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Security Affairs newsletter Round 418 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

Webroot

This is a scam that’s been around for years and since no one can reverse a cryptocurrency transaction, it’s very likely here to stay. These documents will ask users to enable an embedded macro that then delivers malware, usually in the form of ransomware.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

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Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook. Since mid-October 2021, there have been more than 25 active strains of ransomware circulating. The evolution of ransomware as a service (RaaS) has vastly proliferated. Cryptocurrency.