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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. It should be noted that MATRIX is a different entity from the secure open-source, decentralized, real-time communications protocol with the same name, which is perfectly legal to continue using. The operation was conducted across…
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Five ways cyber criminals target healthcare and how to stop them
Healthcare organizations around the world are continually weathering a barrage of cyber attacks that disrupt patient care and threaten lives. In an industry where system downtime could potentially have fatal consequences, healthcare institutions need to be as prepared as they can to prevent and recover from cyber attacks. But what are the major cyber threats facing healthcare organizations, and how…
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UK firms are dangerously overconfident about paying ransoms to cyber criminals
Organizations are naïve when it comes to ransomware, new research has warned, with many believing their chances of recovering data are higher than they actually are. Virtually all UK IT and security decision-makers surveyed by Cohesity were aware that cyber attacks were on the rise, with more than half having fallen victim to a ransomware attack themselves in 2023. This,…
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Criminals Use Malware to Steal Near Field Communication Data
Recent research by cybersecurity company ESET provides details about a new attack campaign targeting Android smartphone users. The cyberattack, based on both a complex social engineering scheme and the use of a new Android malware, is capable of stealing users’ near field communication data to withdraw cash from NFC-enabled ATMs. Constant technical improvements from the threat actor As noted by…
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