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‘Darcula’ PhaaS Campaign Sinks Fangs into Victims

| | Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS), postal service, RaaS
A sprawling phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) campaign that has been running since at least last summer is using more than 20,000 fake domains to target a wide range of organizations in more than 100 ...
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Closeup of person going “Shhh!”

PyPI Goes Quiet After Huge Malware Attack: 500+ Typosquat Fakes Found

| | code reuse, open source software supply chain security, PyPI, PyPI malicious packages, pypi vuln, pypi vulnerability, python, Python Malware, Python Packages, Python vulnerability, SB Blogwatch, secure software supply chain, software supply chain, software supply chain attack, software supply chain attacks, software supply chain hygiene, Software supply chain management, software supply chain risk, Software Supply Chain risks, software supply chain security, Software Supply Chain Security Risks, Software Supply Chain Security Weaknesses, typosquat, Typosquatting, typosquatting attacks
Emergency stop button: The Python Package Index was drowning in malicious code again, so they had to shut down registration for cleanup ...
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Multiple, unskippable notifications

Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones

| | 2fa, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA solution, 2FA/MFA, Apple, apple bug, Apple Data Security, apple hack, apple hacker, Apple iCloud, Apple ID, Apple ID failure, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, bypass 2FA, MFA, MFA Bombing, mfa fatigue, MFA hacks, mfa protection, mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), OTP, OTP circumvention bot, OTP interception bot, phishing-resistant MFA, push otp, SB Blogwatch, TOTP, two-factor-authentication.2fa
Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support ...
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Smokey Bear / This-is-fine crossover

Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data

| | Brian J. Dunne, class action, class action lawsuit, DeleteFacebook, facebook, facebook fine, free vpn app, Ghostbusters, IAPP, Man In The Middle, man in the middle attack, man in the middle attacks, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, mitm, MitM Attack, mitm attacks, mitm tool, mitm tools, Onavo, Onavo VPN, SB Blogwatch, Snapchat, SSL Bump, VPN
Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit ...
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Scary skeletons

Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL

| | 2-step verification, 2fa, 2FA apps, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA/MFA, Access control and Identity Management, Cloud MFA, digital identity verification, iam, ID verification, MFA, , mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), P2P, SB Blogwatch, SMS, SMS messages, SMS Toll Fraud, Telegram, Telegram app, two-factor-authentication.2fa, Verify 2FA
Scary SMS shenanigans: Avoid Telegram’s new “Peer-To-Peer Login” program if you value your privacy or your cellular service ...
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a PRC flag flies in a stiff breeze

China Steals Defense Secrets ‘on Industrial Scale’

| | china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, Chinese, Chinese Communists, chinese government, chinese hacker, Chinese hackers, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Chinese Threat Actors, ConnectWise, ConnectWise Vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-0185, CVE-2022-3052, CVE-2023-22518, CVE-2024-1709, Data Stolen By China, Dawn Calvary, f5, F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP vulnerability, Genesis Day, gov.uk, Mandiant, MSS, MSS Hackers, Peoples Republic of China, PRC, PRC Espionage, SB Blogwatch, ScreenConnect, Teng Snake, uk, UNC302, UNC5174, Uteus, Xiaoqiying
UNC5174 ❤ UNC302: CVSS 10 and 9.8 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese threat actor for People’s Republic ...
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Tax season scams

Tax Scams Ramping Up as the April 15 Deadline Approaches

| | IRS, MalwareBytes, Microsoft, Phishing Tax Scams to Lookout For
With the IRS deadline only weeks away, businesses and individuals are racing to get their taxes filed, and bad actors are doing what they can to keep pace with them. Both Microsoft ...
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A green worm on a juicy red apple

Apple M-Series FAIL: GoFetch Flaw Finds Crypto Keys

| | Apple, apple bug, Apple Data Security, apple hack, apple hacker, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, ARM, cache, dmp, GoFetch, iPad, M1, M2, M3, Macintosh, macos, SB Blogwatch
GoFAIL: Researchers worm their way into broken cache-filling microcode in most Macs and iPads ...
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FBI IC3 2023 report shows record year for cybercrime

Evolving Cyber Threats: Insights and Strategies from the 2023 FBI IC3 Report

| | bec, business email compromise, cybercrime, cyberthreats, FBI report, generative AI, ic3 report, Phishing, social engineering, Threat Intelligence
Latest FBI IC3 Report shows a record year for cybercrime: record-setting $12.5 billion in losses The 2023 FBI IC3 report reveals not just numbers but narratives that underscore the adaptability and cunning ...
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Public washroom faucets

EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity

| | Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure assets, critical infrastructure attack, Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, ICS, operational technologies, OT, public water systems, SB Blogwatch, wastewater, water, water distribution systems, Water industry, water infrastructure, White House
Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.” ...
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