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Merkley Statement on Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule to Protect Workers Nationwide from Wildfire Smoke, Extreme Heat
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The Emerging Role of AI in Open-Source Intelligence
Recently the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) unveiled a new strategy for open-source intelligence (OSINT) and referred to OSINT as the “INT of first resort”. Public and private sector organizations are realizing the value that the discipline can provide but are also finding that the exponential growth of digital data in recent…
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Microsoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited to Deliver MerkSpy Spyware Tool
Unknown threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft MSHTML to deliver a surveillance tool called MerkSpy as part of a campaign primarily targeting users in Canada, India, Poland, and the U.S. “MerkSpy is designed to clandestinely monitor user activities, capture sensitive information, and establish persistence on compromised systems,” Fortinet FortiGuard
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FakeBat Loader Malware Spreads Widely Through Drive-by Download Attacks
The loader-as-a-service (LaaS) known as FakeBat has become one of the most widespread loader malware families distributed using the drive-by download technique this year, findings from Sekoia reveal. “FakeBat primarily aims to download and execute the next-stage payload, such as IcedID, Lumma, RedLine, SmokeLoader, SectopRAT, and Ursnif,” the company said in a Tuesday analysis. Drive-by…
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Israeli Entities Targeted by Cyberattack Using Donut and Sliver Frameworks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an attack campaign that targets various Israeli entities with publicly-available frameworks like Donut and Sliver. The campaign, believed to be highly targeted in nature, “leverage target-specific infrastructure and custom WordPress websites as a payload delivery mechanism, but affect a variety of entities across unrelated verticals, and rely on
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South Korean ERP Vendor’s Server Hacked to Spread Xctdoor Malware
An unnamed South Korean enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor’s product update server has been found to be compromised to deliver a Go-based backdoor dubbed Xctdoor. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC), which identified the attack in May 2024, did not attribute it to a known threat actor or group, but noted that the tactics overlap…
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Building materials company picks Dallas-Fort Worth for distribution center
The Oregon-based building materials company had been looking around North Texas since November. An initial deal fell through, and this one was completed at a rapid clip. Read more about the deal and brokers involved in this story.
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Oregon ‘tech hubs’ left out of $504M federal funding announcement
Corvallis Microfluidics and Pacific Northwest Mass Timber hubs not on Biden administration list of 12 backed in CHIPS Act program.
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Beast chefs’ Cornet Custard lands on Southeast Division
Cornet Custard is a business born from a pandemic pivot by Beast chef de cuisine Mika Paredes.
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Nonprofit pays $4.7M for future headquarters in Old Town
The Portland branch of homeless-services nonprofit CityTeam is relocating to Old Town.
