Sun.Dec 03, 2023

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New Agent Raccoon malware targets the Middle East, Africa and the US

Security Affairs

Threat actors are using the Agent Raccoon malware in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments.

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How to Not Get Hacked by a QR Code

WIRED Threat Level

QR codes can be convenient—but they can also be exploited by malicious actors. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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Zyxel fixed tens of flaws in Firewalls, Access Points, and NAS devices

Security Affairs

Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities that expose users to cyber attacks, including command injection and authentication bypass. Taiwanese vendor Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points. The addressed issues are tracked as CVE-2023-35136 , CVE-2023-35139 , CVE-2023-37925 , CVE-2023-37926 , CVE-2023-4397 , CVE-2023-4398 , CVE-2023-5650 , CVE-2023-5797 , CVE-2023-5960.

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A Decade of Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

A decade ago to the day, I published a tweet launching what would surely become yet another pet project that scratched an itch, was kinda useful to a few people but other than that, would shortly fade away into the same obscurity as all the other ones I'd launched over the previous couple of decades: It's alive! "Have I been pwned?" by @troyhunt is now up and running.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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GUEST ESSAY: Taking proactive steps to heal the planet — by reducing the impact of video streaming

The Last Watchdog

Most folks don’t realize that the Internet contributes more than 3.7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Related: Big data can foster improved healthcare Within that, video represents over 80 percent of the traffic that flows through this global network which is growing rapidly at about 25 percent per year. A similar dynamic is taking place over enterprise networks, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.