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Social engineering for espionage and for profit.

Okta discloses a data exposure incident. Cisco works to fix zero-day. DPRK threat actors pose as IT workers. Five Eyes warn of AI-enabled Chinese espionage. Job posting as phishbait. The risk of first-party fraud. The Quasar RAT and DLL side-loading. Hacktivists trouble humanitarian organizations with nuisance attacks. Content moderation during wartime. Not content-moderation, but fact-checking. Cyberespionage at the ICC.   Read More 

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ZLoader Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis Trick from Zeus Banking Trojan

[[{“value”:”The authors behind the resurfaced ZLoader malware have added a feature that was originally present in the Zeus banking trojan that it’s based on, indicating that it’s being actively developed.
"The latest version, 2.4.1.0, introduces a feature to prevent execution on machines that differ from the original infection," Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Santiago”}]]   Read More 

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Crackdown on privacy leads to a multi-million dollar fine.

The FTC fines Avast over privacy violations. ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect is under active exploitation. AT&T restores services nationwide. An Australian telecom provider suffers a data breach. EU Member States publish a cybersecurity and resilience report. Microsoft unleashes a PyRIT. A new infostealer targets the oil and gas sector. A cyberattack cripples a major US healthcare provider. Our guest is Kevin Magee from Microsoft Canada with insights on why cybersecurity startups in Ireland are having so much success building new companies there. And a USB device is buzzing with malware.   Read More 

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