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ToxicEye RAT exploits Telegram communications to steal data from victims

Security Affairs

Upon opening the attachment, ToxicEye installs itself on the victim’s device and performs some operations in background such as: stealing data deleting or transferring files killing processes on the PC hijacking the PC’s microphone and camera to record audio and video encrypting files for ransom purposes. ” concludes the report.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Experience in the field is as valuable as formal education.

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New ‘PyXie’ Python RAT targets multiple industries

Security Affairs

” reads the analysis published by Cylance. “Analysts have observed evidence of the threat actors attempting to deliver ransomware to the healthcare and education industries with PyXie.” ” continues the analysis. ” continues the analysis.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for April 2023

IT Governance

The revenue comes through advertising, with YouTube inserting commercials in their videos. The message contains the subject line “Changes in YouTube rules and policies | Check the description”, and includes a video that has been shared with the user. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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What UK charities need to know about GDPR compliance

IT Governance

Conduct a detailed gap analysis. Conducting a GDPR gap analysis will help you assess your current workflows, processes and procedures to identify the gaps that you need to fill. Staff awareness and education is a key component of any organisation’s GDPR compliance framework. Ensure that your staff are trained.

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging best practices and an open standard to protect corporate data

The Last Watchdog

Conduct risk analysis. In any case, risk analysis is the smart thing to do. Educate employees. The solution is data encryption, which uses mathematical algorithms to scramble data, replacing plaintext with ciphertext. The trouble is that most encryption methods aren’t universal.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. of their network.