Eastern Europe Archives - Page 19 of 19

Borat RAT: New Malware Combines Remote Access, Spyware and Ransomware

Hackers are offering Borat RAT for sale on underground forums. The malware allows almost complete control of a system. Its functions range from keyloggers to DDoS attacks.

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Largest DDoS Attack In History: 1.4 Tbps

Although the number of distributed denial-of-service attacks decreased by 3 % in 2021, their complexity has increased.

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Fujitsu Sponsors 40 Scholarships In Cybersecurity To Boost Digital Talent Among Women

With this initiative, Fujitsu desires to contribute to boosting digitalization and reducing the mismatch between men and women, thus promoting the employability of women in the field of technology.

The cybercriminals submit fake emergency requests. Allegedly, this is how they get hold of users' addresses and phone numbers. It is possible that the 16-year-old allegedly behind the recent attacks by the group LAPSUS$ is also involved in this operation. Hackers have apparently found a new way to obtain personal data for targeted attacks. As Bloomberg reports, they allegedly tried to force tech companies to hand over user data with fake legal documents. According to the newspaper's sources, Apple and Facebook parent Meta also fell for the trick. Both companies handed over data such as addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses to the hackers, who posed as law enforcement agencies. They also presented fake "emergency requests" for which no court order is needed. In addition to Meta and Apple, the hackers reportedly also targeted Snapchat parent Snap. However, it is unclear whether Snap actually passed on data, the report continues. It is also not known how many fake requests for information were submitted to the companies. Underage hackers from the USA and Great Britain are said to be behind the attacks. Among them is said to be the 16-year-old believed to be the head of the group LAPSUS$, which in turn was responsible for the recent attacks on Microsoft, Samsung and Nvidia. When asked by Bloomberg, Apple and Meta referred to their guidelines for dealing with requests from authorities. However, they did not confirm the disclosure of data based on fake requests

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Report: Apple and Facebook Accidentally Hand Over User Data to Hackers

The cybercriminals submit fake emergency requests. Allegedly, this is how they get hold of users' addresses and phone numbers. It is possible that the 16-year-old, allegedly behind the recent attacks by the group LAPSUS$, is also invol ...

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MySQL HeatWave ML Now Supports Machine Learning

Oracle has announced that MySQL HeatWave ML now supports machine learning (ML) in the database, becoming a complement to the transaction processing and analytics already available. This allows the ML lifecycle to be fully automated, st ...

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AI Forecasts to Prevent Bottlenecks in Production and Supply Chains

According to a new ISG study, German companies are turning to predictive analytics in the wake of the energy transition.

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Only 16% of Companies Have Implemented Full DevSecOps

Thirty-five percent of enterprises running most of their workloads on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform are finding it challenging to manage protection, as well as suffering from a skills shortage.

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Smart Buildings Are Key Players in the Fight Against Climate Change

Buildings are huge energy consumers. According to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), buildings account for 36% of global energy consumption and are responsible for 37% of total CO2 emissions.