IT companies were the first to go open source, and many large businesses followed suit. After all, the ability to reuse and independently modify code as well as fix bugs spurs rapid innovation and cost reduction. But open source has some inherent negative characteristics too — due to the blurred responsibilities for show more ...
Quantum computers might be a decade away, but guess how long it will take to switch systems over to post-quantum cryptography?
There are plenty of AD objects and groups that should be considered tier zero in every environment, but some will vary among organizations.
An "open" Internet faces challenges from autocratic governance models. Policymakers should instead think about creating an Internet that's equitable, inclusive, and secure.
A novel credential harvester compromises SMTP services to steal data from a range of hosted services and providers, and can also launch SMS-based spam attacks against devices using US mobile carriers.
Something exciting to liven up tax season: cybercriminals accessing sensitive personal information for individuals through the army of accountants preparing for Tax Day in the US.
With deps.dev API and Assured OSS, Google is addressing the common challenges software developers face in securing the software supply chain.
RapperBot's initial infection tactic is one example of the different methods attackers are using to distribute malware.
To report or not report? While more than half of all companies have suffered a data breach, 71% of IT professionals say they have been told to not report an incident, which could mean legal jeopardy.
The ransomware attack proves that even the wealthiest cannot buy their immunity from threat actors.
Ransomware group uses API calls to spread throughout shared network resources, researchers say.
Russians hackers have logged into private security cameras in Ukraine coffee shops to collect intelligence on aid convoys passing by, a top US security official said on Tuesday.
By October 1, the Food and Drug Administration will have tackled two critical medical device security issues: new submissions designed without security in mind and SBOMs to direct network defenders on where these vulnerabilities lie.
Cybercriminals were found using ChatGPT and Google Bard's popularity to spread the RedLine Stealer malware in at least 10 countries and steal private user information. The highest number of impacted users are in Greece, followed by those in India, the U.S. Mexico, and Bangladesh.
The CISA plans to release an overview of the Biden administration’s secure-by-design principles Thursday, providing the technology industry with a roadmap to hold software producers and other manufacturers accountable for product security.
If you get a Google Chrome automatic update failure pop-up on your screen, be cautious. It might just be hackers waiting to compromise your systems to mine Monero. The campaign began in November 2022, however, went a little aggressive after February 2023.
FortiGuard Labs detected a malicious document masquerading as a communication from Energoatom, a state-run entity responsible for managing Ukraine's nuclear power stations. Threat actors were found using the Havoc Demon backdoor camouflaged as a legitimate component of Microsoft Office. It was even signed with an invalid portal[.]office[.]com certificate.
Proactive threat hunting helps organizations save money by preventing security breaches and reducing the impact of attacks. For example, a study by IBM found that the average total cost of a breach is $4.35 million.
According to the letter, financial data were not exposed. The number of impacted individuals is still unclear. In response to the incident, the company has taken the impacted systems offline.
Researchers warned that the Money ransomware actors employ a human-operated intrusion approach, evidenced by the method of data exfiltration and the execution of the malware sample.
TikTok is not the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app that the U.S. government has proposed banning over privacy and security concerns.
Manarium uses the architecture comprising a Client-Side (in Unity) and a Service (Firebase data store), and for the winner prize distribution, the Admin will do the process, fetching the data, and calling the Smart Contract to execute a pay function.
The impact of the hybrid workforce on security posture, as well as the risks introduced by this way of working, are posing concerns for CISOs and driving them to develop new strategies for hybrid work security, according to Red Access.
“In coordination with internal and external experts, we immediately initiated all necessary protective measures and informed the responsible authorities,” a spokesperson reportedly said in a brief statement.
Zelle, the widely used and highly acclaimed money-transfer service, is now a prime target for cybercriminals. The simplicity of sending funds to friends or businesses through Zelle has made it appealing for hackers looking to cash in.
SentinelLabs has been tracking a recently disclosed cluster of malicious Office documents that distribute Crimson RAT, used by the APT36 group (aka Transparent Tribe) targeting the education sector.
On April 11th, 2023, a software update was released to patch a severe vulnerability within the Limit Login Attempts WordPress security plugin. With over 600,000 installations, it’s among the most popular WordPress plugins in use.
The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data breach and subsequent ransom demand.
Upon further research, it was identified that the database belonged to NorthOne Bank, a financial technology company that claims to be used by over 320,000 American businesses. It is worth noting that NorthOne is not a full-service bank.
The Dutch Police, in collaboration with international police organizations, has launched an investigation into Raidforums.com, leading to the platform’s shutdown and the seizure of a dataset containing user information.
Besides using Telegram as a data exfiltration point, Legion is designed to exploit web servers running content management systems (CMS), PHP, or PHP-based frameworks like Laravel.
The volume of compromised credit cards offered for sale on cybercrime markets has dropped sharply over the past few years, although UK figures rose, according to Cybersixgill.
When a victim installs a malicious file from one of these sponsored ads, their device is hijacked by the RedLine infostealer, which can then steal confidential data, disrupt critical infrastructure, and compromise financial accounts.
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday announced a new account verification feature that ensures that malware running on a user's mobile device doesn't impact their account.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28808, has been described by the vendor as an access control issue that can be exploited to obtain administrator permissions by sending specially crafted messages to the targeted device.
AhnLab has discovered a fresh attack strategy that spreads Qbot malware through malevolent PDF attachments added to replies or forwarded messages in already-existing emails. Qbot or Qakbot follows a destructive attack pattern, shifting from one tactic to another for maximum profits.
Wireshark is a GTK+-based network protocol analyzer that lets you capture and interactively browse the contents of network frames. The goal of the project is to create a commercial-quality analyzer for Unix and Win32 and to give Wireshark features that are missing from closed-source sniffers. This is the source code release.
Faraday is a tool that introduces a new concept called IPE, or Integrated Penetration-Test Environment. It is a multiuser penetration test IDE designed for distribution, indexation and analysis of the generated data during the process of a security audit. The main purpose of Faraday is to re-use the available tools in the community to take advantage of them in a multiuser way.
File Replication Pro version 7.5.0 suffers from having insecure directory permissions that can allow a local attacker the ability to escalate privileges.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1765-01 - Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support for the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1769-01 - Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support for the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1766-01 - Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support for the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1770-01 - Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support for the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6012-1 - It was discovered that Smarty incorrectly parsed blocks' names and included files' names. A remote attacker with template writing permissions could use this issue to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6015-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, show more ...
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1747-01 - The Public Key Infrastructure Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate System.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6014-1 - Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or inject forged data. Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma show more ...
Ubuntu Security Notice 6008-1 - It was discovered that Exo did not properly sanitized desktop files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5386-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or information disclosure.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5385-1 - Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code or spoofing.
The Microsoft Windows Kernel has insufficient validation of new registry key names in transacted NtRenameKey.
The Microsoft Windows Kernel suffers from multiple issues in the prepare/commit phase of a transactional registry key rename.
OpenAI, the company behind the massively popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, has launched a bug bounty program in an attempt to ensure its systems are "safe and secure." To that end, it has partnered with the crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd for independent researchers to report vulnerabilities discovered in its product in exchange for rewards ranging from "$200 for low-severity findings to up to
The North Korean threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been observed shifting its focus and rapidly evolving its tools and tactics as part of a long-running activity called DeathNote. While the nation-state adversary is known for its persistent attacks on the cryptocurrency sector, it has also targeted automotive, academic, and defense sectors in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday announced a new account verification feature that ensures that malware running on a user's mobile device doesn't impact their account. "Mobile device malware is one of the biggest threats to people's privacy and security today because it can take advantage of your phone without your permission and use your WhatsApp to send unwanted messages,"
An emerging Python-based credential harvester and a hacking tool named Legion is being marketed via Telegram as a way for threat actors to break into various online services for further exploitation. Legion, according to Cado Labs, includes modules to enumerate vulnerable SMTP servers, conduct remote code execution (RCE) attacks, exploit unpatched versions of Apache, and brute-force cPanel and
Shadow APIs are a growing risk for organizations of all sizes as they can mask malicious behavior and induce substantial data loss. For those that aren't familiar with the term, shadow APIs are a type of application programming interface (API) that isn't officially documented or supported. Contrary to popular belief, it's unfortunately all too common to have APIs in production that no one on
The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a set of weaponized Microsoft Office documents in attacks targeting the Indian education sector using a continuously maintained piece of malware called Crimson RAT. While the suspected Pakistan-based threat group is known to target military and government entities in the country, the activities have since expanded to include the education
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the tactics of a "rising" cybercriminal gang called "Read The Manual" (RTM) Locker that functions as a private ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) provider and carries out opportunistic attacks to generate illicit profit. "The 'Read The Manual' Locker gang show more ...
Google on Thursday outlined a set of initiatives aimed at improving the vulnerability management ecosystem and establishing greater transparency measures around exploitation. "While the notoriety of zero-day vulnerabilities typically makes headlines, risks remain even after they're known and fixed, which is the real story," the company said in an announcement. "Those risks span everything from
Everyone's talking juice-jacking - but has anyone ever been juice-jacked? Uber suffers yet another data breach, but it hasn't been hacked. And Carole hosts the "AI-a-go-go or a no-no?" quiz for Dave and Graham. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing show more ...
The US Department of Justice has arrested a member of the US Air Force National Guard in connection with a high profile leak of classified Pentagon documents. Here are my thoughts...
