By using data to drive policy underwriting, cyber-insurance companies can offer coverage without a price tag that drives customers away.
No patch or workaround is currently available for the maximum severity flaw, which allows attackers to gain complete administrator privilege on affected devices remotely and without authentication.
A threat group known as "Void Rabisu" used a spoofed Women Political Leaders Summit website to target attendees to the actual conference with espionage malware.
Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.
A spoofed version of the popular RedAlert app collects sensitive user data on Israeli citizens, including contacts, call logs, SMS account details, and more.
It's been a year since its last communication and attack on Iran — but the conflict with Hamas appears to have reactivated the group.
Equifax Ltd's outsourcing of data processing to its US parent company led to delays in addressing the breach, as the UK arm was only informed minutes before the incident was publicly announced, hindering its ability to respond effectively.
Researchers have developed an algorithm using machine learning techniques to detect and prevent man-in-the-middle attacks on unmanned military robots, which are highly susceptible to cyberattacks.
The collaboration aims to enhance regulatory enforcement activities, exchange information, and implement anti-scam measures in both countries to mitigate the risks faced by citizens and businesses.
A recent report by Accenture reveals that although 96% of CEOs consider cybersecurity to be critical for organizational growth and stability, 74% are concerned about their ability to minimize damage from cyberattacks.
The security of implantable technologies lies in the devices themselves, not the human body, and it is crucial to prioritize the security of these technologies before implanting them.
The UK’s cybersecurity professionals believe they have excellent career prospects and are employed in a “booming” sector, but many are working unsafe hours, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).
The NoEscape ransomware group employs aggressive multi-extortion tactics, combining data exfiltration, encryption, and distributed denial of service attacks to pressure organizations into paying large ransom demands.
The feature involves SMS-based two-factor authentication for game developers on Steam, where they receive a confirmation code via text message to log into their accounts.
Lumma Stealer robs user credentials and is being sold as a service on underground forums. The malware is distributed through direct messages on Discord, where victims are tricked into downloading and executing a malicious file.
NTLM, which has been used as a fallback mechanism, relies on a three-way handshake and password hashing, while Kerberos uses a two-part process and encryption. NTLM has security weaknesses and is vulnerable to relay attacks.
The Ransomed.vc gang attempted to extort Colonial Pipeline last week but was unsuccessful. As per researchers, the stolen documents shared by the gang appear to be unrelated to Colonial Pipeline.
The ransomware group demanded an $80 million ransom, but CDW only offered $1 million. CDW states that the affected servers are isolated and not customer-facing, and its systems remain fully operational.
The leaked data also included information from Bluenove, a technology and consulting firm, suggesting a broader cyberattack targeting multiple organizations. Neither Decathlon nor Bluenove have issued an official statement regarding the data leak.
SpyNote hides its presence on the Android home screen and Recents screen, making it difficult to detect, and grants itself additional permissions to record audio, phone calls, log keystrokes, and capture screenshots.
The group claims to have stolen 5TB of patients’ and employee’s information, backups, PII documents, and more. The gang also published a sample as proof of the stolen data.
The ALPHV ransomware group has claimed to have attacked QSI Inc., a major ITM and ATM solutions provider that works with NCR Corporation. The cyberattack could potentially expose sensitive data from various sectors.
Dozens of vulnerabilities in the Squid caching and forwarding web proxy, a widely used open-source proxy, remain unpatched two years after being discovered by researcher Joshua Rogers.
The US EPA has withdrawn cybersecurity rules for public water systems due to lawsuits filed by states and non-profit water associations, citing concerns about financial burden and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The vulnerability exposes system log files containing passwords, which can be used by attackers to gain unauthorized access. Security firm VulnCheck discovered evidence of small-scale exploitation of the vulnerability.
Users should carefully review app permissions and ensure they are using the latest version of the app to minimize the risk of being targeted by spyware or fake notifications.
The attackers exploit a recent flaw in WinRAR to execute malicious code and gain remote access to compromised systems. They also use a PowerShell script to steal data, including login credentials, from Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6431-1 - It was discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs, which could lead to a crash. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Jorge Sancho Larraz discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs, which could cause the show more ... server process to stop responding, waiting for input on the control connection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
NLB mKlik Makedonija version 3.3.12 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.
jSQL Injection is a lightweight application used to find database information from a distant server. jSQL Injection is also part of the official penetration testing distribution Kali Linux and is included in various other distributions like Pentest Box, Parrot Security OS, ArchStrike and BlackArch Linux. This is the source code release.
Sysdig Falco is a behavioral activity monitoring agent that is open source and comes with native support for containers. Falco lets you define highly granular rules to check for activities involving file and network activity, process execution, IPC, and much more, using a flexible syntax. Falco will notify you when these rules are violated. You can think about Falco as a mix between snort, ossec and strace.
Linux suffers from a small remote binary information leak in DCCP.
The Microsoft Windows Kernel suffers from out-of-bounds reads and paged pool memory disclosure in VrpUpdateKeyInformation.
The Microsoft Windows Kernel suffers from a paged pool memory disclosure in VrpPostEnumerateKey.
WordPress Royal Elementor plugin versions 1.3.78 and below suffer from a remote shell upload vulnerability.
WordPress WP ERP plugin versions 1.12.2 and below suffer from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.
ChurchCRM version 4.5.4 suffers from a remote authenticated blind SQL injection vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5714-01 - nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5713-01 - nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5711-01 - nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5709-01 - .NET is a managed-software framework. It implements a subset of the .NET framework APIs and several new APIs, and it includes a CLR implementation. New versions of .NET that address a security vulnerability are now available. The updated versions are .NET 7.0 to SDK 7.0.112 and Runtime 7.0.12. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5708-01 - .NET is a managed-software framework. It implements a subset of the .NET framework APIs and several new APIs, and it includes a CLR implementation. New versions of .NET that address a security vulnerability are now available. The updated versions are .NET 6.0 to SDK 6.0.123 and Runtime 6.0.23. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5700-01 - The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. Issues addressed include a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Zoo Management System version 1.0 suffers from a remote shell upload vulnerability. This version originally had a shell upload vulnerability discovered by D4rkP0w4r that leveraged the upload CV flow but this particular finding leverages the save_animal flow.
2023 Mount Carmel School version 6.4.1 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.
The Microsoft Windows Kernel passes user-mode pointers to registry callbacks, leading to race conditions and memory corruption.
The security principle of zero trust is the cornerstone of robust cloud security.
SaaS security is broad, possibly confusing, but undeniably crucial. Make sure you have the basics in place: discovery, risk assessment, and user access management.
Threat actors have been observed serving malicious code by utilizing Binance's Smart Chain (BSC) contracts in what has been described as the "next level of bulletproof hosting." The campaign, detected two months ago, has been codenamed EtherHiding by Guardio Labs. The novel twist marks the latest iteration in an ongoing campaign that leverages compromised WordPress sites to serve unsuspecting
The Android banking trojan known as SpyNote has been dissected to reveal its diverse information-gathering features. Typically spread via SMS phishing campaigns, attack chains involving the spyware trick potential victims into installing the app by clicking on the embedded link, according to F-Secure. Besides requesting invasive permissions to access call logs, camera, SMS messages, and external
SaaS Security’s roots are in configuration management. An astounding 35% of all security breaches begin with security settings that were misconfigured. In the past 3 years, the initial access vectors to SaaS data have widened beyond misconfiguration management. “SaaS Security on Tap” is a new video series that takes place in Eliana V's bar making sure that the only thing that leaks is beer (
Encrypted messaging app Signal has pushed back against "viral reports" of an alleged zero-day flaw in its software, stating it found no evidence to support the claim. "After responsible investigation *we have no evidence that suggests this vulnerability is real* nor has any additional info been shared via our official reporting channels," it said in a series of messages posted in X (formerly
Pro-Russian hacking groups have exploited a recently disclosed security vulnerability in the WinRAR archiving utility as part of a phishing campaign designed to harvest credentials from compromised systems. "The attack involves the use of malicious archive files that exploit the recently discovered vulnerability affecting the WinRAR compression software versions prior to 6.23 and traced as
The Government of Israel has told the owners of private home security cameras to urgently secure them against being hacked, in the wake of a dramatic heightening of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Over the weekend rumours circulated on social networks of an unpatched security hole in the Signal messaging app that could allow a remote hacker to seize control of your smartphone. But were they true? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
One of the world's largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, is being used by fraudsters to trick hotel guests into handing over their payment card details. How do I know? The fraudsters tried the trick with me.
