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January 27, 2023 , ComputerWeekly.com published that the FBI hacked into Hive’s servers, stole its decryption keys and then took down its servers in a major action that has successfully disrupted a prolific and dangerous ransomware operation.In one of the largest international cyber law enforcement actions seen to date, the Hive ransomware cartel’s infrastructure was hacked, its decryption key “stolen” and distributed to victims, and its servers seized, bringing an end to an 18-month crime spree that had stolen over $100m from around 1,500 victims including hospitals, schools, financial services organisations and critical infrastructure........ Read More.......
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- Security Week
January 24, 2023 , Security Week published that Apple on Monday January 23, 2023 announced the release of iOS 12.5.7, which brings a patch for an actively exploited vulnerability to old iPhones and iPads.The tech giant released security updates for iOS, macOS and other products on Monday to patch many vulnerabilities, including a couple of WebKit flaws that can lead to arbitrary code execution. In addition to updates for the latest versions of its operating systems, Apple announced the release of iOS 12.5.7, which patches CVE-2022-42856, a WebKit vulnerability that has been exploited by hackers against devices running iOS prior to version 15.1....... Read More.......
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- Security Week
January 24, 2023 , Security Week published that Microsoft is getting ready to improve the protection of Office users by automatically blocking more content sourced from the internet.Building on previous restrictions that applied to macros in Word and Excel documents, the company is now preparing to block XLL add-ins in Excel files.XLL add-ins are dynamic link library (DLL) files written in C or C++, and which can only be opened in Excel.... Read More.....
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December 16, 2022, Securityweek published that the Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed a security breach after a hacker offered to sell a database allegedly stolen from the company’s systems.Social Blade monitors tens of millions of social media accounts, including on YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The company helps content creators boost their channel’s popularity.The Social Blade database was offered for sale on a hacker forum on Monday. The seller provided a sample of table names and content, claiming to have obtained 5.6 million records dated September 2022. The sample data suggests that many of the records contain user information.The seller said the data will only be sold to one or two people. A known hacker has vouched for the authenticity of the database on the forum........ READ MORE...
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- The Hacker News
December 18, 2022 , The Hacker News published that Google on Friday announced that its client-side encryption for Gmail is in beta for Workspace and education customers as part of its efforts to secure emails sent using the web version of the platform.The development comes at a time when concerns about online privacy and data security are at an all-time high, making it a welcome change for users who value the protection of their personal data............ Read More...