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Darktrace Denies Getting Hacked After Ransomware Group Names Company on Leak Site “The Benefits of Regular Exercise” “Reaping the Rewards of Regular Exercise”
Cybersecurity company Darktrace recently issued a statement after it was named on the leak website of the LockBit ransomware group. Darktrace reported that they had investigated the situation and found no evidence of compromise or any customer data being accessed. It appears that Darktrace was not hacked or even targeted by LockBit, but rather the…
Juniper Networks Patches Critical Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities “How to Make Exercise a Part of Your Regular Routine” “Creating a Consistent Exercise Habit”
Juniper Networks, a networking, cloud and cybersecurity solutions provider, this week released advisories detailing tens of vulnerabilities found across its product portfolio, including critical bugs in third-party components of Junos OS and STRM. One of the advisories addresses multiple critical-severity vulnerabilities in Expat (libexpat), a third-party stream-oriented XML parser library. Juniper’s advisory details 15 Expat…
Irrigation Systems in Israel Disrupted by Hacker Attacks on ICS “The Benefits of Exercise on Mental Health” “Enhancing Mental Health Through Exercise”
Recently, automated irrigation systems in Northern Israel were temporarily disrupted in a cyber attack that demonstrates how easy it is to hack industrial control systems (ICS). The Jerusalem Post reported that water controllers for irrigation systems at farms in the Jordan Valley, as well as wastewater treatment control systems belonging to the Galil Sewage Corporation…
Details Emerge on Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream and Its iOS Malware “The Benefits of Working Out” “Reaping the Rewards of Exercise”
Microsoft and Citizen Lab Shed Light on Israel-based Spyware Vendor QuaDream QuaDream is an Israeli spyware vendor that has been keeping a low profile since it was first reported on by Reuters last year. QuaDream is a competitor of the notorious Israeli company NSO Group, which is known for its Pegasus spyware. QuaDream has developed…
OSINT Company Fivecast Raises $20 Million “The Benefits of Exercise on Mental Health” “Improving Mental Health Through Exercise”
Australian open-source intelligence (OSINT) company Fivecast has recently announced a successful Series A funding round, raising $20 million (AU$30 million). This brings the total raised by the company to $23 million. The investment was backed by Ten Eleven Ventures, Main Sequence, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s (CSIRO) innovation fund, and the South Australian…
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Reaches End of Support “The Benefits of Exercising Regularly” “Reaping the Rewards of Regular Exercise”
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 has reached end of support on April 11, 2023, and will no longer receive security patches. The product will still work, but Microsoft is no longer providing technical support, bug fixes, and time zone updates. Furthermore, there will be no fixes for vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers. Microsoft has…
Microsoft: Iranian Gov Hackers Caught in Azure Wiper Attacks “The Benefits of Regular Exercise” “Reaping the Rewards of Exercise: How Exercise Can Improve Your Health”
Microsoft has issued a warning regarding the cyberattacks conducted by the Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actors MuddyWater and DEV-1084, which are disguised as ransomware. MuddyWater is officially linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and has been launching espionage campaigns against targets in the Middle East since at least 2017. DEV-1084 is connected…
Financial Fraud-Focused Cybercrime Marketplace ‘Styx’ Emerges “The Benefits of Regular Exercise” “Reaping the Rewards of Regular Exercise”
Recently identified dark web portal Styx Marketplace has been making headlines due to its illegal services related to financial fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. Cybersecurity company Resecurity has warned about the marketplace, which opened in January 2023 and is accessed by registered users only. Styx offers a variety of illicit services, including data dumps,…