01 Dec 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 12/01/2023

  Suspected China-based hackers target Uzbekistan gov’t, South Koreans, Cisco says  Hackers believed to be based in China are targeting the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as people in South Korea, with a strain of malware called SugarGh0st, according to a new report. Cisco published a blog on Thursday spotlighting the malware — which they believe is a variant of Gh0st RAT, an infamous tool used for more than a decade by a range…
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21 Aug 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 08/21/2023

Google proposes new security keys to protect data from future quantum attacks Even though quantum computers are still under development, researchers are already working to protect sensitive data from attacks fueled by the expected advances in computing power. This week Google announced the release of code for a security key that uses cryptography designed to withstand decryption attempts by traditional computers and quantum processors as well. The company says its proposed implementation will allow for…
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12 Jun 2020
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 6/12/2020

Interpol arrests flamboyant Nigerian socialite, Ray Hushpuppi for alleged $35 million COVID-19 Internet scam Eyewitnesses in Dubai said Hushpuppi and his friend where ‘allegedly surrounded by the International police and FBI on the grounds of being fraud suspects’. Hushpuppi who said he will not come back to Nigeria has been accused of being an Internet fraudster because of his flamboyant and expensive lifestyles without a convincing business and source of his lavish lifestyle. According to…
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19 Nov 2019
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 11/19/2019

1 - Phishers Targeting Microsoft Office 365 Admin Credentials Digital fraudsters are stealing Microsoft Office 365 administrator credentials as part of a broader phishing campaign targeting organizations. The campaign began with a phishing email that leveraged Microsoft and its Office 365 brand to lull recipients into a false sense of security. This attack email was unique, however, in that it originated from validated domains that don’t belong to Microsoft. Digital fraudsters are stealing Microsoft Office 365…
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