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The Netizen team sharing expertise, insights and useful information in cybersecurity, compliance, and software assurance.
Category: CyberSecurity
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Bipartisan Group of Senators Proposes New Cyber Information Sharing Bill Ukraine Thwarts Russian Attack on Power Grid How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting…
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Earlier this week, IT giant Microsoft and identity management firm Okta reported that their organizations had suffered data breaches from Lapsus$. Lapsus$ is a relatively new hacking group, with indications of their activity being first reported against Samsung and NVIDIA at the end of 2021. The hacking group announced a Telegram channel on March 22nd,…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Compromise Multiple U.S State Governments Altoona Area School District Affected By Cyberattack How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting McAfee…
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The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has begun with missiles striking just outside the capital, Kyiv, in the early morning hours on February 24th. While this event marks the beginning of military involvement in the campaign against Ukraine, Russian-sponsored hackers have been bombarding Ukrainian websites and infrastructure for the past few weeks in preparation for…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Microsofts Fends off Largest DDoS Attack Ever Recorded Threat Actors Target Tax Software Company Intuit in Latest Phishing Campaign How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week How Remote Work has Impacted Cybersecurity Are Medical Devices at Risk of Cyber Attacks? How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting FedEx customers.…
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On December 9th, the greater information security community had its world turned upside down when a newly uncovered zero-day vulnerability was found in Apache’s Java logging library Log4J. Within hours of this news, every major software company was in disaster mode, attempting to determine how their products were affected and how to fix a patch…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Ubiquiti Developer Charged With Extortion IKEA Fights Ongoing Phishing Campaign How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting Amazon customers or just someone who…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week CMMC Halted CMMC 2.0 On The Horizon Global Supply Chain At War Against Dark Web Cybercriminals How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting…
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Last week, millions of television viewers were shocked when a nationwide shutdown occurred, targeting local television stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair is one of the largest telecommunications conglomerates in the country, owning 294 stations and covering 100 different markets, giving them about 40% coverage of all American households. Sinclair acknowledged the breach last…
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