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Telegram offers fix to its non encrypted chat vulnerability

CyberSecurity Insiders

Telegram made it official that it has offered a security fix to non-encrypted chats that were previously vulnerable to cyber attacks through manipulated bots. Although all messages are encrypted on Telegram, the MTProto encryption is not available by default, as users need to opt-in for the end-to-end encryption.

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US ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) open to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

Experts warn of cyber attacks against these systems launched by nation-state actors. For some facilities, there were found vulnerabilities that had not been patched since their discovery in 2013. “In addition, officials did not encrypt data stored on removable media. ” continues the report.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015.

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eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards

eSecurity Planet

Best Cybersecurity Solutions : Overall Vendor Top Startup EDR Firewall SIEM Intrusion Detection Breach and Attack Simulation Encryption Small Business Security Email Security IAM NAC Vulnerability Management Security Awareness Training. Best Encryption Solution: Micro Focus. See our full list of Top Encryption Software.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Knowing what ransomware is and how it works is essential for protecting against and responding to such attacks. There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks.

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North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

Security Affairs

Kimsuky cyberespiona group (aka ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium , Velvet Chollima, APT43 ) was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013. .” reported the YonHap News agency. The APT group mainly targets think tanks and organizations in South Korea, other victims were in the United States, Europe, and Russia.

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Lessons from the cyber front line

IT Security Guru

Very few weeks go by without news of another cyber attack or data breach and a quick scan of the BBC news website shows that in most months, there is at least one story that makes the national news headlines. The hacker group encrypted Travelex’s network and made copies of 5GB of personal data. SolarWinds.