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 Incident Response, Learnings

Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm officially confirmed that they had suffered a ransomware attack earlier this week that disrupted business operations. The attack forced the company to take down portions of its network worldwide.

 Threat Actors

TeamTNT operations have targeted and, after compromise, exfiltrated AWS credentials, targeted Kubernetes clusters, and created new malware called Black-T that integrates open source cloud-native tools to assist in their cryptojacking operations.

 Expert Blogs and Opinion

Once again, amid this flurry of malicious cyber activity, we must ask or answer a fundamental question about the state of our cybersecurity defense: Why does this keep happening?

 Breaches and Incidents

Des Moines Area Community College closed Friday following a cybersecurity issue impacting its IT system. According to an update on the DMACC Facebook page, a “security incident” on Wednesday caused the school to shut down parts of its network.

 Incident Response, Learnings

The hack that took down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. and led to shortages across the East Coast was the result of a single compromised password, according to a cybersecurity consultant who responded to the attack.

 Trends, Reports, Analysis

Almost all retail businesses today depend on the internet for most of their operations. While they invest in state-of-the-art platforms, meeting adequate security protocols appears to be a blockage. Retail firms are recommended to invest regularly in their existing security solutions and stay informed of any suspicious activities.

 Malware and Vulnerabilities

Academics from two European universities devised Cut-and-Mouse and Ghost Control attack techniques that affect the protected folder feature offered by antivirus programs. Malware authors are continuously attempting to sneak past security defenses and the discovery of attack scenarios like these can help them achieve new levels.

 Malware and Vulnerabilities

Security researchers have found a new batch of malicious Android applications trying to lure victims by impersonating popular applications. The targeted applications were mostly from renowned financial institutions while spreading TeaBot and FluBot trojans. The use of fake or lookalike malicious applications has been an old yet popular and effective method to spread malware.

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Ubuntu Security Notice 4984-1 - Jan Beulich discovered that the Xen netback backend in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions under paravirtualization. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless device   show more ...  

driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate ssid lengths in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

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Code-hosting platform GitHub Friday officially announced a series of updates to the site's policies that delve into how the company deals with malware and exploit code uploaded to its service. "We explicitly permit dual-use security technologies and content related to research into vulnerabilities, malware, and exploits," the Microsoft-owned company said. "We understand that many security

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It is predicted that 3.5 million jobs will be unfilled in the field of cybersecurity by the end of this year. Several of these jobs pay very well, and in most cases, you don't even need a college degree to get hired. The most important thing is to have the skills and certifications. The All-In-One 2021 Super-Sized Ethical Hacking Bundle helps you gain both, with 18 courses covering all aspects

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Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information such as faceprints and voiceprints from the content its users post on the platform. The policy change, first spotted by TechCrunch, went into effect on June 2. TikTok users who reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), the U.K., Switzerland,

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Malicious actors are actively mass scanning the internet for vulnerable VMware vCenter servers that are unpatched against a critical remote code execution flaw, which the company addressed late last month. The ongoing activity was detected by Bad Packets on June 3 and corroborated yesterday by security researcher Kevin Beaumont. "Mass scanning activity detected from 104.40.252.159 checking for

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