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Russian hackers replace malware with new tools, Windows updates cause login issues, campaign targets high-profile servers Oct 22, 2025

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Russian state hackers replace burned malware with new tools Recent Windows updates cause login issues on some PCs

Sophisticated campaign targets servers of high-profile organizations

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AWS outage, NSA hacking accusations, High risk WhatsApp automation Oct 21, 2025

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DNS failure leads to AWS outage

China accuses NSA of hacking national time center

Chrome store flooded with high-risk WhatsApp automation

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Europol dismantles SIM farm, Envoy Air compromised, Everest claims Collins hack Oct 20, 2025

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Europol dismantles 49 million fake account SIM farm

Envoy Air confirms Oracle E-Business Suite compromise

Cybercrime group Everest claims Collins Aerospace hack

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Week in Review: Velociraptor pushes LockBit, Hartman loses nomination, Sotheby's cyberattack Oct 17, 2025

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Tom Hollingsworth, networking technology advisor, The Futurum Group, as well as on BlueSky, and Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments

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Sotheby's suffers cyberattack, Cisco "Zero Disco' attacks, Microsoft revokes ransomware certificates Oct 17, 2025

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Sotheby's suffers cyberattack

Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw in "Zero Disco' attacks

Microsoft revokes more than 200 certificates to disrupt ransomware campaign