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Russia to invest over half a billion US dollars in its battle against VPN usage
Russia wants to boost its censorship infrastructure and plans to spend almost 60 billion rubles (around $650 million) over the next five years to update its internet-blocking system. This is the strategy outlined in the federal project ‘Cybersecurity Infrastructure’ as reported by Forbes. The Russian censor body, Roskomnadzor, aims to…
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Quad7 botnet expands, adding SOHO and VPN routers, media servers
The operators of the Quad7 botnet have been busy, adding new features and expanding their attack surface, according to multiple security researchers who have been keeping tabs on the malware’s recent evolution. Quad7 was first spotted by a researcher alias Gi7w0rm, and experts from Sekoia, when it was only observed…
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How new bulk send email rules inadvertently unsubscribe customers
Near the end of the first quarter of 2023, Google and Yahoo! updated their bulk (5,000+ messages a day) email requirements with the intention of keeping inboxes safer and more spam-free. Among the new requirements were making it easier to unsubscribe with a single mouse click and making sure their…
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Data breach gives hackers access to 1.7 million people’s credit card details — here’s what we know
Canadian payment gateway provider Slim CD was hit by a cyberattack which has affected almost 1.7 million US and Canadian users. The company first detected suspicious activity in its system on June 15 2024, however an investigation revealed the system had first been breached on August 17 2023, meaning hackers…
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SonicWall devices are coming under attack from major assault
A recently discovered bug in SonicWall SonicOS firewall instances is being used in ransomware attacks, multiple researchers have confirmed. SonicWall recently reported finding, and patching, an improper access control vulnerability affecting its Gen 5, Gen 6, and Gen 7 firewalls, as well as the firewalls’ SSLVPN feature. The bug is…
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One of the world’s largest website builders is about to go private to compete better against Wix and GoDaddy
Squarespace could be about to go private as a looming Permira deal could see the acquisition of the website builder platform become better aligned to take on industry giants GoDaddy and Wix. The British investment firm has agreed to increase its offer in a nod to its confidence in the…
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