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Michael Echols

@maxcybersec

A cybersecurity company focused on critical infrastructure protection, cyber education and risk reduction.

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A major security flaw has been disclosed in the WinRAR utility that could potentially be exploited by hackers to receive remote code execution on Windows systems. thehackernews.com/2023/08/new-wi…

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A messaging and call platform called "Discord" has contacted 200 individuals who used the app that were impacted by a data breach, which led to unauthorized access to the account of an agent of a third-party service provider. cybernews.com/news/discord-d…

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CISA recently just added a critical security flaw in Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. thehackernews.com/2023/08/critic…

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An unidentified threat cluster has been connected to a software supply chain attack targeting organizations stationed in Hong Kong and other countries in Asia. thehackernews.com/2023/08/carder…

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Clop's MOVEit attacks drive ransomware attack volumes to record which increased 150% from July of 2022 to July of 2023 and 16% increased in June. computerweekly.com/news/366549214…

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The FBI claims that the infamous Lazarus hackers of North Korea may soon attempt to cash out stolen bitcoin worth more than $40 million. cybernews.com/news/fbi-crypt…

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The popular language learning app (Duolingo) has had some of its user's data exposed. The data that was stolen and on sale back in January, is now available to purchase on the cybercrime marketplace "BreachForums". cybernews.com/security/hacke…

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Cyber soldiers of Ukraine have taken it to the extreme with their enemies. This time the soldiers hacked into the email of the deputy chairman of Russia "Aleksandr Babakov". cybernews.com/cyber-war/russ…

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Since the beginning of August 2023, there have been several reports of malicious npm packages targeting Roblox game developers. With the capability to deploy an open-source information stealer called "Luna Token Grabber". thehackernews.com/2023/08/over-d…

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A new malicious toolset called "Spacecolon" is being released as part of an ongoing campaign to spread variants of the Scarab ransomware to their victims' organizations. thehackernews.com/2023/08/spacec…

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A Syrian threat actor named "EVLF" has just been announced as the creator of the malware CypherRAT and CraxsRAT. These RATs are designed to allow an attacker to remotely control the victim's device's camera, location, and microphone. thehackernews.com/2023/08/syrian…

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Permiso Security's p0 Labs team has tracked an attacker developing and deploying eight incremental iterations of their credential harvesting malware, while developing infrastructure for an upcoming campaign targeting various cloud services. thehackernews.com/2023/08/agile-…

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St. Helens Borough Council has been hit by a ransomware attack by an unknown threat actor that has brought down a number of systems across its IT estate. computerweekly.com/news/366549267…

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A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group (Arion Kurtaj) has been caught hacking Uber and fintech firm Revolut, and blackmailing the developers of the best-selling video games "Grand Theft Auto". cybernews.com/news/teen-hack…

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Discord.io has suffered from a recent data breach that revealed that the gaming community is the main target for a cyber-attack, because they often use highly performant machines and have resources that can be stolen. cybernews.com/tech/deal-with…

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The best-selling smart light bulb Tapo L530E, is now an asset to threat actors breaking into home systems. cybernews.com/news/tapo-smar…

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The use of generative AI by threat actors has sparked a significant increase in attacks worldwide in the last 12 months. csoonline.com/article/649944…

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