APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware

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The Russian APT known as Fancy Bear was caught using an old mouseover technique that doesn’t need macros

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CISA list of 95 new known exploited vulnerabilities raises questions

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:18:33 +0000

When CISA decided to add 95 known exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog in one day, we decided to do some digging.

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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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A week in security (August 5 – 11)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware.

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R.I.P. root9B? We Hardly Knew Ya!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:25:58 +0000

root9B, a company that many in the security industry considered little more than a big-name startup aimed at cashing in on the stock market’s insatiable appetite for cybersecurity firms, surprised no one this week when it announced it was ceasing operations at the end of the year. Founded in 2011, Colorado Springs, Colo. based root9B Technologies touted itself as an IT security training firm staffed by an impressive list of ex-military leaders with many years of cybersecurity experience at the Department of Defense and National Security Agency (NSA). As it began to attract more attention from investors, root9B’s focus shifted to helping organizations hunt for cyber intruders within their networks.

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R.I.P. root9B, We Hardly Knew Ya!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:25:58 +0000

root9B, a company that many in the security industry considered little more than a big-name startup aimed at cashing in on the stock market’s insatiable appetite for cybersecurity firms, surprised no one this week when it announced it was ceasing operations at the end of the year. Founded in 2011, Colorado Springs, Colo. based root9B Technologies touted itself as an IT security training firm staffed by an impressive list of ex-military leaders with many years of cybersecurity experience at the Department of Defense and National Security Agency (NSA). As it began to attract more attention from investors, root9B’s focus shifted to helping organizations hunt for cyber intruders within their networks.

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