General Security News
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Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
Twitter is officially beginning to roll out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs) on the platform, more than six months after its chief...
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GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets
GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection, which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently...
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FBI Seized 13 Websites that Offered DDoS-for-hire Services
The FBI has been coordinating Operation PowerOFF since 2018, aiming to disrupt the DDoS-for-hire service infrastructures worldwide. As part of...
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Nextgen Healthcare Hacked – Over 1 Million Customers’ Data Exposed
NextGen Healthcare, which has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, is a company that develops and markets software for the management of...
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Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday Fixes 38 Flaws, Including Active Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has rolled out Patch Tuesday updates for May 2023 to address 38 security flaws, including one zero-day bug that it said is being actively...
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U.S. Authorities Seize 13 Domains Offering Criminal DDoS-for-Hire Services
U.S. authorities have announced the seizure of 13 internet domains that offered DDoS-for-hire services to other criminal actors. The takedown is...
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Operation ChattyGoblin: Hackers Targeting Gambling Firms via Chat Apps
A gambling company in the Philippines was the target of a China-aligned threat actor as part of a campaign that has been ongoing since October...
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Hacking Groups Rapidly Weaponizing N-Day Vulnerabilities to Attack Enterprise Targets
Iranian hacker group ‘Mint Sandstorm’ is retaliating against recent attacks on its infrastructure by targeting critical US infrastructure, as...
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Twitter Flaw Exposes Private Circle Tweets to Public
According to reports, there has been a security incident with Twitter’s Private Circle tweets feature as they have been exposed publicly....
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Cisco Phone Adapters Flaw Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
Cisco SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters have been reported to be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via a malicious firmware upgrade. Cisco has...
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New Ransomware Strain 'CACTUS' Exploits VPN Flaws to Infiltrate Networks
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware strain called CACTUS that has been found to leverage known flaws in VPN appliances to...
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