Did you know that more than nine million Americans have their identity stolen each year? Your data is stored across countless databases for various purposes, making it a prime target for criminals. With access to your personal information, bad actors can drain your bank account and damage your credit—or worse. But show more ...
The Israeli government has come under a concerted cyberattack orchestrated by various hacking groups, including Anonymous Sudan, KillNet, and Moroccan Black Cyber. These groups have officially declared a ‘cyber war; AKA cyberattack on Israel, posing a large-scale threat to its digital infrastructure. An alliance show more ...
Bronstein & Carmona, a law firm based in the US, is under suspicion of falling prey to the notorious CL0P ransomware group. Emerging details from a dark web post, attributed to the threat actors, indicate that the firm’s headquarters and sensitive data might have been compromised in the alleged cyberattack show more ...
An anonymous threat actor on dark web has allegedly announced a vulnerability in WordPress, offering what they termed as a “WordPress Admin Authentication Bypass Exploit” for sale at a price of $100,000, payable in XMR cryptocurrency. The alleged WordPress login exploit was first posted on a Russian show more ...
The hacker group NoName ransomware has continued its spree of cyberattacks, this time targeting three prominent firms in Italy: CNS (Carta Nazionale dei Servizi), Linate Airport, and Malpens Airport. While the hacker group claims responsibility for these attacks, critical details such as the extent of the data breach, show more ...
Anonymous Sudan, a self-proclaimed activist group, allegedly launched a cyberattack on OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant, on February 14, 2024, resulting in disruptions to its ChatGPT service. The alleged cyberattack on ChatGPT, carried out through a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) method, caused show more ...
The login credentials for 15 banking sites have purportedly surfaced for sale on the dark web. The alarming revelation about cyberattack on banks comes from a threat actor who claims to have stumbled upon a server belonging to an IT company responsible for maintenance and development. The asking price for this show more ...
A newly discovered ransomware dubbed JKwerlo has emerged in European markets, aiming at unsuspecting victims in France and Spain. Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has recently released a report on the JKwerlo ransomware, delving into the details of its campaign, including its origins, tactics, and show more ...
Microsoft has observed signs of active exploits targeting CVE-2024-2140.
Using a custom Python script to send bulk phishing messages with a USPS lure, the cyberattackers are posing a risk to consumer-facing organizations moving workloads to the cloud.
Boards of directors don't care about the minute technical details of the security program. They want to see how key performance indicators are tracked and utilized.
It's unclear what kind of cyberattack VARTA AG is facing, but it has shut down its systems until it can become operational again.
The industry is evolving from one of conventional threat detection toward a strategy that emphasizes context and preempts user behavior.
CISA's recently introduced framework for hardware bill of materials is an important step in addressing semiconductor risks. But further tracking beyond manufacturing is critical to its usefulness.
"Voltzite," the APT's subset that focuses on OT networks and critical infrastructure, has also compromised targets in Africa.
Southeast Asia is learning the hard way that biometric scans are nearly as easy to bypass as other kinds of authentication data, thanks to a creative banking Trojan.
Using information from a common technique for finding vulnerabilities, Google's Gemini can currently produce patches for 15% of such bugs. And it's not the only way to help automate bug fixing.
The feds disrupted a Russian intelligence SOHO router botnet notable for being built with Moobot malware rather than custom code.
A spate of recent cyber-espionage attacks showcases Turla's brand-new modular custom malware, and an expansion of the state-sponsored group's scope of targets.
Discovered internally and tracked as CVE-2024-21410, this security flaw can let remote unauthenticated threat actors escalate privileges in NTLM relay attacks targeting vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Server versions.
State-linked hacking groups from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea were observed using AI technologies to improve reconnaissance, command techniques, and social engineering efforts, posing a potential cybersecurity threat.
The network of disinformation websites, dubbed "Portal Kombat," reproduces content from pro-Russian social media accounts and news agencies, using automation and machine translation to disseminate the content.
The Water Hydra APT group utilized CVE-2024-21412 to bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and implant victims with the DarkMe malware, targeting financial market traders.
The Zoom desktop and VDI clients, as well as the Meeting SDK for Windows, are vulnerable to an improper input validation flaw, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct privilege escalation on the target system over the network.
The trojan captures facial biometric data to create deepfake videos for bypassing banking logins, demonstrating a high level of sophistication and operational maturity by the cybercriminal group GoldFactory.
Armis acquired CTCI, a cybersecurity startup, in a deal worth nearly $20 million. The acquisition aims to integrate CTCI's technology into Armis' Centrix platform to enhance early warning cyber intelligence capabilities.
TNPI's internal network was breached by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, leading to the potential theft of 183GB of company documents and contact information for TNPI employees.
Two men, Daniel Abayev and Peter Leyman, were sentenced to prison for hacking into the taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport in New York City. They exploited the system to allow certain drivers to skip ahead in the pickup line in exchange for payment.
Most relationship chatbots lack transparency on security management, encryption use, and data privacy, raising concerns about the potential for data misuse and manipulation of users.
The county's website still shows the initial alert about the system outage, and some services, like property tax and water billing, remain offline. The hackers claim to have stolen sensitive data and threaten to release it if a ransom is not paid.
Cybercriminals are using generative AI tools to create convincing face swaps and exploit loopholes in biometric systems, posing a significant threat to identity verification.
The U.S. Department of Defense has notified around 20,600 individuals that their personal information was exposed in an email data spill due to a misconfigured cloud email server hosted on Microsoft's platform.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a Russian petitioner who challenged a Kremlin rule requiring telecom firms to provide backdoor access to servers for law enforcement data collection.
The operation is carried out by an IT organization called "Gyeongheung," affiliated with North Korea's secretive Office 39. These websites are sold for $5,000 a month, with additional tech support for $3,000.
The lawsuits filed against data brokers in New Jersey highlight the need for stronger regulation of data brokers to protect the privacy of law enforcement personnel and all Americans.
Hackers are tricking victims into downloading an outdated but legitimate AnyDesk executable by directing them to fake websites posing as financial institutions. Once the program is run, attackers can gain control of the victim's machine.
The priorities focus on defending against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) operations, raising cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, and anticipating emerging technology risks.
The company has not yet determined the extent of the damage caused by the attack. VARTA is currently focused on ensuring data integrity and has formed a task force to aid in system restoration.
A report from Flare indicates that Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are increasingly targeting entities within NATO member states through various techniques such as spear-phishing and exploiting vulnerabilities.
U.S. Internet Corp.'s subsidiary, Securence, inadvertently exposed over a decade's worth of internal and client emails, including those of government institutions, due to a misconfigured server, raising serious security concerns.
South Korea has accused North Korean hackers of breaching an administrator's email account in the Office of the President to access information about the president's communications and overseas trips.
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.
The 44CON 2024 Call For Papers has been announced. 44CON is the UK's largest combined annual Security Conference and Training event. The event takes place September 18th through the 20th, 2024 at the Novotel London West near Hammersmith, London.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6629-3 - USN-6629-1 fixed vulnerabilities in UltraJSON. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It was discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly handled certain input with a large amount of indentation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, show more ...
Ubuntu Security Notice 6639-1 - It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ATM subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the show more ...
Ubuntu Security Notice 6628-2 - Quentin Minster discovered that a race condition existed in the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel when handling sessions operations. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Marek Marczykowski-Górecki discovered that the show more ...
Ubuntu Security Notice 6638-1 - Marc Beatove discovered buffer overflows exit in EDK2. An attacker on the local network could potentially use this to impact availability or possibly cause remote code execution. It was discovered that a buffer overflows exists in EDK2's Network Package An attacker on the local network could potentially use these to impact availability or possibly cause remote code execution.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5624-1 - Mate Kukri discovered the Debian build of EDK2, a UEFI firmware implementation, used an insecure default configuration which could result in Secure Boot bypass via the UEFI shell.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5623-1 - It was discovered that a late privilege drop in the "REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY" command could allow an attacker to trick a user with higher privileges to run SQL commands with these permissions.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5622-1 - It was discovered that a late privilege drop in the "REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY" command could allow an attacker to trick a user with higher privileges to run SQL commands with these permissions.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6636-1 - It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain OLE2 files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Amit Schendel discovered that the ClamAV ClamD service incorrectly handled the VirusEvent feature. An attacker able to connect to ClamD could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6635-1 - It was discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition while handling device descriptors in certain situations, leading to a out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Lucas Leong discovered show more ...
Metabase version 0.46.6 pre-authentication remote code execution exploit.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-0827-03 - An update for.NET 8.0 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-0820-03 - Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.8.5 General Availability release images, which provide security updates and fix bugs. Issues addressed include denial of service and traversal vulnerabilities.
Proof of concept code for a flaw in DS Wireless Communication (DWC) with DWC_VERSION_3 and DWC_VERSION_11 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a game-playing client's machine via a modified GPCM message.
In its Annual State of Application Security Report 2023, Indusface, a rapidly growing Application Security SaaS company funded by TCGF II (Tata Capital), has unveiled concerning insights regarding Cyberattacks on Indian enterprises, SMEs, and government organizations. According to the report, Indusface’s show more ...
Microsoft on Wednesday acknowledged that a newly disclosed critical security flaw in Exchange Server has been actively exploited in the wild, a day after it released fixes for the vulnerability as part of its Patch Tuesday updates. Tracked as CVE-2024-21410 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue has been described as a case of privilege escalation impacting the Exchange Server. "An attacker
A Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed GoldFactory has been attributed to the development of highly sophisticated banking trojans, including a previously undocumented iOS malware called GoldPickaxe that's capable of harvesting identity documents, facial recognition data, and intercepting SMS. "The GoldPickaxe family is available for both iOS and Android platforms,"
With many of the highly publicized 2023 cyber attacks revolving around one or more SaaS applications, SaaS has become a cause for genuine concern in many boardroom discussions. More so than ever, considering that GenAI applications are, in fact, SaaS applications. Wing Security (Wing), a SaaS security company, conducted an analysis of 493 SaaS-using companies in Q4 of 2023. Their study
The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla has been observed using a new backdoor called TinyTurla-NG as part of a three-month-long campaign targeting Polish non-governmental organizations in December 2023. "TinyTurla-NG, just like TinyTurla, is a small 'last chance' backdoor that is left behind to be used when all other unauthorized access/backdoor mechanisms have failed or been
A reverse engineering of the firmware running on Ivanti Pulse Secure appliances has revealed numerous weaknesses, once again underscoring the challenge of securing software supply chains. Eclypsiusm, which acquired firmware version 9.1.18.2-24467.1 as part of the process, said the base operating system used by the Utah-based software company for the device is CentOS 6.4. "Pulse Secure runs an
Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what's happened to your old mobile phone number? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by "Ransomware Sommelier" Allan Liska.
The office of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has confirmed that North Korea hacked into the personal emails of one of its staff members. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A group of South Korean security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in the infamous Rhysida ransomware that provides a way for encrypted files to be unscrambled. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Artificial intelligence is on everybody’s lips these days, but there are also many misconceptions about what AI actually is and isn’t. We unpack the basics and examine AI's broader implications.
Source: www.schneier.com – Author: B. Schneier About Bruce Schneier I am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I’ve been writing about security issues on my blog since 2004, and in my monthly newsletter since 1998. I’m a fellow and lecturer show more ...
Source: www.schneier.com – Author: Bruce Schneier The winner of the Best Paper Award at Crypto this year was a significant improvement to lattice-based cryptanalysis. This is important, because a bunch of NIST’s post-quantum options base their security on lattice problems. I worry about standardizing on show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer Source: SOPA Images Limited via Alamy Stock Photo Advanced persistent threats (APTs) aligned with China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are all using large language models (LLMs) to enhance their operations. New blog posts from OpenAI and show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading Source: Kerry Hargrove via Alamy Stock Photo Fresh on the heels of the Bank of America cyber compromise, another Fortune 500 giant is notably in the data breach crosshairs: Prudential Financial said this week that hackers show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Dark Reading Staff Source: MBI via Alamy Stock Photo A rapidly spreading ransomware infection plaguing some 100 hospitals and medical facilities and hospitals in Romania started with an infection at a third-party healthcare platform provider. The Romanian National Cyber show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer Source: Total Moments via Alamy Stock Photo The sophisticated Bumblebee loader is back in the threat landscape hive after a four-month hiatus, with a new email campaign targeting thousands of organizations in the US. Bumblebee, an show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Mandy Andress Source: MauriceNorbert via Alamy Stock Photo COMMENTARY Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game between the “good guys” and the “bad guys.” With the growing prevalence of AI, including new forms like generative AI, this show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: John Leyden, Contributing Writer Source: Panther Media GmbH via Alamy Stock Photo Security researchers recently uncovered a stealthy espionage campaign targeting an Islamic charitable nonprofit organization in Saudi Arabia. The long-term campaign — apparently active since show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Dark Reading Staff Source: Markus Mainka via Alamy Stock Photo Commercial aircraft engine leasing concern Willis Lease Finance Corp. said a “cybersecurity incident” it suffered from Jan. 31 knocked its systems offline in a filing with the Securities and Exchange show more ...
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer Source: CG Alex via Shutterstock Geopolitical threats, security uncertainty surrounding generative AI, and increasing data-protection regulations across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa will propel cybersecurity spending to more than $6. show more ...
Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com – Author: News team The Darwinian Effect in the Threat Community By Augusto Barros, Vice President Cyber Security Evangelist at Securonix Among the typical predictions for the upcoming new year, we often see something like “threats will keep growing.” A prediction like show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: FireMon FireMon is purpose-built for compliance reporting with 12 built-in reports, over 500 controls, and the ability to customize using a native query language. Highly customizable workflows are optimized for rule creation and changes. Real-time compliance management show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: claude.mandy It’s time to embrace the season of love and connection. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to reevaluate our relationships—not just personally, but professionally and technologically as well. In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Marc Handelman Authors/Presenters: Priyanka Nanayakkara, Mary Anne Smart, Rachel Cummings, Gabriel Kaptchuk, Elissa M. Redmiles Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Orlee Berlove, reviewed by Gregg Laroche Small and Medium Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and Licensed Tax Preparers struggle with the cost and complexity of complying with state and federal data security regulations for Taxpayer data. The IRS describes these show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Orlee Berlove, reviewed by Gregg Laroche Educational Institutions and third parties providing services to these institutions frequently struggle with the cost and complexity of complying with FERPA regulations. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S. show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Marc Handelman via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://www.infosecurity. show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Richi Jennings Does your home security need a rethink? Wireless cameras are kinda useless, say cops. Security cameras that rely on Wi-Fi are vulnerable to burglars. That’s the “well, duh” warning from the po-po in the posh part of Edina, Minn., where scrotes tote show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Flare Initial access brokers (IABs) gain unauthorized access to the system then sell this access to other malicious actors. Based on a large sample of IAB posts on the Russian-language hacking forum Exploit.in (Exploit), IABs increasingly target entities within NATO show more ...
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Katie Fritchen This Indiana School District Partners With ManagedMethods To Help Keep Its Data Secure And Students Safe In Google Workspace Background Located in Indiana, Plainfield Community School Corporation (PCSC) is home to over 5,900 students and 650 staff members show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Mack DeGeurin Three years ago, a man in Florida named JL decided, on a whim, to send a tube of his spit to the genetic testing site 23andMe in exchange for an ancestry report. JL, like millions of other 23andMe participants before him, says he was often asked about his show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Jessica Traynor In the doldrum days between Christmas and New Year, we take a family trip to see a datacentre. Over the past two decades, datacentres have become a common sight on the outskirts of Dublin and many other Irish cities and towns. Situated in industrial business show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Dan Milmo Global technology editor A new name was added to the cyber-rogues’ gallery of ransomware gangs this week after a criminal group called Rhysida claimed responsibility for an attack on the British Library. The library confirmed that personal data stolen in a show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent The British Library has confirmed that personal data stolen in a cyber-attack has appeared online, apparently for sale to the highest bidder. The attack was carried out in October by a group known for such criminal activity, show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Cait Kelly and Amy Remeikis (earlier) La entrada Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened – Source: www.theguardian.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Shanti Das Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be. An Observer investigation has found that UK Biobank opened up its vast biomedical database to show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett An old friend asked me recently why I never put my son’s face online. “Can you explain the not showing pics of babies thing to me?” she asked. “Everyone our age seems to obscure their baby’s face with emojis. I feel as if I’ve missed a key show more ...
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Written by Cori Crider, read by Kate Handford and produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury The Audio Long Read NHS More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Written by Cori Crider, read by Kate Handford and show more ...
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft claims to have fixed Windows Metadata connection issues which continue to plague customers, causing problems for users trying to manage their printers and other hardware. When new hardware is added to a Windows computer, the operating system show more ...
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Sergiu Gatlan The U.S. State Department is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders. An additional $5 million bounty is also available for tips on individuals show more ...
