⚠️ Mandiant's X Account Was Hacked Using Brute-Force Attack
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「 "Normally, [two-factor authentication] would have mitigated this, but due to some team transitions and a change in X's 2FA policy, we were not adequately protected," the threat intelligence firm said in a post shared on X 」
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #01/2024 is out! It includes the following and much more:
➝ 🇺🇸 🖼️ MAJOR US #MUSEUMS SUFFER #CYBERATTACK FALLOUT
➝ 🇪🇸 📡 A “ridiculously weak“ password causes disaster for #Spain’s No. 2 mobile carrier
➝ 🔓 🧬 #23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached
➝ 🔓 💸 #OrbitChain loses $86 million in the last #fintech hack of 2023
➝ 🔓 🅿️ Europe’s Largest Parking App Provider Informs Customers of Data Breach
➝ 💸 🙊 #Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website
➝ 🇺🇸 ⚖️ US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of #xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace
➝ 🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Palestinian Hackers Hit 100 Israeli Organizations in Destructive Attacks
➝ 🔓 ❌ Hacked #Mandiant X Account Abused for #Cryptocurrency Theft
➝ 🇳🇬 🇺🇸 ⚖️ Nigerian hacker arrested for stealing $7.5M from charities
➝ 🇦🇱 📡 Albanian Parliament and One Albania Telecom Hit by Cyber Attacks
➝ 🇺🇸 The FBI is adding more cyber-focused agents to U.S. embassies
➝ 🇺🇸 ⚖️ Former #BreachForums admin to be jailed until Jan. 19 sentencing
➝ 🇺🇸 💰 DOJ Slams #XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation
➝ 📷 🥸 #Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces
➝ 💰 🥸 Google Settles $5 Billion #Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in 'Incognito Mode'
➝ 🇨🇳 🗳️ #Taiwan to reveal Chinese election interference after Saturday’s vote
➝ 🦠 💰 #Merck Settles #NotPetya Insurance Claim, Leaving #Cyberwar Definition Unresolved
➝ 🦠 🇰🇵 SpectralBlur: New #macOS Backdoor Threat from North Korean Hackers
➝ 🦠 🐍 3 Malicious #PyPI Packages Found Targeting #Linux with Crypto Miners
➝ 🦠 🎠 New Bandook #RAT Variant Resurfaces, Targeting #Windows Machines
➝ 🦠 🎠 UAC-0050 Group Using New #Phishing Tactics to Distribute Remcos RAT
➝ 🦠 🇺🇦 CERT-UA Uncovers New #Malware Wave Distributing OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, STEELHOOK
➝ 🔓 🦠 Free Decryptor Released for #BlackBasta Ransomware
➝ 🐛 📨 #SMTP Smuggling: New Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Security and Spoof #Emails
➝ 🩹 #Ivanti warns critical EPM #bug lets hackers hijack enrolled devices
➝ 🩹 Google Patches Six Vulnerabilities With First #Chrome Update of 2024
➝ 🩹 🐡 Millions still haven’t patched #Terrapin SSH protocol #vulnerability
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I am so tired of arguing with cryptobros that think blockchain is the key to decentralized social media when I discuss #Mastodon and #ActivityPub. I have nothing against cryptocurrency or blockchain but social media is one industry it doesn’t make any sense and proves just how uninformed many in the cryptocurrency space regarding what I consider the “basics” of IT and infrastructure. #cryptocurrency#blockchain