Cyber Weekly: NetGear urgent patch, malicious PyTorch compromise, LockBit ransoms Lisbon

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Google to pay $29.5M to resolve two legal claims related to its location tracking policies. Two states filed two cases

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Hacker tries to sell 500m WhatsApp user data on dark web

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I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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An alleged hacker posted a dark web dataset containing personal information for almost 500 million WhatsApp users. The post was

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Cyber Today: Crypto Winter comes for FTX, oil and gas flow control vulnerability, images hide malware in PyPI

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Crypto Winter comes for FTX Earlier this week, crypto exchange Binance signed a letter of intent to acquire its rival

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High-severity vulnerability in GitHub was susceptible to Repo Jacking

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Researchers on Wednesday reported they found a “high-severity” vulnerability in GitHub that could have let an attacker take control over

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YTStealer Malware Targets Accounts of YouTube Content Creators

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Cybersecurity researchers have documented a new information-stealing malware that targets YouTube content creators by plundering their authentication cookies. Dubbed “YTStealer”

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Apple confirms the scale of App Store fraud

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I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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Apple says millions of fraudulent attempts are made against the App Store and its users each year as criminals get

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U.S. Charges 4 Russian Gov Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

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I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from

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Q4/21: Sees More DDoS Attacks Than Ever Before

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Hello! I'm Steve, an independent security researcher, and analyst from Scotland, UK.

I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

I'll often reblog infosec-related articles that I find interesting. On the RiSec website, You'll also find a variety of write-ups, tutorials and much more!
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DDoS attacks hit a sad all-time high in the last quarter of 2021. According to Kaspersky telemetry, The number of

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Vodafone Portugal hit by hackers, says no client data breach

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I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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LISBON, Feb 8 – Vodafone’s (VOD.L) Portuguese unit said on Tuesday a hacker attack overnight had disrupted its services but

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LockBit Ransomware, FBI Issues Flash Warning Alert

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Hello! I'm Steve, an independent security researcher, and analyst from Scotland, UK.

I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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The FBI released a flash alert containing technical details associated with the LockBit ransomware operation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation

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