Tuesday , April 1 2025

International

Microsoft to limit access 50 cloud services for Russia: TASS

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Microsoft to restrict access to 50 of its cloud products in Russia, as reported by the Russian company Softline. The restrictions will also affect local software, with the deactivation of license keys. Russian media TASS reported the list primarily includes corporate applications such as those for business management, accounting, automation, …

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Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes

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Microsoft released urgent updates to fix a problem causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates. Microsoft released the following emergency Windows Server cumulative updates that should fix the LSASS memory leak and prevent impacted servers from crashing and restarting: KB5037422 (Windows Server …

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29 0-days Uncovered : Hackers Earned $1,132,500 at Pwn2Own

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Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition is over. Hackers earned $1,132,500 for showing 29 unique zero-days. Participants in the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition earned $1,132,500 for demonstrating 29 unique zero-days. On the first day, Team Synacktiv successfully demonstrated exploits against a Tesla car. The researcher Manfred Paul (@_manfp) won the …

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Investigation committee formed
Justin Trudeau’s birth place Pabna, Bangladesh; Birth certificate issued

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Justin Trudeau is the current Prime Minister of Canada but according to a recently issued birth certificate his birth place is in Pabna. Surprising but true ‍such an birth certificate has been issued by Ahmedpur Union Parishad in Pabna. As shown in the birth certificate, name is Justin Trudeau, father- …

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CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC Release Joint Guidance on DDoS

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CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC updated a guide to help organizations defend against DDoS attacks. The guidance now includes detailed insight into three different types of DDoS techniques: Volumetric, attacks aiming to consume available bandwidth. Protocol, attacks which exploit vulnerabilities in network protocols. Application, attacks targeting vulnerabilities in specific applications or …

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CISA, NSI, FBI released critical infrastructure defense tips against Volt Typhoon

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CISA, NSA, FBI, and other US and international partners released a joint fact sheet called “People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Activity: Actions for Critical Infrastructure Leaders.” This publication includes contributions from various partners. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) U.S. …

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IBM X-Force report
APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme

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As of March 2024, X-Force is tracking the APT28 group is carrying out phishing campaigns using fake government and non-governmental organization documents to target different regions around the world, including Central Asia, Europe, the South Caucasus, and North and South America. The discovered lures include a mix of public and …

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EU Parliament Approves Artificial Intelligence Act

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* Safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence * Limits on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement * Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities * Right of consumers to launch complaints and receive meaningful explanations On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial …

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CISA Releases Fifteen Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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CISA released 15 advisories about Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on March 14, 2024. The advisories include important information about security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS. ICSA-24-074-01 Siemens SENTRON 7KM PAC3x20 ICSA-24-074-02 Siemens Solid Edge ICSA-24-074-03 Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server ICSA-24-074-04 Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client ICSA-24-074-05 Siemens …

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