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CISA warns 'most serious' Log4j vulnerability likely to affect hundreds of millions of devices

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Written by Tim Starks Dec 13, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly told industry leaders in a phone briefing Monday that a vulnerability in a…

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Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation

2 months ago
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Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation Social media giants Twitter and Meta have been forced to remove thousands of “inauthentic” accounts linked to state-backed disinformation campaigns and anti-vaxxer…

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Facebook's Meta says bad actors are changing tactics as it takes down six more groups

2 months ago
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Meta has detailed takedowns of what it described as six ‘adversarial networks’ from across the world that were using Facebook for behaviour including spreading false information, harassment and trying to…

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Meta scrubbed a fake scientist's account that spread bogus COVID-19 claims

2 months ago
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Written by Tonya Riley Dec 1, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP On July 24, 2021 a Swiss biologist, Wilson Edwards, claimed on Facebook and Twitter that the United States was pressuring the…

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MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing “Exponentially”

2 months ago
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MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing "Exponentially" One of the UK’s top spymasters has revealed that MI6 is pursuing partnerships with the technology industry to tackle the challenges posed by…

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Iranians Charged in Cyberattacks Against U.S. 2020 Election

2 months ago
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The State Department has offered a $10M reward for tips on the two Iran-based threat actors accused of voter intimidation and disinformation. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed charges…

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Exchange, Fortinet Flaws Being Exploited by Iranian APT, CISA Warns

2 months ago
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Meanwhile, a Microsoft analysis that followed six Iranian threat actor groups for over a year found them increasingly sophisticated, adapting and thriving. A state-backed Iranian threat actor has been using…

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Ghostwriter Disinformation Operation Linked to Belarus

2 months ago
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Ghostwriter Disinformation Operation Linked to Belarus Security researchers have linked the notorious state-sponsored Ghostwriter cyber-espionage and disinformation operation to Belarus for the first time. An extensive report published yesterday noted threat intelligence…

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Mandiant links Belarus to Ghostwriter campaign, which leaked stolen data and pushed disinformation

2 months ago
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Written by AJ Vicens Nov 16, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP The Belarusian government is partially responsible for a years-long influence operation targeting Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, according to research published Tuesday.…

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Threat from Organized Cybercrime Syndicates Is Rising

2 months ago
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Europol reports that criminal groups are undermining the EU’s economy and its society, offering everything from murder-for-hire to kidnapping, torture and mutilation. From encrypting communications to fencing ill-gotten gains on…