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The Hacker News - Ukraine Targeted in Cyberattack Exploiting 7-Year-Old Microsoft Office Flaw

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a targeted operation against Ukraine that has been found leveraging a nearly seven-year-old flaw in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike on compromised systems. The attack chain, which took place at the end of 2023 according to Deep Instinct, employs a PowerPoint slideshow file ("signal-2023-12-20-160512.ppsx") as the starting point, with from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/ukraine-targeted-in-cyberattack.html
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Schneier - Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid

A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here . from Schneier on Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/04/friday-squid-blogging-searching-for-the-colossal-squid.html
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The Hacker News - Severe Flaws Disclosed in Brocade SANnav SAN Management Software

Several security vulnerabilities disclosed in Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could be exploited to compromise susceptible appliances. The 18 flaws impact all versions up to and including 2.3.0, according to independent security researcher Pierre Barre, who discovered and reported them. The issues range from incorrect firewall rules, from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/severe-flaws-disclosed-in-brocade.html
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KnowBe4 - How an Athletic Director Exploited AI to Frame a Principal with Fabricated Racist Comments

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In an unsettling turn of events, a high school athletic director in Maryland is accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) in a morally horrible manner. from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-athletic-director-exploited-ai
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KnowBe4 - US Justice Department Accuses Iranian Nationals of Launching Spear Phishing Attacks

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The US Department of Justice has indicted four Iranian nationals for allegedly launching spear phishing attacks against the US government and defense contractors. In one instance, the hackers compromised over 200,000 employee accounts at a victim organization. from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/us-justice-department-accuses-iranian-nationals-launching-spear-phishing-attacks
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KnowBe4 - Next Week is World Password Day!

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May 2nd is World Password Day. Despite the computer industry telling us for decades that our passwords will soon be gone, we now have more than ever! from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/world-password-day
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KnowBe4 - Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April 2024

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Check out the 33 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features. from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/knowbe4-content-updates-april-2024
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