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Security Affairs newsletter Round 464 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

“The CRTC executed a warrant under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the RCMP National Division executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code respectively,” reads a statement published last week by the Canadian government. Tips from international private cyber security firms triggered the investigation.”.

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5 Signs a Cyberattack Is Under Way and 5 Things You Need to Do Before It Happens

Adam Levin

drone attack that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani. Immediately following Iran’s counterstrike against American military posts in Iraq, a tweet circulated claiming that more than 20 American soldiers had been killed. Tip: Pause before you click on a link in an email or open an attachment.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

KnowBe4

Human Rights Groups Olga Lautman reported on a very sophisticated social engineering tactic that completely falsifies Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). The NGO Watchlist identifies suspicious NGOs and investigates their funders and links to government influence. or UK government authority."

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In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free

Krebs on Security

In many cases, online access to look up data through these companies is secured by nothing more than a username and password that can be stolen or phished by cybercrooks and abused to pull privileged information on consumers. In other cases, it’s trivial for anyone to sign up for these services.

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New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS

Krebs on Security

military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. based e-commerce company, stealing personal and financial data on 1,300 government employees, and providing the data to an Islamic State hacking group.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

In a statement by Xavier Chango, the National Head of Forensic Science, "It's a military-type explosive, but very small capsules." Per the Ecuadorian government, these attacks were fueled by attempts to intimidate the media. DOS boot sector viruses, password guessing, USB autorun malware, misconfigurations, etc.),