Wormhole, an online cryptocurrency platform that enables users to convert between cryptocurrencies, has had $322m of assets stolen. Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million – The Record by Recorded Future $320m in Ether stolen from crypto biz Wormhole • The Register
Log4j exploits and behind the scenes with the Apache patching team
Here is an interesting article from the team at Apache dealing with patching the Log4j problem: The Apache Log4j team talks about the Log4Shell patching process – The Record by Recorded Future But the exploits in the wild are still happening: Threat actor target Ubiquiti network appliances using Log4Shell exploits …
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I should have run this story on a Friday! Tech sniffer dogs
The discovery of data storage and communications devices can be critical in any cyber security investigation – now the Digital Investigations and Intelligence Unit. (DIIU) of Wiltshire police have Bonny and Dora. Wiltshire Police ‘Digi-dogs’ trained to sniff out technology – BBC News The dogs have been trained to sniff …
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What PII was compromised in 2021?
This is an interesting article looking at cyber attacks in 2021. Personal identifying information for 1.5 billion users was stolen in 2021, but from where? – TechRepublic
Be aware of COVID-19 testing scams – get trained to deal with these threats
This a complex, but easily implemented by the hackers, hoax, being run by cyber criminals right now. It is based around COVID-19 home testing kits and the subsequent results. Cybercriminals are exploiting COVID-19 tests in phishing attacks – TechRepublic Phishing Emails The vector for the attack is primarily through email …
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