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Brazilian Banks Targeted by New AllaKore RAT Variant Called AllaSenha
Brazilian banking institutions are the target of a new campaign that distributes a custom variant of the Windows-based AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT) called AllaSenha. The malware is “specifically aimed at stealing credentials that are required to access Brazilian bank accounts, [and] leverages Azure cloud as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure,” French cybersecurity company HarfangLab
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U.S. Sentences 31-Year-Old to 10 Years for Laundering $4.5M in Email Scams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 10 years in prison for laundering more than $4.5 million through business email compromise (BEC) schemes and romance scams. Malachi Mullings, 31, of Sandy Springs, Georgia pleaded guilty to the money laundering offenses in January 2023. According to court documents, Mullings is said…
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New Research Warns About Weak Offboarding Management and Insider Risks
A recent study by Wing Security found that 63% of businesses may have former employees with access to organizational data, and that automating SaaS Security can help mitigate offboarding risks. Employee offboarding is typically seen as a routine administrative task, but it can pose substantial security risks, if not handled correctly. Failing to quickly and…
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Oregon’s tourism comeback: Travel, spending and economic impact are on the rise
The most recent figures landed earlier this month.
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Tualatin Pacific Foods plant to close by 2026, parent company Campbell’s says
Campbell’s had acquired Pacific Foods in 2017 for $700 million.
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Lead prosecutor in Aequitas fraud trial lands job with Boeing
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Bounds helped prosecute former Aequitas executives. He recently joined Boeing as in-house counsel.
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Survey finds Oregonians underinsured, worried about health coverage
43% of Oregon voters surveyed say they’re underinsured, causing them to delay or cancel needed care.
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Downtown Portland coffee chain opening third location
40 Lbs Coffee Bar will open inside the lobby of the Aspect building, its third downtown Portland cafe.
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Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was arrested…
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4-Step Approach to Mapping and Securing Your Organization’s Most Critical Assets
You’re probably familiar with the term “critical assets”. These are the technology assets within your company’s IT infrastructure that are essential to the functioning of your organization. If anything happens to these assets, such as application servers, databases, or privileged identities, the ramifications to your security posture can be severe. But is every technology asset…
