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Risky Biz News: Microsoft puts the limelight on another spyware maker—DSIRF from Austria
In other news: Rostelecom hijacks Apple traffic; new Cytrox and NSO incidents discovered in the EU; and fewer ransomware victims are paying.
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Risky Biz News: Microsoft mitigates PPL exploit after four years
In other news: Dutch government fears China might turn off its solar panels; new UEFI rootkit targets ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards; and WebAssembly used for crypto-mining in the wild.
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Risky Biz News: Google removes app permissions from the Play Store
In other news: Denmark bans Google Workspace; Tor Browser gets built-in HTTPS-Only Mode; WatchDog botnet still going strong.
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Risky Biz News: Chinese APT targeted White House reporters ahead of Jan. 6 insurrection
In other news: Vault7 leaker found guilty at retrial; DoT is coming to Windows; and Iran puts the entire country in Safe Search mode.
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Risky Biz News: New side-channel attack disclosed in Intel and AMD processors
In other news: Uniswap users lose $8 million in phishing attack; loads of new ransomware gangs are popping up; and Microsoft says VBA macro block reversal is only temporary.
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Risky Biz News: Thousands of Yubikeys have been deployed in Ukraine, more to come
In other news: PyPI enforces 2FA for top projects; UK recommends against paying ransomware gangs; and Rolling PWN attack can unlock most Honda cars.
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Risky Biz News: Apple debuts Lockdown Mode to protect users against high-end spyware
In other news: North Korean hackers linked to Maui ransomware; Russian hacker hits Portuguese hotel in clever hack; and Microsoft rolls back VBA macros block.
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Risky Biz News: China faces its first truly mega-leak
In other news: Hackers extort Marriott; the Tel-Aviv Metro hack that wasn't; and OpenSSL and Windows Kerberos bugs.
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Risky Biz News: HackerOne discloses malicious insider incident, and nobody's surprised
In other news: Dutch university makes a profit from ransomware refund; Israel govt seizes victim's server for investigation; another DNS hijack in crypto-scam-world.
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Risky Biz News: Half of 2022's zero-days are variants of older vulnerabilities
In other news: APT40 hires students to translate hacked data; Walmart denies ransomware attack; and cyber-insurance rates are stabilizing.
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Risky Biz News: Hackers hit Iranian steel industry
In other news: FSB officer detained for stealing crypto from a hacker; Russia tried to hack Ukraine's TV channels on NotPetya anniversary; and LockBit tests new ransoming strategies.
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Risky Biz News: US critical infrastructure needs better cyber insurance coverage
In other news: Pro-abortion hacktivism; another mega ultra crypto hack; and a ransomware gang launches a "bug bounty program."