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Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council’s Certified CIS EC-Council conducts a survey of cybersecurity leaders and finds that cloud security is the top concern for enterprises. They also find that more than 50% of surveyed information security leaders identified cloud security as their top concern. The report further highlights the significant impact of…

Linux ransomware BlackSuit appears to borrow code from Royal Trend Micro has analyzed a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit and found that it has many similarities with another ransomware family, Royal. In fact, they have so many similarities that they’re nearly identical. Trend Micro’s analysis of the Linux variant of the new ransomware finds that…

Zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited in MOVEit Transfer A critical flaw in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer application has come under widespread exploitation. The company said it could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to the database. According to Huntress and Rapid7, roughly 2,500 instances of MOVEIT Transfer were exposed to…

Kimsuky Group Appears in Targeted Cyber Attacks The U.S. and South Korean intelligence agencies have issued a new warning about North Korean cyber actors’ use of social engineering tactics to strike think tanks, academia, and news media sectors. The goal of the Kimsuky’s cyber programs, the officials said, is to gain illicit access as well…

Camaro Dragon Uses New TinyNote Backdoor for Intelligence Gathering The Chinese nation-stage group known as Camaro Dragon has been linked to yet another backdoor, this one designed to gather intelligence-gathering goals. The company behind the malware, Check Point, said it functions as a first-stage payload capable of basic machine enumeration and command execution via PowerShell…

Judge dismisses DC’s privacy lawsuit against Meta A judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Meta of violating privacy laws. The suit had alleged that Meta’s lax privacy policies led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as reported earlier by The New York Times. According to the ruling, Judge Ross argues that Meta took a number of…

Bundling with Amazon Prime 1. Benefits of Bundling with Amazon Prime Right, so Amazon is reportedly in talks to bundle free or reduced-cost mobile service with its Prime subscription. I figure as long as we’re talking about making Prime more useful, I might as well contribute! — Jim Rouncewell (@jim_rouncewell) January 24, 2011Previously: Unsurprisingly, no…

Microsoft will stop supporting its Cortana digital assistant on Windows later this year. Microsoft is ending support for Cortana in Windows 10 later this year. The company says it will no longer support Cortana as an standalone app. Cortana was first added to Windows 10 in 2015. It allows you to set reminders, open applications,…

Meta, Google, and TikTok sued by Maryland school district over ‘mental health A Maryland school district has sued Google, Facebook, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly contributing to a mental health crisis among students due to the addictive nature of their apps. The district claims that these companies have been ignoring the harmful effects their products…

New Malware ‘Horabot’ Targets Spanish-Speaking Users in Latin America Spanish-speaking customers in Latin America have been infected with a new banking malware called Horabot since at least November 2020. The threat actor behind the campaign is believed to be in Brazil. The attacks start with phishing emails bearing tax-themed lures that entice recipients into opening…