April, 2023

• 6 April

  3CX supply chain attack appears to have been conducted by North Korean hackers with the goal of targeting cryptocurrency firms.

  

  More information has come to light on the recent 3CX supply chain attack, which appears to have been conducted by North Korean hackers with the goal of targeting cryptocurrency companies. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has conducted its own analysis of the incident and found links to attacks observed by the company back in …

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• 6 April

  FBI Cracks Down on Genesis Market: 119 Arrested in Cybercrime Crackdown

  

  A coordinated international law enforcement operation has dismantled Genesis Market, an illegal online marketplace that specialized in the sale of stolen credentials associated with email, bank accounts, and social media platforms. Coinciding with the infrastructure seizure, the major crackdown, which involved authorities from 17 countries, culminated in 119 arrests and …

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• 6 April

  Top 5 Questions to Ask When You’re Building a Cloud Security Strategy

  

  As companies began moving their computing operations and data storage to the cloud, the security of these digital assets has been a priority. Implementing a robust cloud security strategy is paramount for every organization. SaaS providers, in particular, carry a vast amount of sensitive data. This scenario represents a sizable …

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• 6 April

  Mozilla Foundation Releases New Advisory on Thunderbird Vulnerability

  

  Mozilla Foundation has released a security advisory detailing a high-impact vulnerability fixed in the latest version of their email client, Thunderbird.  According to the advisory, Thunderbird version 102.9.1 fixes a vulnerability, CVE-2023-28427, that could allow a denial-of-service attack for Thunderbird users who use the Matrix chat protocol. The vulnerability was reported by the …

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• 5 April

  Top Resources to Start a Career for Women in Cybersecurity

  

  Cybersecurity is evolving, not only because of hackers and cybercriminals, who are finding new ways to invade systems, but in its approach. From being a male-controlled and dominated sector, it has now progressed into a more diverse field where the industry is open to accepting change and welcoming a new …

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• 5 April

  British Outsourcing Giant Capita Disrupted by Online Attack

  

  British outsourcing service provider Capita, which has major U.K. healthcare and military contracts, confirmed an online attack is behind ongoing IT failures for some of its customers. Capita “experienced a cyber incident primarily impacting access to internal Microsoft Office 365 applications,” the company said in a statement published by the London Stock …

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• 5 April

  Bangladesh Bank’s server restored after 7hrs

  

  The Bangladesh Bank’s server has been restored after around seven hours. Muhammad Zakir Hasan, executive director (Maintenance) of Bangladesh Bank, confirmed the matter to The media. Earlier, the server had gone down, disrupting internet banking. The NPSB and payments to government experienced problems since 12 noon due to some technical error. …

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