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The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids

The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November. It’s a groundbreaking step that military leaders have long resisted.
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Week in review: Chrome zero-day is actually in libwebp, Sony hacking rumours

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: How global enterprises navigate the complex world of data privacy In this Help Net Security interview, Evelyn de Souza, Head of Privacy Compliance, Oracle SaaS Cloud, talks about the constant efforts required to keep up with privacy laws in each country, and ensuring compliance across the entire organization. MITRE ATT&CK project leader on why the framework remains vital for cybersecurity … More → The post Week in review: Chrome zero-day is actually in libwebp, Sony hacking rumours appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Analyzing MIME Files: a Quick Tip, (Sun, Oct 1st)

In my blog post “Quickpost: Analysis of PDF/ActiveMime Polyglot Maldocs” I explain how to search through MIME files with my tool emldump.py to find suspicious/malicious content:
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Government shutdown threat eases after House passes a 45-day funding plan, sending it to Senate

The threat of a federal government shutdown was easing after the House swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open. The measure now goes to the Senate, which also is meeting Saturday. The bill drops aid for Ukraine but adds U.S. disaster assistance. House passage came after Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped plans for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic help. It was a head-spinning turnaround after days of House chaos. Without a deal in place by midnight, millions of federal workers would face furloughs and programs and services that Americans rely on would begin to face disruptions. Senators are expected to vote later Saturday.
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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal operations. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the history of Snatch, its alleged founder, and their claims that everyone has confused them with a different, older ransomware group by the same name.
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Simple Netcat Backdoor in Python Script, (Sat, Sep 30th)

Why reinvent the wheel? We are all lazy and, if we have a tool that offers some interesting capabilities, why not use it? I spotted a simple maliciouis Python script targeting Windows hosts. The file (SHA256:d706d94981bc53ab1458519f224b9602152325fc2a18f3df9d9da8f562b99044) is flagged by 16 antivirus products on VirusTotal[1]. Nothing very exciting with the script, it's a bot that uses a Discord channel for C2 communications. 
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Microsoft Entra ID Protection Eases Password Change Remediations

Microsoft has improved the remediation process when users authenticating via on-premises methods are deemed to be at risk by the Microsoft Entra ID Protection service, per a Thursday announcement.
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Aussie Broadband makes a play for Symbio

‘Superior’ to rival offer tabled by Superloop.
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At TSA and across DHS, employees prepare to work without pay under government shutdown

“The employees are upset that they’re going into this again.” Staff at TSA and other DHS components are preparing to go to work without pay.
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Nexusflow raises $10.6 million to improve generative AI in cybersecurity

Nexusflow announced that it has raised a $10.6 million seed round led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from Fusion Fund and several AI luminaries in Silicon Valley. Nexusflow was founded by AI experts Professor Jiantao Jiao and Professor Kurt Keutzer from the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) Lab, along with industry AI leader Jian Zhang. Jian Zhang received his Ph.D. from the Stanford AI Lab and served as the former Machine Learning Director at SambaNova Systems, … More → The post Nexusflow raises $10.6 million to improve generative AI in cybersecurity appeared first on Help Net Security.
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