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The City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack

Security Affairs

“IT officials are working to get the communication systems back online.” A few days ago EVRAZ , one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies, has been hit by the Ryuk ransomware. 911 calls, though, are being answered.”

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ExCobalt Cybercrime group targets Russian organizations in multiple sectors

Security Affairs

Over the past year, ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in the the following industries: Metallurgy Telecommunications Mining Information technology Government Software development The Cobalt’s hallmark was the use of the CobInt tool , the same tool that ExCobalt began using in 2022.

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RedFoxtrot operations linked to China’s PLA Unit 69010 due to bad opsec

Security Affairs

“RedFoxtrot has primarily targeted aerospace and defense, government, telecommunications, mining, and research organizations in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. ” continues the report. . located in Wuhan.” ” concludes the report.

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MY TAKE: The CVE program crisis isn’t over — it’s a wake-up call for cybersecurity’s supply chain

The Last Watchdog

Several longtime colleagues of mine have voiced sharp, necessary observations in the wake of this narrowly avoided shutdown. The CVE program isnt just a list of numbersits a Rosetta Stone that security teams rely on to identify, prioritize, and communicate risk. And thats where the real opportunity lies.

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FritzFrog cryptocurrency P2P botnet targets Linux servers over SSH

Security Affairs

The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in government, education, and finance sectors. In this network with no single point-of-failure, peers constantly communicate with each other to keep the network alive, resilient and up-to-date.”

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Cybercriminals Are Targeting AI Conversational Platforms

Security Affairs

Such components could be interpreted as a subclass of AI agents responsible for orchestrating the communication workflow between the end user (consumer) and the AI. At some point, conversational AI platforms begin to replace traditional communication channels.

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Text Mining Frees Customer Insights Trapped in Unstructured Content

OpenText Information Management

Dig out trapped insights with text mining Traditional methods for gaining customer insights – like combing through 3rd-party review websites, Google Analytics, competitive research, and survey results – are slow and expensive. What is text mining? They also leave a lot of the good stuff buried because it’s too difficult to pull out.

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