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Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads

Krebs on Security

Now, one crime group has started using hacked Facebook accounts to run ads publicly pressuring their ransomware victims into paying up. The ad was designed to turn the screws to the Italian beverage vendor Campari Group , which acknowledged on Nov. Of course, it didn’t cost the ransomware group anything. EST today (Nov.

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Bank Groups Object to Proposed Breach Notification Regulation

Data Breach Today

ABA, Others Call Requirements Too Burdensome The American Bankers Association and three other banking groups have voiced objections to provisions in a proposed federal cyber incident notification regulation.

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Hackers Are Now Exploiting Windows Event Logs

eSecurity Planet

Hackers have found a way to infect Windows Event Logs with fileless malware , security researchers have found. During a “very targeted” campaign, hackers used Windows Event Logs to inject shellcode payloads and operate stealthily. If it does not find one, the encrypted shell code is written in 8KB chunks in the event logs.

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FBI claims to have dismantled AlphV/Blackcat ransomware operation, but the group denies it

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of the Tor leak site of the AlphV/Blackcat ransomware group. The FBI seized the Tor leak site of the AlphV/Blackcat ransomware group and replaced the home page with the announcement of the seizure. the fashion giant Moncler , the Swissport , NCR , and Western Digital.

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TWAIN Working Group Announces TWAIN Direct Developers Day Event: participants will develop a TWAIN Direct document scanning application in one day

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This event will encourage scanner manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors as well businesses evolve their Capture strategy with driverless web and mobile document scanning applications by eliminating the need for legacy USB scanner connectivity. This event is supported by Silver Sponsor Visioneer, Inc.,

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TWAIN Working Group Announces TWAIN Direct Developers Day Event: participants will develop a TWAIN Direct document scanning application in one day

Info Source

This event will encourage scanner manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors as well businesses evolve their Capture strategy with driverless web and mobile document scanning applications by eliminating the need for legacy USB scanner connectivity. This event is supported by Silver Sponsor Visioneer, Inc.,

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FTC Announces Agenda for “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” Event

Hunton Privacy

On September 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” virtual event to be held on October 19, 2022. The event will feature opening remarks by FTC Chair Lina M.