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 U.S. police may have used smartphone tracking tools without obtaining warrants. Researchers claim that this software was used by the police in California and North Carolina. More: - The Associated Press claims that police authorities in Southern California and North Carolina used spyware named Fog Reveal.
- The software may have begun being used as early as 2018. The product was created by a Virginia-based company named Fog Data Science.
- In order to do so, the company bought private data from advertising agencies and used that data to track its targets based on their interests and activity.
- Fog Data Science sold the software to 20 clients, with prices starting at $7,500 per year.
- The company has denied the claims, stating that its software is not illegal since the data is sold without giving away the identity of its targets, but others have claimed that this can be easily undone by law authorities.
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 Montenegro has been hit by a ransomware attack from the Cuba ransomware gang. Hackers are demanding $10M in ransom. More: - Government officials have alluded that the cyberattack may have been organized by Russia.
- The Cuba ransomware gang is believed to be responsible for the breach. The group published documents that allegedly belonged to the Montenegrin government. The leaks include financial statements, bank account details, source code, etc.
- Montenegro has asked for support from NATO to identify and deal with the consequences of the cyber attack.
- The Cuba ransomware group has consistently updated its tools. Multiple new malware variants and encryptor tools have been added in the last few months.
- The attacks mark a shift in the group's focus, as Cuba only targeted U.S. organizations in 2021.
Zoom Out: - Other Balkan countries have also been hit by cyberattacks recently. Albania, another NATO member of the Balkan region, was breached only a few weeks ago.
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 Cybersecurity unicorns may have a record year in 2022. The pace of unicorns being created in the first half of 2022 has outpaced the same period in 2021. More: - There were 36 cybersecurity unicorns created in 2021.
- Despite the record pace in cybersecurity unicorn creation, global funding for cybersecurity startups has dropped by 32% QoQ.
- Funding in 2022 so far stands at $4.4B, the lowest since 2020.
- Rounds that exceed $100M or more have also dropped by 50%.
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 A recently tracked Google Chrome flaw enables hackers to replace clipboard content. The bug was tracked on Aug. 28. More: - The researcher who tracked the flaw stated that the bug also affects Safari and Firefox, but Chrome affected users on numerous actions that they took during their browsing session.
- Hackers could use the flaw to replace the content that a target sees on a webpage with the content of their choosing. This content could likely contain malware that would infect the target.
- According to the researcher, Google has been made aware of the bug, but the company has not patched it yet.
Zoom Out: - Apple has recently struggled with Safari security issues. The company released an update that patched an emergency flaw that affected iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
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 North American beverage companies are hiring more cybersecurity experts than other industries. Cybersecurity roles in North America comprised 48% of total cybersecurity jobs, up from 35.1% in Q2 2021. More: - The U.S. led new cybersecurity job ads in 2022, with a 42% increase compared to Q2 2021.
- In the beverage industry, 17% of the total cybersecurity jobs posted were from U.S. companies, the most out of all countries.
- Plano leads the list with 4.4% of job openings being in the city, while other international cities such as Lausanne also had many job openings, with 3.5% of total positions being in the French-speaking town in Switzerland.
- Two other countries that round up the list of countries with the most job openings are The Netherlands and India.
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- The U.S. government has released new security protocol guidance rules for the supply chain. The guideline aims to protect the nation from possible cyberattacks that could block numerous aspects of the economy.
- The JuiceLedger group is believed to be responsible for the PyPi hacking campaign that was tracked in Aug. 2022.
- The Department of Defense will donate millions of dollars in grants to help the maritime industry in the U.S. become better prepared to face potential cybersecurity risks.
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