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8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware

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The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT. The experts observed a massive spike in activity associated with this threat actor between May and June 2023. and Brazil. ” reads the report published by Talos.”Once

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Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

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” Both malware can exfiltrate a wide range of data, including Call logs, Contacts, Device metadata (i.e. phone number, IMEI/Android ID, Model and Manufacturer, and Android version), Geolocation, Images stored on external storage, WhatsApp voice notes, if installed.

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Trojanized Comm100 Live Chat app installer distributed a JavaScript backdoor

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The malicious installer was used to infect organizations in multiple sectors, including the industrial, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, insurance and telecommunications sectors in North America and Europe. The attackers used the Microsoft Metadata Merge Utility binary to load a the MidlrtMd DLL. 156 at the time of the incident.”

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Volvo retailer leaks sensitive files

Security Affairs

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Other research by Cybernews has revealed that BMW , a German luxury vehicle manufacturer producing around 2.5 The issue causing the leak has been fixed.

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CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance

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“After disclosing these findings to Google, they shared the report with other Android manufacturers, and Samsung confirmed the vulnerabilities existed in their smartphones as well. ” reads the report published by Checkmarx. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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erwin Recognized as a March 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Metadata Management Solutions

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We’re excited about our recognition as a March 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Metadata Management Solutions. Metadata management is key to sustainable data governance and any other organizational effort that is data-driven. Critical Application for Information Governance ” -Information Scientist, Healthcare Industry.

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FAIR Data Principles in Life Sciences: A case for Data Intelligence Cloud

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At its core, FAIR aims to break down data silos by providing guidelines to make data: Findable – metadata and data should be searchable and should be easily located. Accessible – metadata and data should be accessible to users. Additionally, metadata should include qualified references to other metadata.

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