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FBI Warns of Crypto Stealing Play to Earn Games
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FBI Warns of Crypto Stealing Play to Earn Games

Customers have been cautioned not to fall for a brand-new class of fraudulent gaming applications that have already defrauded users out of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies. According to a recent PSA from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, scammers generally contact victims online before introducing them to the online or mobile game in time (IC3). The game claims to give users bitcoin just for playing. The FBI chose the example of a player raising virtual crops on an animated farm, despite the fact that there are numerous variations of this scam read more FBI Warns of Crypto Stealing Play to Earn Games. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and raise your cybersecurity awareness with our comprehensive coverage of the latest threats, breaches, and solu...
FinServ Firms See 81% Surge in Attacks Since Russia-Ukraine War
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FinServ Firms See 81% Surge in Attacks Since Russia-Ukraine War

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK's financial services sector has experienced a wave of cyberattacks, but firms are generally confident in their abilities to reduce these risks, finds a new Bridewell study. For its most recent research, Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure Organizations: Financial Services, the cybersecurity services provider surveyed more than 100 IT decision-makers from UK financial services companies. It was discovered that since the invasion of Ukraine, attacks on the sector have increased by 81%, the second-highest growth of any critical infrastructure (CNI) sector and evidence of the growing cyber danger brought on by geopolitics read the complete article FinServ Firms See 81% Surge in Attacks Since Russia-Ukraine War. If you love to ...
Vice Society Claims Ransomware Attack Against University of Duisburg-Essen
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Vice Society Claims Ransomware Attack Against University of Duisburg-Essen

The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) was the target of a ransomware attack in November 2022. The threat actor Vice Society has admitted involvement and is said to have posted some stolen information on the dark web. The data disclosure, according to UDE's declaration over the weekend, was caused by the institution refusing to pay the attackers' demanded ransom. At the same time, the institution made it clear that all of its security precautions were based on the guidelines set forth by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the methodology for BSI IT baseline protection read the complete article Vice Society Claims Ransomware Attack Against University of Duisburg. For these types of trending and recent cybersecurity news follow ReconBee.com and keep yourself upda...
Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks
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Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks

The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the activity under its constellation-themed moniker Playful Taurus, said it observed the government domains attempting to connect to malware infrastructure previously identified as associated with the adversary. Also known by the names APT15, KeChang, NICKEL, and Vixen Panda, the Chinese APT group has a history of cyber espionage campaigns aimed at government and diplomatic entities across North America, South America, Africa, and the Middle East at least since 2010 read the complete article Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave.
Zoho ManageEngine PoC Exploit to be Released Soon – Patch Before It’s Too Late!
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Zoho ManageEngine PoC Exploit to be Released Soon – Patch Before It’s Too Late!

Before a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code is released, Zoho ManageEngine users are recommended to patch their instances against a critical security vulnerability. The problem is CVE-2022-47966, a remote code execution vulnerability that affects a number of products because it is caused by the use of an obsolete third-party dependency called Apache Santuario. In a late-year alert, Zoho stated that the vulnerability "allows an unauthenticated adversary to execute arbitrary code," noting that it impacts all ManageEngine configurations that have the SAML single sign-on (SSO) capability enabled or have previously had it enabled read the complete article Zoho ManageEngine PoC Exploit to be Released Soon. For recent and trending cybersecurity news follow ReconBee.com.
Google is piloting its own soundbox in India for merchants to get audio-based payment alerts
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Google is piloting its own soundbox in India for merchants to get audio-based payment alerts

In India, where point-of-sale activity may become busy, soundboxes, the hardware used by merchants that generates sounds each time a mobile payment is completed, have gained popularity. The vocal notifications from the soundbox help alert multitasking shopkeepers and assistants to a transaction going through. Google is now joining in to continue pushing forward with the development of its own payments company in the second-largest internet market in the world. The internet giant is testing its own soundbox in India to notify sellers of confirmations for UPI payments, a mobile payment standard developed and now widely used in India for instant payments and transfers between banks, two mobile users, or a customer and a merchant. The internet giant is currently one of the leaders in m...
ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach
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ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach

On Sunday, someone vandalized the website for ODIN Intelligence, a business that offers technology and solutions to law enforcement and police departments. The alleged hack occurred just days after Wired revealed that an app created by the company, SweepWizard, which helps police manage and coordinate multi-agency raids, had a serious security flaw that exposed sensitive information about upcoming police operations as well as the personal information of police suspects to the public internet. Law enforcement agencies can get tools like SweepWizard and other technologies from ODIN. It also offers SONAR, or the Sex Offender Notification and Registration system, a program utilized by local and state law enforcement to remotely oversee sex offenders who have been registered read the com...
Common Risk Management Methodologies
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Common Risk Management Methodologies

Risk management is an important part of any business, and there are various methodologies that can be used to ensure that risks are managed effectively. By understanding the different risk management methodologies, organizations can better identify, analyze, and respond to potential risks. Each methodology has its own set of advantages and disadvantages depending on the type of risk being managed. By understanding these methodologies, organizations can make better decisions when it comes to managing their risks read the complete article to know about Common Risk Management Methodologies For Organizations. Common Risk Management Methodologies For Organizations 1. ISO 31000 An international standard for risk management called ISO 31000 offers organizations direction and too...
CISA Warns for Flaws Affecting Industrial Control Systems from Major Manufacturers
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CISA Warns for Flaws Affecting Industrial Control Systems from Major Manufacturers

Sewio, InHand Networks, Sauter Controls, and Siemens products are all affected by serious security issues, according to a number of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories published by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The most serious vulnerability affects Sewio's RTLS Studio, which CISA states may be used by an attacker to "get unauthorized access to the server, modify information, create a denial-of-service issue, gain escalation privileges, and execute arbitrary code." This includes CVE-2022-45444 (CVSS score: 10.0), a vulnerability where the application's database has hard-coded passwords for a subset of users that could provide remote adversaries unrestricted access read the complete article CISA Warns for Flaws Affecting Industrial Control ...
Hackers Hijack NortonLifeLock Customer Accounts
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Hackers Hijack NortonLifeLock Customer Accounts

Some customers of NortonLifeLock have been informed that nefarious outsiders have probably accessed their accounts and may have even gotten to their password vaults. The letter informing customers of the data breach was published on the website of the Vermont attorney general's office. It stated that by using username and password login combinations, hackers have probably gained access to their Norton and Norton Password Manager accounts. The vendor, which is a Gen Digital company, confirmed that these logins weren't obtained through a breach of its own IT system. It declared that "our own systems were not compromised." "However, we firmly suspect that your login and password for your account have been used by an uninvited third party. This username and password pair might be kno...