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

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.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://github.com/pan-unit42/public_tools/tree/master/DecryptPlugX

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.zdnet.com/article/google-announces-new-bug-bounty-platform/

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