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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack

A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco Talos.
The unnamed organization was targeted as early as mid-July 2023 to deliver a variety of backdoors and post-compromise tools like ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike. It has been attributed

DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results. […]

APT28 Targets Diplomats with HeadLace Malware via Car Sale Phishing Lure

A Russia-linked threat actor has been linked to a new campaign that employed a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace.

“The campaign likely targeted diplomats and began as early as March 2024,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published today, attributing it with medium to high level of confidence to APT28, which is also referred to as

CrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has been sued by investors who say it provided false claims about its Falcon platform after a bad security update led to a massive global IT outage causing the stock price to tumble almost 38%. […]

The European Union’s World-First Artificial Intelligence Rules Are Officially Taking Effect

EU officials say the Artificial Intelligence Act will protect the “fundamental rights” of citizens while also encouraging investment and innovation in the booming AI industry.

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In Other News: European Banks Put to Test, Voting DDoS Attacks, Tenable Exploring Sale

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: over 100 European banks undergo cyber resilience test, DDoS attacks don’t impact voting, and Tenable exploring a potential sale.

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Protect AI Raises $60 Million in Series B Funding

AI and ML security provider Protect AI has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners.

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Security Bypass Vulnerability Found in Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers

A high-severity security bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-6242 has been found and fixed in Rockwell Automation Logix controllers.

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Mirai Botnet targeting OFBiz Servers Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software is at the heart of many enterprising supporting human resources, accounting, shipping, and manufacturing. These systems can become very complex and difficult to maintain. They are often highly customized, which can make patching difficult. However, critical vulnerabilities keep affecting these systems and put critical business data at risk.
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