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Google TAG details cyber activity with regard to the invasion of Ukraine

Security Affairs

The Google TAG uses uncovered phishing attacks targeting Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine. “ However, for the first time, TAG has observed COLDRIVER campaigns targeting the military of multiple Eastern European countries, as well as a NATO Centre of Excellence.” In one case observed by the TAG team.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition

Krebs on Security

The vulnerability allows attackers to craft documents that won’t get tagged with Microsoft’s “Mark of the Web,” despite being downloaded from untrusted sites. The bug already seeing exploitation is CVE-2022-44698 , which allows attackers to bypass the Windows SmartScreen security feature.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 359 by Pierluigi Paganini

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BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware is Increasing Stakes up to $2,5M in Demands

Security Affairs

The latest forecast is for global ransomware extortion activity to reach $265 billion by 2031, with total damages for businesses valued at $10,5 trillion globally. The average ransomware payment climbed 82% since 2020 to a record high of $570,000 in the first half of 2021, and then by 2022 it almost doubled.

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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Creos Luxembourg S.A.

Security Affairs

Blackcat ransomware is one of the fastest-growing Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) underground groups practicing so called “ quadruple extortion ” by pressing victims to pay – leveraging encryption, data theft, denial of service (DoS) and harassment.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

This threat refers to the unethical extortion of your credentials. To put in simple terms, it refers to the process of providing a web application with JavaScript tags on input. For instance, various systems could be linked with each other to permit access. If one network gets compromised, others might crumble, too. Irregular Updates.

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SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

Hunton Privacy

To enable automated extraction and analysis of the data required by the proposed rules, companies would be required to tag the information specified in the proposal using Inline XBRL. The SEC’s proposed rules are open for public comment until the later of May 9, 2022, or 30 days after publication of the proposal in the Federal Register.