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GUEST ESSAY: Why there’s no such thing as anonymity it this digital age

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few unexpected examples of supposedly anonymous data reversal: •In 2016, the Australian government released what they called the “anonymous” (i. Despite warnings from cybersecurity academics, whistleblowers or former NSA and CIA agents, the general public shows no animosity toward metadata surveillance.

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ScarCruft surveilling North Korean defectors and human rights activists

SecureList

The ScarCruft group (also known as APT37 or Temp.Reaper) is a nation-state sponsored APT actor we first reported in 2016. The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. documents), /??(pictures)

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Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN?

Security Affairs

The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. Edward Snowden expressed concerns about the VPN service offered by ExpressVPN and has warned users to stop using it. The surveillance it represents is completely antithetical to our mission.” and its ally, the U.A.E.,

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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

Malwarebytes

Its business activities include the provision of services for hard disk recorders, video codes, video servers, surveillance cameras, monitoring of ball machine, road mounts and other products, as well as security services. According to the researcher, the vulnerability has existed at least since 2016. The critical bug has received 9.8

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Russia’s watchdog Roskomnadzor threatens to fine Twitter and Facebook

Security Affairs

The Russian government has already blocked the p rofessional social network L inkedIn in 2016 under the data-localization legislation. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Verodin Cybersecurity analytics 2018 Acquired by FireEye Kenna Security Risk management 2018 Acquired by Cisco PhishMe Incident response 2016 Acquired: P.E. Named after the infamous string of nation-state cyber attacks during the late 2000s, NightDragon was established in 2016 by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt.

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VulnRecap 3/4/24 – Ivanti, Ubiquiti, AppLocker Under Attack

eSecurity Planet

The problem: The FBI warns that during the dismantling of the Moobot botnet, agents detected code from other Russian attackers, including the notorious Fancy Bear (AKA: APT28 or Military Unit 26165) also responsible for the attack on the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) before the 2016 election. and a medium (CVSS 4.3)

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