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CRYSTALRAY Hackers Infect Over 1,500 Victims Using Network Mapping Tool
A threat actor that was previously observed using an open-source network mapping tool has greatly expanded their operations to infect over 1,500 victims. Sysdig, which is tracking the cluster under the name CRYSTALRAY, said the activities have witnessed a tenfold surge, adding it includes “mass scanning, exploiting multiple vulnerabilities, and placing backdoors using multiple [open-source
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Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months
Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. The decision was announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on July 9, 2024.…
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New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. “Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase protection,” Cybereason researchers Kotaro Ogino and Koshi Oyama said in an analysis. “The passphrase needs to be…
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AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers
American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to “nearly all” of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network. “Threat actors unlawfully accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform and, between April 14 and April 25,…
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Portland attorney brings ‘sneaker law’ class to Lewis & Clark College
Nic Mayne was inspired to start the class when he discovered the book “Sneaker Law” by Kenneth Anand and Jared Goldstein in law school.
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BPA sees big savings from new Columbia River Treaty
Canada and U.S. reach preliminary agreement on power, flood control, environmental issues.
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Block 216 tower, home of Ritz-Carlton Portland, is finished after five years
With a $25.5 million lien “paid in full,” the home of Portland’s Ritz-Carlton is finished after a 2019 construction start.
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I-5 bridge replacement project awarded $1.5B in federal funding
The project to replace the I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington has received another federal funding round of $1.5 billion.
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Opioid first aid: What employers can do to help stop overdose deaths in the workplace
This summer, the National Center for Health Statistics released some stunning data: More than 93,000 people died from overdoses in 2020. That’s the most ever recorded. Unfortunately, it’s the latest troubling chapter in the nation’s sprawling opioid epidemic. Two significant factors seem to be at work: (1) the spread of illegal fentanyl and (2) the…
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DarkGate Malware Exploits Samba File Shares in Short-Lived Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a short-lived DarkGate malware campaign that leveraged Samba file shares to initiate the infections. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said the activity spanned the months of March and April 2024, with the infection chains using servers running public-facing Samba file shares hosting Visual Basic Script (VBS) and JavaScript files.…
