Today's Headlines and the latest #cybernews from the desk of the #CISO:
Iranian Spies Maintained Social Media Persona for Years Before Targeting Defense Contractor
Biden: Major cyber attack could lead to a 'real shooting war'
Chinese Hackers Implant PlugX Variant on Compromised MS Exchange Servers (https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/chinese-hackers-implant-plugx-variant.html)
Praying Mantis APT targets IIS servers with ASP.NET exploits
IBM: Average Cost of Data Breach Exceeds $4.2 Million
Google announces new bug bounty platform
Story Links:
https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-spies-maintained-social-media-persona-years-targeting-defense-contractor (https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-spies-maintained-social-media-persona-years-targeting-defense-contractor)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/biden-major-cyber-attack-could-lead-to-a-real-shooting-war/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/biden-major-cyber-attack-could-lead-to-a-real-shooting-war/)
https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/chinese-hackers-implant-plugx-variant.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/chinese-hackers-implant-plugx-variant.html)
https://github.com/pan-unit42/public_tools/tree/master/DecryptPlugX (https://github.com/pan-unit42/public_tools/tree/master/DecryptPlugX)
https://therecord.media/praying-mantis-apt-targets-iis-servers-with-asp-net-exploits/ (https://therecord.media/praying-mantis-apt-targets-iis-servers-with-asp-net-exploits/)
https://www.securityweek.com/ibm-average-cost-data-breach-exceeds-42-million (https://www.securityweek.com/ibm-average-cost-data-breach-exceeds-42-million)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-announces-new-bug-bounty-platform/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-announces-new-bug-bounty-platform/)
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