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SOVA, Worryingly Sophisticated Android Trojan, Takes Flight
- By ThreatPost
- . September 13, 2021
A new Android banking trojan named SOVA (“owl” in Russian) is under active development, researchers said, and it has big dreams even in its infancy
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Yandex Pummeled by Potent Meris DDoS Botnet
- By ThreatPost
- . September 12, 2021
Technical details tied to a record-breaking distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Russian internet behemoth Yandex are surfacing as the digital dust settles. A massive botnet, dubbed
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MyRepublic Data Breach Raises Data-Protection Questions
- By ThreatPost
- . September 11, 2021
Almost 79,400 MyRepublic mobile subscribers have been caught up in a data breach that exposed a range of personal information, the company has confirmed. The
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Top Steps for Ransomware Recovery and Preparation
- By ThreatPost
- . September 10, 2021
When it comes to ransomware attacks, it’s no longer a question of if or even when, but how often. A business falls victim to a
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5 Steps For Securing Your Remote Work Space
- By ThreatPost
- . September 10, 2021
1. Use a VPN Whether you’re connecting to company resources or a Zoom call, use a virtual private network (VPN). VPNs encrypt all of your
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McDonald’s Email Blast Includes Password to Monopoly Game Database
- By ThreatPost
- . September 9, 2021
McDonald’s UK Monopoly VIP game kicked off at the end of August, and a recent round of emails sent to winners of the game’s various
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Zoho Password Manager Zero-Day Bug Under Active Attack Gets a Fix
- By ThreatPost
- . September 9, 2021
A critical security vulnerability in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus platform could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and have free rein across users’ Active
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What Ragnar Locker Got Wrong About Ransomware Negotiators – Podcast
- By ThreatPost
- . September 8, 2021
The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang just put its victims on notice: Call for help – be it from investigators, the FBI or ransomware negotiators –
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Spoofing Bug Highlights Cybersecurity for Digital Vaccine Passports
- By ThreatPost
- . September 8, 2021
Three weeks after an independent researcher found a critical bug in the Services Australia COVID-19 digital vaccine certificate that would allow an attacker to falsify
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Microsoft, CISA Urge Mitigations for Zero-Day RCE Flaw in Windows
- By ThreatPost
- . September 8, 2021
Both Microsoft and federal cybersecurity officials are urging organizations to use mitigations to combat a zero-day remote control execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows that allows