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fromTheregister
42 minutes agoTrump wants to slash $707M from CISA's budget
CISA faces a proposed $707 million budget cut, risking national cybersecurity and critical infrastructure management.
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fromComputerworld
4 hours agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
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fromSecurityWeek
10 hours agoIn Other News: ChatGPT Data Leak, Android Rootkit, Water Facility Hit by Ransomware
New Android malware targets banking users, Italy fines Intesa Sanpaolo for data breach, Apple updates Mac security against ClickFix attacks.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 day agoResearchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners
Operation REF1695 uses fake installers to deploy RATs and cryptocurrency miners, monetizing infections through CPA fraud since November 2023.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day agoNCSC warns high-risk individuals of Signal and WhatsApp social engineering attacks | Computer Weekly
High-risk individuals must reduce exposure to social engineering attacks targeting encrypted messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
fromFortune
1 day agoLatest crypto hack sees thieves make off with $280 million from Solana DeFi platform Drift | Fortune
"Earlier today, a malicious actor gained unauthorized access to Drift Protocol through a novel attack involving durable nonces, resulting in a rapid takeover of Drift's Security Council administrative powers."
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fromTNW | Data-Security
2 days agoHasbro hacked: Peppa Pig & Transformers owner warns of weeks of disruption
Hasbro disclosed unauthorized access to its systems, an intrusion first detected on 28 March that has since forced the company to take parts of its infrastructure offline and warn that product deliveries could be delayed for weeks.
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fromFuturism
2 days agoThe Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code
Anthropic's Claude Code AI agent leaked internal source code, raising cybersecurity concerns despite claims of no sensitive data exposure.
fromNextgov.com
3 days agoHHS reverses Biden-era restructuring of its IT and tech operations
HHS Chief Information Officer Clark Minor stated that consolidating the CTO, CDO, and CAIO roles within his office allows the department to move faster on shared platforms and protect systems more effectively.
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fromComputerworld
3 days agoWhy the axios supply chain attack should have Apple worried
The attack illustrates the extent to which Big Tech relies on open-source software. Without the many contributions of open-source developers, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and everyone else would need to invest vast sums in building more of the infrastructure of our digital world.
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