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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

Tim Mackey, Head of Software Supply Chain Risk Strategy at Black Duck, explains: "Attacks on legacy cyber-physical, IoT, and IIoT devicesparticularly in an OT environmentare to be expected and must be planned for as part of the operational requirements for the device. For the latest updates and resources, visit StopRansomware.gov.

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Science Fiction Writers Helping Imagine Future Threats

Schneier on Security

More imagination leads to more movie-plot threats -- which contributes to overall fear and overestimation of the risks. Last month, at the 2009 Homeland Security Science & Technology Stakeholders Conference in Washington D.C., And that doesn't help keep us safe at all.

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Hundreds of Millions of Dell Users at Risk from Kernel-Privilege Bugs

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The privilege-escalation bug remained hidden for 12 years and has been present in all Dell PCs, tablets and notebooks shipped since 2009.

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Microsoft Buys Corp.com So Bad Guys Can’t

Krebs on Security

“We released a security advisory in June of 2009 and a security update that helps keep customers safe. Faced with either or both of these scenarios, most affected companies probably decided the actual risk of not applying these updates was comparatively low. Further reading: Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions (PDF).

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‘Spam Nation’ Villain Vrublevsky Charged With Fraud

Krebs on Security

ChronoPay specializes in providing access to the global credit card networks for “high risk” merchants — businesses involved in selling services online that tend to generate an unusually large number of chargebacks and reports of fraud, and hence have a higher risk of failure. Click to enlarge.

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MasterCard Buys Recorded Future for $2.6B: What It Means for AI Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Recorded Future, founded in 2009, has made its name in recent years by harnessing AI to provide real-time threat detection and predictive analytics. This automation enables their cybersecurity teams to focus on high-value risks rather than getting bogged down in mundane alert management. Why Recorded Future?

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RockYou2024 compilation containing 10 billion passwords was leaked online

Security Affairs

Revealing that many passwords for threat actors substantially heightens the risk of credential stuffing attacks,” CyberNews researchers explained. .” “In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-world passwords used by individuals all over the world. RockYou2021 had 8.4

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