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Chrome 88 update includes important security fix for zero-day vulnerability

The Verge

But ZDNet notes that the date Google says the bug was reported on (January 24th) is just one day before Google’s Threat Analysis Group publicly disclosed a hacking campaign that appeared to be relying, in part, on an unpatched vulnerability in Chrome.

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Google warns of ‘novel social engineering method’ used to hack security researchers

The Verge

Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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US blames North Korean hacker group for $625 million Axie Infinity theft

The Verge

The US Treasury Department blames North Korean hacking group Lazarus for stealing $625 million in cryptocurrency from the Ronin network, the blockchain backing the Axie Infinity play-to-earn crypto game, according to a report from Vice.

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Russian hackers are targeting vaccine development, officials say

The Verge

According to an NCSC report , APT29 uses “a variety of tools and techniques” in its hacking operation. The group frequently uses publicly available exploits to conduct widespread scanning and exploitation against vulnerable systems, likely in an effort to obtain authentication credentials to allow further access,” the advisory reads. “The

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Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM finds

The Verge

The attacks focused on groups associated with Gavi, an international organization that promotes vaccine access and distribution. It’s not yet clear who’s behind this campaign, but the researchers suspect a nation-state actor rather than a private individual or group.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. Edwin, who explained the process of completing the standard rape reporting form paperwork while treating a rape victim. It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative.

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

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Tensions with North Korea. Simply stated, these hostile actions are stemming from fear and anger; and, in the process, they are precluding individuals and groups of individuals from achieving their basic human rights—more specifically their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 2017 Millennial Impact Report.