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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is set to host the Regional Cyber drill for Africa region from May 8th to May 12th, 2023, at Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe. The ITU works towards enhancing countries’ cybersecurity readiness, protection, and incident response capabilities by organizing cyber …

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Sabre and Travelport had to report the weekly activities of former “Cardplanet” cybercriminal Aleksei Burkov for two years, info that eventually led to his arrest and prosecution. The U.S. government ordered two travel companies to provide information about the movement of a Russian citizen suspected of hacking. The surveillance data was used as part of …

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The novel cybercriminal group tapped the ever-evolving info-stealing trojan to move laterally on a network in a recent attack, researchers have found. A newcomer on the ransomware scene has coopted a 14-year-old malware variant to help it maintain persistence on a targeted network in a recent attack, researchers have found. Black Basta, a ransomware group that …

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Ransomware attackers often strike targets twice, regardless of whether the ransom was paid. Paying ransomware attackers doesn’t pay off and often paints a bigger target on a victim’s back. Eighty percent of ransomware victims that paid their attackers were hit a second time by the malware scourge. New ransomware numbers come from a Cybereason’s April …

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