Headlines- A "final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached" between the US and Iran, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with "next steps" still to be decided.
- Iranian state media's description of an agreement, according to US President Trump earlier on Friday, has "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing."
- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that a deal with the United States to put an end to fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- A mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning resulted in one death and ten injuries. The alleged gunman is dead after a confrontation with police, according to authorities.
- Monitoring group SITE reported on Friday that an Iran-affiliated hacking group known as Handala claimed to have breached FBI drones and vowed to target the 2026 World Cup.
Tag: Cyber Criminals
Password Spraying Attack
In a type of brute-force cyber attack as “password spraying,” attackers try to get access to several accounts using a small number of frequently used passwords.
Domain Name Systems (DNS) Exfiltration
Domain Name Systems (DNS) exfiltration is a cyberattack tactic in which a attacker uses DNS requests to covertly send private information from a compromised system to an outside server.
Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
A network security tool called an intrusion detection system (IDS) was first developed to find vulnerability exploits against a target computer or application.
Website Defacement Attack
An attack known as “website defacement” happens when threat actors hack into a website and replace its content with their own messaging.These messages may contain offensive language, embarrassing content, or political or religious remarks.
Web Application Attacks
Malicious acts that target web applications by taking advantage of flaws in its implementation or design are known as web application attacks. Unauthorized access, data theft, and other negative outcomes are possible outcomes of these attacks.
DLP Softwares
A safety precaution known as Data Loss Prevention or DLP finds and helps in preventing the improper or dangerous exchange, transfer, or use of sensitive data. It can support businesses and organisations to monitor and secure important data.
Block Cipher
A symmetric cryptographic algorithm known as a block cipher uses a shared secret key to encrypt plaintext into ciphertext and decrypt ciphertext back into plaintext.
Whaling Attack
A whaling attack, also known as whaling phishing, is a targeted phishing attack that poses as a legitimate email and is directed at senior executives targetting them that would allow them to access passwords, other user data, or sensitive parts of the network.
Input Validation Attack
Any malicious cyberattack that entails an attacker manually entering odd, dubious, or dangerous data into a target computer system’s standard user input field is known as an input validation attack.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
In order to help organizations and businesses monitor and safeguard sensitive information across on-premises systems, cloud-based locations, and endpoint devices, data loss prevention is a security solution that detects and helps in preventing malicious or inappropriate sharing, transfer, or use.