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In other news: Cisco VPNs targeted by Akira ransomware; Barracuda hacking spree hit 5% of all ESG appliances; and major BGP software vulnerability disclosed.
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Risky Biz News: Malware found on Rust's Crates repository
In other news: Kroll gets SIM-swapped in attack targeting crypto platforms; MOVEit hack victim count reaches 1,000; and another spyware maker gets hacked.
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Risky Biz News: WinRAR zero-day used to hack stock and crypto traders
In other news: China's Barracuda hacking campaign still going strong; Brazilian Telegram hacker gets 20 years in prison; and ransomware gangs prefer night-time attacks.
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Risky Biz News: South Korea is investigating "spy chip" in Chinese weather measuring equipment
In other news: Ecuador's election disrupted by cyberattack; Baghdad closes LED advertising screens after hack; and Ivanti patches another zero-day.
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Risky Biz News: US warns space sector of hacks, spying, IP theft, and sabotage
In other news: Juniper releases out-of-band security update; TSSHOCK attack can steal funds from MPC crypto-wallets; and Tesla identifies Handelsblatt whistleblowers.
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Risky Biz News: PowerShell's official package repo is a supply chain mess
In other news: LinkedIn hit by wave of account hijacks; the US Chamber of Commerce wants one-year delay for SEC cyber rules; and China passes AI regulation.
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Risky Biz News: Lockbit has been bluffing in extortion schemes, is close to an implosion
In other news: Russian CERT reports mysterious zero-day in Ukraine-linked software; EU's ExFiles phone-cracking project to shut down; and new MaginotDNS attack impacts CDNS servers.
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Risky Biz News: CSRB to investigate Microsoft's Chinese hack, and the broader cloud security ecosystem
In other news: UK Foreign Office hacked twice in 2021; Japan to build Indo-Pacific cyberdefense network; and Zyxel routers under attack.
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Risky Biz News: Russia blocks OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN protocols
In other news: Northern Ireland police deals with data breach; new TunnelCrack attack leaks VPN traffic; and a couple of crypto-wallet vulnerabilities.
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