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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices

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Security veteran Window Snyder thinks there is a better way. Other malicious hackers target IoT devices as a way to get a foot into a victim’s network, allowing them to launch attacks or plant malware from the inside. California paved the way after passing an IoT security law in 2018, with the U.K.

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From Bugs to Breaches: 25 Significant CVEs As MITRE CVE Turns 25

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CVE-2010-2568: Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploited Zero-Day Local Stuxnet High 2010 Why it’s significant: Regarded as one of the most sophisticated cyberespionage tools ever created, Stuxnet was designed to target SCADA systems in industrial environments to reportedly sabotage Iran's nuclear program.

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Rewind wants to revamp how you remember, with millions from a16z

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According to LinkedIn, he started a foundation in 2018 to “fund and conduct scientific research in order to accelerate our path toward human mind emulation.”. Malware could potentially tap into sensitive data if your computer is compromised, for example. In product form, this goal looks like Rewind. Image Credits: Rewind.

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Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021

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Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021. International cybersecurity agencies issue a joint alert outlining the top malware strains of 2021. While malware is used for a variety of purposes, the government agencies point out that ransomware is a primary use case. CVE-2018-0798.

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Your old router could be a hacking group’s APT pawn

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T o create layers of obfuscation that hide an attack’s origins, Grange says, Inception Framework then reroutes its malicious messages at least three times through the hijacked routers before ultimately sending them to their targets, or allowing the hidden malware to communicate with its control server.

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Extra Crunch roundup: ‘Nightmare’ security breach, Poshmark’s IPO, crypto boom, more

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Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). – APRIL 22, 2018: A statue of Albert Gallatin, a former U.S. Image Credits: dowell (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch. yourprotagonist. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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WatchBog Malware Adds BlueKeep Scanner (CVE-2019-0708), New Exploits (CVE-2019-10149, CVE-2019-11581)

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Scanner for “BlueKeep” vulnerability and newly minted exploits for Exim and Jira incorporated into cryptocurrency mining malware. On July 24, researchers at Intezer published a blog about a new variant of the WatchBog malware. CVE-2018-1000861. CVE-2018-1000861. Background. Affected Product. Privileges. Unauthenticated.

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