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Hundreds of Cobalt Strike linked servers taken down in major police operation
Hundreds of servers distributing a cracked, older version of Cobalt Strike to cybercriminals have been taken offline by a collection of law enforcement agencies led by Europol. The EU’s law enforcement agency confirmed Operation MORPHEUS took place between June 24 and 28, and its goal was to disrupt hackers’ distribution…
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Popular VPNs have just disappeared from the Apple App Store in Russia
At least four of the best VPN services have reportedly disappeared from the Apple App Store in Russia as of Thursday, July 4, 2024. The news comes as two of the providers affected (Red Shield VPN and Le VPN) have shared the communication they received from Apple to notify the…
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OVHcloud says it has worked out who hit it with a record-breaking DDoS attack
OVHcloud has revealed new details about how it managed to sruvive a dizzying 840 million packets per second (Mpps) Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack earlier this year. In a new blog post, the company said it observed threat actors using core network devices during these raids, making the DDoS…
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Is this the biggest password leak ever uncovered? Researchers claim nearly 10 billion credentials under threat — here’s what we know so far
Researchers claim to have uncovered what appears to be the biggest password cache ever uncovered, with 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords inside. The file, titled ‘rockyou2024.txt’ contains passwords stolen in a mix of old and new attacks, making the file a brute force attackers’ dream. “In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak…
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How to safeguard your network against the surge of digital assaults
The Internet of Things (IoT) is redefining the way businesses operate, offering unbelievable opportunities for innovation and efficiency. Today, IoT devices account for more than 30% of all network-connected business endpoints and have allowed companies to improve everything from customer service to operational productivity through real-time data analysis. But it’s…
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ASUS’s new routers will come with a top VPN built-in
NordVPN has partnered with ASUS to integrate its popular VPN service into the hardware giant’s networking devices. The collaboration will see ASUS routers be among the first to market with built-in NordVPN functionality designed to enhance users’ cybersecurity and privacy. With a VPN built-in at the access point, users will…
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