Day: June 30, 2022
Google Blocks Dozens of Malicious Domains Operated by Hack-for-Hire Groups
30 June 2022Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday disclosed it had acted to block as many as 36 malicious domains operated by hack-for-hire groups from India, Russia, and the U.A.E. In a manner analogous to the surveillanceware ecosystem, hack-for-hire firms equip their clients with capabilities to enable targeted attacks aimed at corporates as well as activists, […]
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U.S. FCC Commissioner Asks Apple and Google to Remove TikTok from App Stores
30 June 2022One of the commissioners of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has renewed calls asking for Apple and Google to boot the popular video-sharing platform TikTok from their app stores citing “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.” “It is clear that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being […]
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What is Shadow IT and why is it so risky?
30 June 2022Shadow IT refers to the practice of users deploying unauthorized technology resources in order to circumvent their IT department. Users may resort to using shadow IT practices when they feel that existing IT policies are too restrictive or get in the way of them being able to do their jobs effectively. An old school phenomenon […]
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Ex-Canadian Government Employee Pleads Guilty Over NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
30 June 2022A former Canadian government employee this week agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to charges related to his involvement with the NetWalker ransomware syndicate. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who was extradited to the U.S. on March 10, 2022, is accused of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and […]
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North Korean Hackers Suspected to be Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Hack
30 June 2022The notorious North Korea-backed hacking collective Lazarus Group is suspected to be behind the recent $100 million altcoin theft from Harmony Horizon Bridge, citing similarities to the Ronin bridge attack in March 2022. The finding comes as Harmony confirmed that its Horizon Bridge, a platform that allows users to move cryptocurrency across different blockchains, had […]
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