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Germany Lost $50 Billion Due to Cyberattacks

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler

Microsoft Task Scheduler contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ALPC interface. Privilege Escalation is the process where an attacker can move vertically or horizontally to obtain…

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‘Big Four’ US Mobile Carriers Launch ‘Project Verify’ to Replace Passwords

The four major U.S. mobile telephony carriers have come together to launch a unified sign-on authenticator service for smartphones, called ‘Project Verify’.…

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Germany, Europe’s Largest Economy, Lost $50 Billion Due to Cyberattacks

According to a survey by Germany’s IT sector association, two-thirds of Germany’s manufacturers have been struck by cybercrime attacks, costing a massive…

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Equifax Approached FBI, CIA Over Chinese Spying Fears Before Hack: Report

Credit-reporting giant Equifax believed it was the victim of a theft from Chinese spies, two years before it confessed to the 2017 data breach that impacted 143 million Americans…

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British Airways Hackers Used Same Attack that Breached Ticketmaster UK

A threat management research firm has determined that the same criminal group behind this year’s Ticketmaster UK breach also attacked British Airways in a breach that impacted nearly…

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Schneider Electric Warns Customers Over Malware-Infected USB Drives

Schneider Electric has issued a consumer warning that USB drives shipped to consumers could be infected with malware, potentially. The flash drives come as a part of…

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