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Netgear Smart Switches Open to Complete Takeover
- By ThreatPost
- . September 8, 2021
Three severe Netgear vulnerabilities, codenamed Demon’s Cries, Draconian Fear and Seventh Inferno by the researcher that found them, affect 20 of the company’s managed smart
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Ragnar Locker Gang Warns Victims Not to Call the FBI
- By ThreatPost
- . September 8, 2021
All that the FBI/ransomware negotiators/investigators do is muck things up, so we’re going to publish your stuff if you call for help, the Ragnar Locker
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Jenkins Hit as Atlassian Confluence Cyberattacks Widen
- By ThreatPost
- . September 7, 2021
A just-patched, critical remote code-execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Atlassian Confluence server platform is suffering wide-scale exploitation, the Feds have warned – as evidenced by
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Authorities Arrest Another TrickBot Gang Member in South Korea
- By ThreatPost
- . September 7, 2021
Another alleged member of the TrickBot gang has been apprehended, this time when trying to leave South Korea, according to published reports. The Russian national,
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IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months
- By ThreatPost
- . September 6, 2021
The first six months of 2021 have seen a more than 100-percent growth in cyberattacks against internet-of-things (IoT) devices, researchers have found. According to a
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Human Fraud: Detecting Them Before They Detect You
- By ThreatPost
- . September 6, 2021
This is Part II of a two-part blog series taking readers inside the criminal enterprise that is account-takeover fraud. For part I, please click here.
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WhatsApp Photo Filter Bug Allows Sensitive Info to Be Lifted
- By ThreatPost
- . September 4, 2021
A security vulnerability in WhatsApp’s pic-retouching function could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from the WhatsApp memory, researchers said – so users should
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7 Ways to Defend Mobile Apps, APIs from Cyberattacks
- By ThreatPost
- . September 4, 2021
There are two essential elements driving progress in today’s digital-first economy: Mobile applications and the application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow those applications to communicate