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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. Between April 7, 2023, and May 4, 2023, Royal performed data exfiltration and ransomware delivery preparation activities. ” reads the report.

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Log4J: What You Need to Know

Adam Levin

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Log4J is an open-source software tool used to log activity on internet-based services and software. What is Log4J?

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

While Google Pixel devices automatically receive monthly security updates, other device manufacturers may take a little longer to deploy updates since they need to test and tailor fixes for certain hardware setups. The problem: A group of at least 500 hackers utilized W3LL’s tools to plan BEC assaults.