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Security Affairs newsletter Round 375 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 416 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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A week in security (Sept 20 – Sept 26)

Malwarebytes

Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely MSHTML attack targets Russian state rocket centre and interior ministry Italian mafia cybercrime sting leads to 100+ arrests How to clear your cache Microsoft exchange autodiscover flaw reveals users’ passwords Parents and teachers believe digital surveillance of kids outweighs risks SonicWall (..)

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Advanced threat predictions for 2022

SecureList

Last year, we foresaw the APT and cybercrime worlds becoming more porous on an operational level. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware. Let’s start by looking at the predictions we made for 2021.

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U.S. Implements Visa Ban to Counter Spyware Proliferation

SecureWorld News

State Department announced Monday a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals linked to the misuse of commercial spyware tools that enable unlawful surveillance and human rights abuses globally. The policy allows visa denials on a case-by-case basis for those involved in spyware misuse. RELATED: U.S.

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US Adds Spyware Vendors to Entity List for Cyber Exploits Trafficking

SecureWorld News

Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken significant action to address the escalating concern surrounding the misuse of surveillance technology by foreign entities. government's growing concern about the role of surveillance technology in enabling campaigns of repression and human rights abuses.

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Google Chrome Patches Sixth Zero-Day of the Year

SecureWorld News

Consequences of browser-focused cybercrime Hackers are able to utilize browser vulnerabilities to install malware and spyware on devices, steal login credentials for other services, extract sensitive user data, and maintain persistence inside systems.

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