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Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals

July 11, 2025 Blogmaster

An Iranian-backed ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) named Pay2Key has resurfaced in the wake of the Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict last month, offering bigger payouts to cybercriminals who launch attacks against Israel and the U.S.…

Cybersecurity

Critical Wing FTP Server Vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812) Actively Being Exploited in the Wild

July 11, 2025 Blogmaster

A recently disclosed maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Wing FTP Server has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Huntress. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-47812 (CVSS score: 10.0),…

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Securing Data in the AI Era

July 11, 2025 Blogmaster

The 2025 Data Risk Report: Enterprises face potentially serious data loss risks from AI-fueled tools. Adopting a unified, AI-driven approach to data security can help. As businesses increasingly rely on…

Cybersecurity

CISA Adds Citrix NetScaler CVE-2025-5777 to KEV Catalog as Active Exploits Target Enterprises

July 11, 2025 Blogmaster

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, officially confirming…

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CA Sheriff Who Ran As A Reformer Now Facing An Indictment, Potential Removal From Office

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Sheriff Christina Corpus is on the cusp of being an ex-sheriff and the first sheriff removed from office in San Mateo County via a county board vote. But her term…

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“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback on Thursday, as a US senator questioned the expense…

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Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

On Thursday, a digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, published an expansive investigation into AI-generated police reports that the group alleged are, by design, nearly impossible to audit and…

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Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Authorities in Europe have detained five people, including a former Russian professional basketball player, in connection with crime syndicates responsible for ransomware attacks. Until recently, one of the suspects, Daniil…

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Nearly everyone opposes Trump’s plan to kill space traffic control program

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

The Trump administration’s plan to gut the Office of Space Commerce and cancel the government’s first civilian-run space traffic control program is gaining plenty of detractors. Earlier this week, seven…

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Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

A 57-year-old woman spent six days in the hospital for severe liver damage after taking daily megadoses of the popular herbal supplement, turmeric, which she had seen touted on social…

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