working on behalf of the Iranian government collected detailed information on targets and used that knowledge to write spear-phishing emails that were tailored to the targets' level of operational security, researchers with security firm Certfa Lab said in a blog post.

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Cisco Contributes to Cyber Hard Problems Report

Cisco Security

Last updated in 2005, this latest edition of Cyber Hard Problems: Focused Steps Toward a Resilient Digital Future focuses on the massive evolution that has occurred in cybersecurity, digital systems and society as a whole over the last several years. The result was the third edition of the Cyber Hard Problems report published last month.

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Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months

Security Affairs

Flyflair.com belongs to the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, founded in 2005. Second, personal information could be used for phishing, identity thefts and other attacks, targeting individuals,” our researchers said. The leak consisted of publicly accessible environment files hosted on the flyflair.com website.

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Does Cybersecurity Awareness Month actually improve security?

Malwarebytes

The month is a collaboration between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and it focusses on four themes, in turn: “Be Cyber Smart”, “Phight the Phish”, “Explore. Jovi : I’m mostly interested in the phishing week. Experience. Share”, and “Cybersecurity First”.

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GUEST ESSAY: AntiguaRecon – A call to train and promote the next generation of cyber warriors

The Last Watchdog

Over my career, I have created three non-profits and two SaaS for profits, one of which I sold in 2005. Since cybersecurity is a massive field, and broad skill building can be an even bigger challenge, the program has focused on web attacks and simulated phishing training, since these vulnerabilities are common in this region.

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New York SHIELD Act: Everything You Need to Know for Compliance

Centraleyes

Similarly, the states Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005) was one of the earliest breach notification laws in the U.S., The SHIELD Act: Strengthening New Yorks Data Security The SHIELD Act , passed in 2019, builds on New Yorks earlier Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005).