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📰 NEWS TO STAY INFORMED
Hackers Repeatedly Targeting Financial Services in French-Speaking African Countries
Major financial and insurance companies located in French-speaking nations in Africa have been targeted over the past two years as part of a malicious campaign codenamed DangerousSavanna, writes The Hacker News.
GIFShell – New Attack Method That Allows Attackers to Steal Data Using Microsoft Teams GIFs
A cybersecurity consultant and pentester, Bobby Rauch recently discovered that threat actors are abusing Microsoft Teams by executing phishing attacks using a new attack technique known as GIFshell, writes Cyber Security News .
🧑💻 BLOG POST OF THE MONTH
Why Would You Invest in Cybersecurity?
Why cybersecurity is crucial for today’s business world, and why should an investor invest in cybersecurity? Read our blog post to learn more.
🤓 A TIP TO STAY SECURE
Consider pentests like a yearly ordinary health checkup. They are ok but if you’re a grown-up person (organization) you’ll need specialists. Bug bounty experts prevent you from a sudden unexpected death (hack).
– The BugBounter Team
📅 EVENTS
Upcoming Webinar: “Women in Cybersecurity”
BugBounter will be celebrating women empowerment, and women’s impact on the cybersecurity industry on September 22, Thursday at 13:00 (GMT +3); 12:00 (WAT)!
This month’s webinar is featuring Confidence Staveley from Nigeria, founder and executive director of CyberSafe Foundation, and Utku Sertlek from Turkey, chief technology officer of Datassist Payroll Services.
