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Cyber
02
Jan

Three Russian-German Nationals Charged with Espionage for Russian Secret Service

January 2, 2025
German prosecutors have charged three Russian-German nationals for acting as secret service agents for Russia. The individuals, named Dieter S., Alexander J., and Alex D., have been accused of working for a foreign secret service. Dieter S. is also alleged to have participated in sabotage operations as well as taking pictures of military installations with...
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01
Jan

New “DoubleClickjacking” Exploit Bypasses Clickjacking Protections on Major Websites

January 1, 2025
Threat hunters have disclosed a new “widespread timing-based vulnerability class” that leverages a double-click sequence to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers in almost all major websites. The technique has been codenamed DoubleClickjacking by security researcher Paulos Yibelo. “Instead of relying on a single click, it takes advantage of a double-click sequence,” Yibelo said.
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01
Jan

Iranian and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Election Interference Using AI and Cyber Tactics

January 1, 2025
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday leveled sanctions against two entities in Iran and Russia for their attempts to interfere with the November 2024 presidential election. The federal agency said the entities – a subordinate organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Moscow-based affiliate of Russia’s Main...
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31
Dec

New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy

December 31, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order (EO) 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. “This final rule is a crucial step forward in addressing the...
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31
Dec

Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents

December 31, 2024
The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a “major cybersecurity incident” that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents.  “On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, that a threat actor had gained access to a key used by the vendor to...
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31
Dec

Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation

December 31, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment. “Exploiting these flaws could allow attackers to gain persistent access as shadow administrators
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30
Dec

New HIPAA Rules Mandate 72-Hour Data Restoration and Annual Compliance Audits

December 30, 2024
The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations with an aim to safeguard patients’ data against potential cyber attacks. The proposal, which seeks to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, is part of a broader...
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30
Dec

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips

December 30, 2024
Every week, the digital world faces new challenges and changes. Hackers are always finding new ways to breach systems, while defenders work hard to keep our data safe. Whether it’s a hidden flaw in popular software or a clever new attack method, staying informed is key to protecting yourself and your organization. In this week’s...
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30
Dec

When Good Extensions Go Bad: Takeaways from the Campaign Targeting Browser Extensions

December 30, 2024
News has been making headlines over the weekend of the extensive attack campaign targeting browser extensions and injecting them with malicious code to steal user credentials. Currently, over 25 extensions, with an install base of over two million users, have been found to be compromised, and customers are now working to figure out their exposure...
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29
Dec

16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft

December 29, 2024
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft. The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign and used their access permissions to insert malicious code into...
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