Online fraud knows no bounds. Cybercriminals are adapting — not always successfully — their usual schemes for new countries. To wheedle out victims personal and banking data, they send e-mails purporting to be from, among others, online marketplaces, video streaming services and, of course, government agencies. show more ...
Episode 275 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a 26-year-old Ukrainian man awaiting extradition from the Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon malware. Then, bad news from Dropbox as it disclosed a security breach after threat actors stole 130 code show more ...
A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a $1 million in food assistance benefits by card skimming devices secretly installed at cash machines and grocery store checkout lanes across the state. Federal law bars show more ...
The malicious package downloads an image from the Web, then uses a steganography module to extract and execute the code to download malware.
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Five practical steps to up-level attack surface management programs and gain greater visibility and risk mitigation around the extended ecosystem.
A dual Russian-Canadian citizen is being extradited to the US to face charges related to LockBit ransomware activities.
KmsdBot takes advantage of SSH connections with weak login credentials to mine currency and deplete network resources, as it gains a foothold on enterprise systems.
Risk-based vulnerability management solutions foster the convergence of risk management and vulnerability management. Andrew Braunberg explains what’s driving the emergence of RBVM.
Cloud storage databases, often deployed as "rogue servers" without the blessing of the IT department, continue to put companies and their sensitive data at risk.
PIN-locked SIM card? No problem. It's easy for an attacker to bypass the Google Pixel lock screen on unpatched devices.
We commend vets in cyber, with this slideshow look at how the training and experience of former military personnel can be a big, differentiating asset in cybersecurity environments.
Lea Kissner was one of three senior executives to quit this week, leaving many to wonder if the social media giant is ripe for a breach and FTC action.
StackRox bridges network security and other gaps and makes applying and managing network isolation and access controls easier while extending Kubernetes' automation and scalability benefit.
Hole-y software alert, Batman: Cybercriminal faves Citrix Gateway and VMware Workspace ONE have authentication-bypass bugs that could offer up total access to attackers.
A new malicious campaign has been abusing Microsoft Dynamics 365 customer voice to send phishing links and pilfer credentials from the victims, warned Avanan. Hackers are using the Static Expressway technique to leverage legitimate sites to get past security scanners. Ideally, organizations cannot afford to block show more ...
Twelve percent of all employees take sensitive intellectual property (IP) with them when they leave an organization. The data comes from Dtex, which published a report about top insider risk trends for 2022.
The flaws, tracked as CVE-2021-25337, CVE-2021-25369, and CVE-2021-25370, have been chained and exploited against Android phones, but they impact custom Samsung components.
Experts observed attack campaigns against banking customers. One of the phishing campaigns includes five banking malware families against Indian customers. Meanwhile, Vultur is another banking trojan that has attained 100,000 downloads on the Google Play Store. One common thing among these attacks is that the malware developers are aggressive in developing more capabilities and adding evasion techniques.
To properly protect data, security teams need to know where it is and who can access it. If sensitive files, archives, and analytics are spread across different cloud platforms, visibility can be nearly impossible.
Lenovo has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities impacting various ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptop models that could allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot.
An employee of Deloitte's India office has been found to be the mastermind of a computer hacking gang that targeted British businesses, government officials and journalists, a Sunday Times report said.
To date, in the criminal underground, there is not as much discussion around DeimosC2 as an alternative, but attackers might be using DeimosC2 in the near future as a tool of choice and as part of their migration away from Cobalt Strike.
Websites belonging to several state intelligence agencies across the former Eastern Bloc are online and functioning despite attempted DDoS attacks from a pro-Kremlin group over the last weekend.
During the short timespan that APT29 was determined to be active inside the victim network, Mandiant observed numerous LDAP queries with atypical properties performed against the Active Directory system.
Cisco Talos has observed multiple ongoing campaigns that leverage the IPFS network to host their malware payloads and phishing kit infrastructure while facilitating other attacks.
According to zero trust best practice, continuous assessment of all devices is essential when it comes to preventing intrusion and inhibiting lateral movement across networks.
Google this week announced the release of a Chrome 107 update that resolves 10 vulnerabilities, including six high-severity bugs reported by external security researchers.
Not surprisingly, ransomware attacks remain a serious threat to organizations, as there are currently 17 leaked databases operated by threat actors who are leveraging the data for attacks on third-party companies.
A 2.6 GB folder released publicly last week and partially reviewed by The Record contains 27,000 allegedly stolen files detailing the bank’s operations, its security policies, and the personal data of some of its current and former employees.
Info-stealing malware accounted for the three most widespread variants in October, comprising nearly a fifth (16%) of global detections, according to security firm Check Point.
BOXX Insurance has acquired Templarbit, a cyber threat intelligence platform that makes it simpler for businesses to stay ahead of digital threats. With teams in Palo Alto and Los Angeles, Templarbit was founded by Bjoern Zinssmeister in 2017.
No instances of digital interference are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote after a tense Election Day in which officials were closely monitoring domestic and foreign threats.
These malicious redirects appear to be designed to increase the authority of the attacker’s sites for search engines. PublicWWW results show nearly 15,000 websites have been affected by this malware so far.
Several Mississippi state websites were knocked offline during Tuesday’s midterm election in what was the most significant digital disruption of the day, though a federal official warned that more could be on the way as ballots are counted.
This behavior deviates from most infostealers, which attempt to steal data from various data sources, including browsers, cryptocurrency wallet apps, cloud gaming apps, clipboards, and more.
The threat ecosystem of Conti is growing stronger day by day. And, it can be evidenced by the recent findings about how it is drifting away from U.S. targets to target NATO-affiliated countries in Europe. Conti is forming new allies, developing new tools and techniques, and actively hacking critical organizations.
Threat actors are using a malicious Android installation package and the Spymax RAT variant to target Indian defense personnel. The RAT imitates the Adobe Reader app. The campaign has been going on for more than a year and researchers have still not been able to attribute it to any threat actor. Thus, indicating that this elusive campaign is conducted by a pretty advanced nation state threat actor.
The high-risk vulnerability (tracked CVE-2022-0902) has a CVSS v3 of 8.1 and affected several ABB G5 products. It has been discovered by security experts at Team82, Claroty’s research arm.
Continental reported in August that it had been targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in hackers accessing some of its systems. The company said at the time that the attack had been “averted” and that business activities were not affected.
Both campaigns by the group used spear-phishing emails as the primary entry vector to deliver its malware. It embeds the malware in a password-protected archive or shares a link to download it, luring the victim with information about a person.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-7434-01 - A Red Hat OpenShift security update has been provided for the Logging Subsystem.
Chrome suffers from a password_manager::WellKnownChangePasswordState::SetChangePasswordResponseCode heap use-after-free vulnerability.
Backdoor.Win32.Aphexdoor.LiteSock malware suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability.
The Windows kernel suffers from out-of-bounds reads and other issues when operating on long registry key and value names.
HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agent.gen malware suffers from an information disclosure vulnerability.
The Windows kernel suffers from multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities when operating on very long registry paths.
Links individual vulnerabilities to those known to have been used in ransomware operations, helping vulnerability management teams prevent potential cyber extortion events with VulnDB.
Technology consolidates Windows and Linux software risk together in one UI, helping teams manage vulnerabilities and comply with new regulatory standards.
Greater insight into attack paths and runtime visibility helps customers reduce risk and improve cloud security posture.
PC maker Lenovo has addressed yet another set of three shortcomings in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware affecting several Yoga, IdeaPad, and ThinkBook devices. "The vulnerabilities allow disabling UEFI Secure Boot or restoring factory default Secure Boot databases (incl. dbx): all simply from an OS," Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET explained in a series of tweets. UEFI
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new vulnerability in a system used across oil and gas organizations that could be exploited by an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0902 (CVSS score: 8.1), is a path-traversal vulnerability in ABB Totalflow flow computers and remote controllers. "Attackers can exploit this flaw to gain root
The rise in the costs of data breaches, ransomware, and other cyber attacks leads to rising cyber insurance premiums and more limited cyber insurance coverage. This cyber insurance situation increases risks for organizations struggling to find coverage or facing steep increases. Some Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's law firm clients, for example, reported a three-fold increase in insurance
A malicious package discovered on the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found employing a steganographic trick to conceal malicious code within image files. The package in question, named "apicolor," was uploaded to the Python third-party repository on October 31, 2022, and described as a "Core lib for REST API," according to Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point. It has since been taken
Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been going on since 2004. This year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month urged the public, professionals, and industry partners to "see themselves in cyber" in the following ways: The public, by taking action to stay safe online. Professionals, by joining the cyber workforce. Cyber industry partners, as part of the cybersecurity solution. CISA outlined four "things
Citrix has released security updates to address a critical authentication bypass flaw in the application delivery controller (ADC) and Gateway products that could be exploited to take control of affected systems. Successful exploitation of the issues could enable an adversary to gain authorized access, perform remote desktop takeover, and even circumvent defenses against login brute-force
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of "massive phishing campaigns" that distribute five different malware targeting banking users in India. "The bank customers targeted include account subscribers of seven banks, including some of the most well-known banks located in the country and potentially affecting millions of customers," Trend Micro said in a report published this week. Some of the
Google has resolved a high-severity security issue affecting all Pixel smartphones that could be trivially exploited to unlock the devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20465 and reported by security researcher David Schütz in June 2022, was remediated as part of the search giant's monthly Android update for November 2022. "The issue allowed an attacker with physical access to bypass
Graham offers some security and privacy advice for those exodusing Twitter to Mastodon, and Carole slams the door shut on a notorious scammer with a huge Instagram following. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
PC manufacturer Lenovo has been forced to push out a security update to more than two dozen of its laptop models, following the discovery of high severity vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious hackers. Security researchers at ESET discovered flaws in 25 of its laptop models - including IdeaPads, Slims, show more ...
