Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns

Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns

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Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC).
The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has been in contact with the social media giant about the new product and confirmed the release won’t extend to the E.U. « at this

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Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC).
The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has been in contact with the social media giant about the new product and confirmed the release won’t extend to the E.U. « at this

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/instagrams-twitter-alternative-threads.html

Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use

Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use,

The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year.
The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) against four companies CDON, Coop, Dagens Industri, and Tele2.
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The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year.
The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) against four companies CDON, Coop, Dagens Industri, and Tele2.
« In its audits

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/swedish-data-protection-authority-warns.html

DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors

DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors,

The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP requests in an attempt to bring them down.
The updated variant, written in Golang, « implements an additional security mechanism to conceal the list of targets, which is transmitted from the [command-and-control] to the

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The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP requests in an attempt to bring them down.
The updated variant, written in Golang, « implements an additional security mechanism to conceal the list of targets, which is transmitted from the [command-and-control] to the

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/ddosia-attack-tool-evolves-with.html

Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware

Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware,

An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023.
The activity is being attributed to an actor codenamed Neo_Net, according to security researcher Pol Thill. The findings were published by SentinelOne following a Malware

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An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023.
The activity is being attributed to an actor codenamed Neo_Net, according to security researcher Pol Thill. The findings were published by SentinelOne following a Malware

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/mexico-based-hacker-targets-global.html

Alert: 330,000 FortiGate Firewalls Still Unpatched to CVE-2023-27997 RCE Flaw

Alert: 330,000 FortiGate Firewalls Still Unpatched to CVE-2023-27997 RCE Flaw,

No less than 330000 FortiGate firewalls are still unpatched and vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997, a critical security flaw affecting Fortinet devices that have come under active exploitation in the wild.
Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox, in a report published last week, said that out of nearly 490,000 Fortinet SSL-VPN interfaces exposed on the internet, about 69 percent remain unpatched.
CVE-2023-27997

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No less than 330000 FortiGate firewalls are still unpatched and vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997, a critical security flaw affecting Fortinet devices that have come under active exploitation in the wild.
Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox, in a report published last week, said that out of nearly 490,000 Fortinet SSL-VPN interfaces exposed on the internet, about 69 percent remain unpatched.
CVE-2023-27997

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/alert-330000-fortigate-firewalls-still.html

Chinese Hackers Use HTML Smuggling to Infiltrate European Ministries with PlugX

Chinese Hackers Use HTML Smuggling to Infiltrate European Ministries with PlugX,

A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems.
Cybersecurity firm Check Point said the activity, dubbed SmugX, has been ongoing since at least December 2022.
« The campaign uses new delivery methods to deploy (most notably – HTML Smuggling)

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A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems.
Cybersecurity firm Check Point said the activity, dubbed SmugX, has been ongoing since at least December 2022.
« The campaign uses new delivery methods to deploy (most notably – HTML Smuggling)

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/chinese-hackers-use-html-smuggling-to.html

Improve Your Security WordPress Spam Protection With CleanTalk Anti-Spam

Improve Your Security WordPress Spam Protection With CleanTalk Anti-Spam,

Every website owner or webmaster grapples with the issue of spam on their website forms. The volume of spam can be so overwhelming that finding useful information within it becomes quite challenging. What exacerbates this issue is that spam can populate your public pages, appearing in comments and reviews. You likely understand how this can damage your website’s reputation, affect search results

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Every website owner or webmaster grapples with the issue of spam on their website forms. The volume of spam can be so overwhelming that finding useful information within it becomes quite challenging. What exacerbates this issue is that spam can populate your public pages, appearing in comments and reviews. You likely understand how this can damage your website’s reputation, affect search results

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/improve-your-security-wordpress-spam.html

CISA Flags 8 Actively Exploited Flaws in Samsung and D-Link Devices

CISA Flags 8 Actively Exploited Flaws in Samsung and D-Link Devices,

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a set of eight flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
This includes six shortcomings affecting Samsung smartphones and two vulnerabilities impacting D-Link devices. All the flaws have been patched as of 2021.

CVE-2021-25394 (CVSS score: 6.4) – Samsung mobile

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a set of eight flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
This includes six shortcomings affecting Samsung smartphones and two vulnerabilities impacting D-Link devices. All the flaws have been patched as of 2021.

CVE-2021-25394 (CVSS score: 6.4) – Samsung mobile

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/cisa-flags-8-actively-exploited-flaws.html

Evasive Meduza Stealer Targets 19 Password Managers and 76 Crypto Wallets

Evasive Meduza Stealer Targets 19 Password Managers and 76 Crypto Wallets,

In yet another sign of a lucrative crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) ecosystem, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows-based information stealer called Meduza Stealer that’s actively being developed by its author to evade detection by software solutions.
« The Meduza Stealer has a singular objective: comprehensive data theft, » Uptycs said in a new report. « It pilfers users’ browsing

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In yet another sign of a lucrative crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) ecosystem, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows-based information stealer called Meduza Stealer that’s actively being developed by its author to evade detection by software solutions.
« The Meduza Stealer has a singular objective: comprehensive data theft, » Uptycs said in a new report. « It pilfers users’ browsing

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/evasive-meduza-stealer-targets-19.html

BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising

BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising,

Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application.
« Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations, » Trend Micro researchers said in an analysis published last week. « In this case, the distribution

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Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application.
« Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations, » Trend Micro researchers said in an analysis published last week. « In this case, the distribution

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/blackcat-operators-distributing.html