Recent Security News
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Hacker hijacks Orange Spain RIPE account to cause BGP havoc
January 3, 2024 at 02:46PM Orange Spain experienced an internet outage due to a hacker breaching its RIPE account and misconfiguring BGP routing and RPKI settings. This allowed the hacker to divert traffic to malicious destinations. The hacker, known as ‘Snow,’ disabled RPKI, causing a performance issue. Orange Spain is restoring services and investigating the…
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Nigerian hacker arrested for stealing $7.5M from charities
January 3, 2024 at 02:35PM Nigerian national Olusegun Samson Adejorin was arrested in Ghana for wire fraud and identity theft, related to $7.5 million embezzlement from US charitable organizations. The fraud scheme involved unauthorized access to email accounts and impersonation of employees to trick one charity into transferring funds to accounts controlled by the attacker.…
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PornHub blocks North Carolina, Montana over new age verification laws
January 3, 2024 at 12:56PM Aylo, an adult media giant, has blocked access to websites like PornHub for visitors from Montana and North Carolina due to new age verification laws. These laws aim to protect minors from accessing adult content, with penalties for non-compliance. However, it’s also leading users to seek VPNs, potentially posing cybersecurity…
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LastPass now requires 12-character master passwords for better security
January 3, 2024 at 12:22PM LastPass now requires all users to create a 12-character master password for increased security. They will also check passwords against breached credentials and enforce multi-factor authentication. These changes were prompted by security breaches in 2022 that led to stolen customer data. LastPass is emailing customers about these updates, impacting millions…
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‘Black Basta Buster’ Exploits Ransomware Bug for File Recovery
January 3, 2024 at 11:51AM SRLabs released the Black Basta Buster tool to decrypt files encrypted by a specific strain of the Black Basta ransomware, with limitations on encryption logic and file size. The decryptor can recover files between 5,000 bytes and 1GB, but larger files may lose the first 5,000 bytes. It exploits a…