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Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $120,000 Crypto Scam

Joseph James O’Connor, a 24-year-old British citizen, was sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his role in the July 2020 Twitter hack. O’Connor, who went by the online alias “PlugwalkJoe,” pleaded guilty to criminal schemes that included unauthorized access to Twitter’s backend tools, SIM swapping …

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CISA orders to patch iPhone bugs abused in spyware attacks

Today, CISA ordered federal agencies to patch recently patched security vulnerabilities exploited as zero-days to deploy Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits. The warning comes after Kaspersky published a report detailing a Triangulation malware component used in a campaign it tracks as “Operation Triangulation.” Kaspersky says it found …

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Critical vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, allow attackers taking control of systems

Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet has updated its zero-trust access solution FortiNAC to address a critical-severity vulnerability that attackers could leverage to execute code and commands. FortiNAC is a allows organizations to manage network-wide access policies, gain visibility of devices and users, and secure the network against unauthorized access and threats. …

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Alert: Million of GitHub Repositories Likely Vulnerable to RepoJacking Attack

Millions of software repositories on GitHub are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking, a new study has revealed. This includes repositories from organizations such as Google, Lyft, and several others, Massachusetts-based cloud-native security firm Aqua said in a Wednesday report. The supply chain vulnerability, also known as dependency repository …

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BUET host inter-University CTF Competition, Registration open

๐๐”๐„๐“ ๐‚๐’๐„ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ is bringing you for the first time an exhilarating and intellectually stimulating ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐  (๐‚๐“๐…) ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. This event is designed to challenge the brightest minds from universities across the region and provide them with an opportunity to showcase their cyber security skills. Whether you …

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