In this week's international cybersecurity Hotchpotch: new #disinfo campaigns targeting Ukrainian recruitment and the US elections, Chinese hacking of Western ISP infrastructure, #cyber research and policy updates. Oh, and Tardigrades!

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Don’t Ignore This Simple Tip: NSA Says Rebooting Can Protect Your Phone

The Cyber Express

Don’t Ignore This Simple Tip: NSA Says Rebooting Can Protect Your Phone

The National Security Agency (NSA) has recently issued a public service announcement emphasizing a simple yet effective action: reboot your

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AWS Seizes Domains Used by Russia’s APT29

SecurityWeek

AWS Seizes Domains Used by Russia's APT29

AWS announced the seizure of domains used by Russian hacker group APT29 in phishing attacks targeting Ukraine and other countries.

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Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext

Ars Technica

Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext

Company failed to follow one of the most sacrosanct rules for password storage.

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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

Ars Technica

As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months.

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How cyber criminals are compromising AI software supply chains

How cyber criminals are compromising AI software supply chains | IBM

With the adoption of AI soaring across industries and use cases, preventing AI-driven software supply chain attacks has never been more important.

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Cyberespionage Threat: APT-C-60 Targets East Asia with SpyGlace

The Cyber Express

Cyberespionage Threat: APT-C-60 Targets East Asia with SpyGlace

A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting East Asian countries has been uncovered, with the APT-C-60 group exploiting a zero-day vulnerabil...

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77% of Educational Institutions Spotted a Cyberattack Within the Last 12 Months https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/77-of-educational-institutions-spotted-a-cyberattack-within-the-last-12-months?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cybersecurity #infosec

0.0.0.0 Day: 18-Year-Old Browser Vulnerability Impacts MacOS and Linux Devices

The Hacker News

0.0.0.0 Day: 18-Year-Old Browser Vulnerability Impacts MacOS and Linux Devices

Critical 0.0.0.0 Day browser vulnerability discovered, impacting Chrome, Firefox, Safari. Exploits local networks on MacOS and Linux

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