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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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Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Targeted Security Experts

Data Breach Today

Spear-Phishing Campaign Aimed at Potential Attendees at 2 Upcoming Events A hacking group linked to Iran's government targeted over 100 security and policy experts who are potentially attending two upcoming security conferences with phishing emails designed to steal credentials and gather intelligence, according to Microsoft.

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World Economic Forum: Organisations Must Invest in Security as ‘Catastrophic Cyber Event’ Looms

IT Governance

It’s an issue among many industries, but it’s particularly acute in the cyber security sector – where the growing use of technology has propelled a demand for expertise that far outstrips the number of people entering or advancing their position in the field. But there are options available to organisations beyond hiring a new employee.

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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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SolarWinds Security Event Manager – SIEM Product Overview and Insight

eSecurity Planet

SolarWinds lacks the full security suite presence of some competitors, but is well-integrated across a variety of bonus IT operation capabilities such as threat intelligence platform capabilities, privileged access management, USB security, and botnet detection. SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) 2022.4

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China-linked APT groups targets orgs via Pulse Secure VPN devices

Security Affairs

Researchers from FireEye warn that China-linked APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to compromise networks. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks.

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