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Hackers Target Wind Turbine Manufacturer Nordex

Data Breach Today

Company Initiates Complete Shutdown of IT Systems; Attack May Link to Viasat German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex, which develops, manufactures and distributes wind power systems across the world, has switched off its IT systems in multiple locations after a reported cybersecurity incident. It says the shutdown may affect customers, employees and other stakeholders.

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Microsoft Details New Security Features for Windows 11

Dark Reading

Security features to come include a TPM-like security processor for protecting artifacts that a computer uses during the secure boot-up process, as well as a control for blocking unsigned and untrusted apps.

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NFTs Are a Privacy and Security Nightmare

WIRED Threat Level

The blockchain isn’t as “anonymous” as you might think.

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CVE-2022-22292 flaw could allow hacking of Samsung Android devices

Security Affairs

Experts discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292, which can be exploited to compromise Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. Researchers from mobile cybersecurity firm Kryptowire discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292 , in Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. The vulnerability resides in the pre-installed Phone app that executes with system privileges on Samsung devices.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “ Hydra ,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.

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Shutdown of Russia's Hydra Market Disrupts a Crypto-Crime ATM

WIRED Threat Level

More than just a market for illegal drugs, the dark-web site allowed criminals to launder or cash out hundreds of millions in stolen cryptocurrencies.

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Block discloses data breach involving Cash App potentially impacting 8.2 million US customers

Security Affairs

Block disclosed a data breach related to the Cash App investing app and is notifying 8.2 million current and former US customers. The data breach involved a former employee that downloaded some unspecified reports of its Cash App Investing app that contained some U.S. customer information. Cash App is an app that allows users to easily send money, spend money, save money, and buy cryptocurrency. “On April 4, 2022, Block, Inc.

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The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Krebs on Security

Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection to a full blown data breach. But few organizations have a playbook for responding to the kinds of virtual “smash and grab” attacks we’ve seen recently from LAPSUS$, a juvenile data extortion group whose short-lived, low-tech and remarkably effective tactic

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Cyber Espionage Actor Deploying Malware Using Excel

Data Breach Today

Threat Actors Luring Ukrainian Phishing Targets to Download Malicious Files Researchers from Malwarebytes have found that cyber espionage actor UAC-0056, also known as SaintBear, UNC2589 and TA471, is now using a macro-embedded Excel document to target several entities in Ukraine, including ICTV, a private TV channel.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Blockchains Have a ‘Bridge’ Problem, and Hackers Know It

WIRED Threat Level

Blockchain bridges are a crucial piece of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, which makes them prime targets for attacks.

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Russia-linked Armageddon APT targets Ukrainian state organizations, CERT-UA warns

Security Affairs

Ukraine CERT-UA spotted a spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT targeting local state organizations. Ukraine CERT-UA published a security advisory to warn of spear-phishing attacks conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT (aka Gamaredon , Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) targeting local state organizations.

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GUEST ESSAY: NewsCorp hack shows cyber espionage, squelching of press freedom on the rise

The Last Watchdog

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora. The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. These are the foremost reasons China is ranked fourth worst globally regarding press freedoms.

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Lapsus$ Teens Out on Bail, Due Back in Court April 29

Data Breach Today

Among Charges: Unauthorized Computer Access With Intent to Impair Data Reliability Two teenage boys arrested and charged by the City of London Police in connection with its investigation into the Lapsus$ hacking group have been released on bail for an undisclosed sum. They are due to appear in Southwark Crown Court on April 29.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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How Explosions Actually Kill

WIRED Threat Level

Wars often spark misinformation about the nature of blast trauma. Russia's unprovoked bombardment of Ukraine is no different.

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MailChimp breached, intruders conducted phishing attacks against crypto customers

Security Affairs

Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. @Trezor WARNING: Elaborate Phishing attack.

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GUEST ESSAY : Advanced tech to defend API hacking is now readily available to SMBs

The Last Watchdog

APIs have become a security nightmare for SMBs and enterprises alike. Hackers don’t discriminate based on the number of employees or the size of the IT budget. The same types of security risks impact businesses, whatever their size. Related: Using employees as human sensors. Day in and day out, small-to-medium businesses are targeted by cyberattacks.

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Why Access Governance Is Crucial For Strong Cybersecurity

Data Breach Today

Three Aspects of Governance that Need Consideration If an organization doesn’t know who is accessing what, how can they be trusted to make sure a bad actor isn’t gaining access to data, assets, or systems they shouldn’t?

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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The Senate Bill That Has Big Tech Scared

WIRED Threat Level

The proposal would stop the biggest platforms from giving themselves an advantage over the little guys. Who's afraid of a little competition?

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Microsoft disrupted APT28 attacks on Ukraine through a court order

Security Affairs

Microsoft obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by the Russia-linked APT28 group to target Ukraine. Microsoft on Thursday announced it has obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 in attacks against Ukraine. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide.

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Dubai Issues Its First Crypto Law Regulating Virtual Assets

Hunton Privacy

On February 28, 2022, the Emirate of Dubai enacted Law No. 4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets (“ VAL ”) and established the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (“ VARA ”). By establishing a legal framework for businesses related to virtual assets, including crypto assets and non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), this landmark law reflects Dubai’s vision to become one of the leading jurisdictions for entrepreneurs and investors of blockchain technology.

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HHS Seeks Input on Critical HIPAA Enforcement Considerations

Data Breach Today

Regulators Examine 'Recognized' Security Practices and How to Divvy Up HIPAA Fines Federal regulators are seeking public input about how they should consider the "recognized" security practices of organizations when taking potential HIPAA enforcement actions - and how to distribute a percentage of HIPAA fines to individuals harmed by violations.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System

WIRED Threat Level

Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces.

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Ukraine warns of attacks aimed at taking over Telegram accounts

Security Affairs

Ukraine’s technical security and intelligence service warns of threat actors targeting aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. The Ukrainian CERT attributes the hacking campaign to threat actors tracked as UAC-0094.

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Protecting Against the Spring4Shell Vulnerability

eSecurity Planet

Spring4Shell ( CVE-2022-22965 ) is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affects Spring Core, a comprehensive framework for Java-based enterprise applications. Spring4Shell gets its name from the Log4Shell vulnerability , one of the most critical zero-day threats ever, which affected a Java software component called Log4j and allowed hackers to take control of web servers and networks.

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Targeted Mailchimp Breach Affects Trezor Crypto Customers

Data Breach Today

Data of 102 Mailchimp Accounts Exported; One Trezor user clams 55,000 pounds losses A data breach involving email marketing firm Mailchimp has affected customers of cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Trezor, which launched an investigation after its customers received phishing emails containing their Trezor email addresses. Mailchimp says it learned of the breach on March 26.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Fake Cops Scammed Apple and Meta to Get User Data

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: Lapsus$ teens hit with charges, Wyze's security screwup, and Russia's cyber rampage.

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Borat RAT, a new RAT that performs ransomware and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

Cyble researchers discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) named Borat capable of conducting DDoS and ransomware attacks. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new RAT, named Borat, that enables operators to gain full access and remote control of an infected system. Unlike other RATs, the Borat RAT provides Ransomware and DDOS services to attackers expanding their capabilities.

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AirTags Are Used for Stalking Far More than Previously Reported

Schneier on Security

Ever since Apple introduced AirTags, security people have warned that they could be used for stalking. But while there have been a bunch of anecdotal stories, this is the first vaguely scientific survey: Motherboard requested records mentioning AirTags in a recent eight month period from dozens of the country’s largest police departments. We obtained records from eight police departments.

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