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Hackers Turned Visual Studio Code As A Remote Access Tool - After successfully intercepting the exfiltrated data the threat actors exploit unauthorized access through GitHub’s authentication system by navigating to “hxxps://github[.]com/login/device” and utilizing stolen alphanumeric ...
5 days ago Cybersecuritynews.com

Iranian APT Facilitating Remote Access To Target Networks - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from TuxCare authored by Wajahat Raja. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
5 days ago Securityboulevard.com

CentOS vs Ubuntu: Enterprise Linux Comparison - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from TuxCare authored by Rohan Timalsina. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
5 days ago Securityboulevard.com

Prince Ransomware Hits UK and US via Royal Mail Phishing Scam - The ransomware encrypts files on the victim’s computer, adding the “.womp” extension, and displays a ransom note demanding payment in Bitcoin for decryption. The attack, known as the “Prince Ransomware,” utilizes a ...
5 days ago Gbhackers.com

SIEM agent being used in SilentCryptoMiner attacks | Securelist - The most interesting action in this attack was the implementation of unusual techniques like using an SIEM agent as backdoor, adding the malicious payload to a legitimate digital signature, and hiding directories containing malicious files. The ...
5 days ago Securelist.com

ExpressVPN Review (2024): Pricing, Features, Pros, & Cons - You can unsubscribe at any ...
5 days ago Techrepublic.com

Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a civil action brought by Microsoft’s DCU, including its order authorizing Microsoft to seize 66 unique domains used by Star Blizzard in cyberattacks targeting Microsoft ...
5 days ago Securityaffairs.com

Cloud Penetration Testing Checklist - 2023 - Check the Service Level Agreement and make sure that proper policy has been covered between the Cloud service provider (CSP) and Client. Cloud penetration testing focuses on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in cloud environments, ensuring ...
6 days ago Gbhackers.com

Microsoft, DOJ Dismantle Domains Used by Russian FSB-Linked Hacking Group - By taking decisive action against Star Blizzard, Microsoft and its partners reinforce international norms and demonstrate a commitment to protecting civil society and upholding the rule of law in cyberspace. Between January 2023 and August 2024, Star ...
6 days ago Gbhackers.com

Microsoft Takes Unprecedented Action Against Cyber Threat Actor Star Blizzard - Cybersecurity Insiders - In a historic move that underscores the escalating battle against cybercrime, Microsoft has publicly acknowledged its role in launching a cyber offensive against a Russian-funded threat actor known as Star Blizzard. According to Microsoft’s ...
6 days ago Cybersecurity-insiders.com

Linux Malware perfctl Attacking Millions of Linux Servers - By combining elements from standard Linux tools like “perf” (a performance monitoring tool) and “ctl” (indicating control), the malware authors have crafted a seemingly innocuous name that masks its malicious intent. ...
6 days ago Gbhackers.com

Cybersecurity Today: National Vulnerability Database backlog, update on CIRA study: Cyber Security Today for Friday, October 4, 2024 - Updates on the latest cyber security threats to businesses, data breach disclosures, and how you can secure your firm in an increasingly risky time. Updates on the latest cybersecurity threats to businesses, data breach disclosures, and how you can ...
6 days ago Cybersecuritytoday.libsyn.com

Black Kite Research Reveals 80% Of Manufacturing Companies Face Critical Cyber Vulnerabilities - Due to its critical nature, the manufacturing industry is a prime target for bad actors to exploit, said Ferhat Dikbiyik, Black Kite’s chief research and intelligence officer. Black Kite’s data reveals that manufacturing was the top industry ...
6 days ago Informationsecuritybuzz.com

Strengthening Security Posture Through People-First Engagement - Regular, small doses of security education help combat the “forgetting curve,” a theory developed by Hermann Ebbinghaus that suggests people forget 75% of newly learned information within a couple of days. These statistics underscore a critical ...
6 days ago Informationsecuritybuzz.com

October 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Recall can be recalled - Help Net Security - The monthly cumulative updates, or ‘differentials’ from the checkpoint update, as Microsoft calls them, will begin anew in the form of much smaller files. Now available for systems that meet the hardware requirements, it includes many new ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

E-Commerce Protection Lags Behind: Insights from the 2024 Global Bot Security Report - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from DataDome authored by Kira Lempereur. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

California's Deepfake Regulation: Navigating the Minefield of AI, Free Speech, and Election Integrity - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Meet the Tech Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Author, and Researcher authored by Deepak Gupta - Tech Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Author. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

Best practices for implementing threat exposure management, reducing cyber risk exposure - Help Net Security - By identifying misconfigurations in technical security controls and correlating them with asset, vulnerability, and exposure data from integrated assessment sources, organizations gain an understanding of their security landscape. By systematically ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

MaLDAPtive: Open-source framework for LDAP SearchFilter parsing, obfuscation, and more! - Help Net Security - MaLDAPtive is an open-source framework for LDAP SearchFilter parsing, obfuscation, deobfuscation, and detection. Complementing this is a PowerShell wrapper, crafted for flexibility and randomization, with pipeline capabilities that allow seamless ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

Cybercriminals capitalize on poorly configured cloud environments - Help Net Security - However, mature threat actors are learning how to overcome obstacles — like leveraging inherent vulnerabilities in privileged device drivers for Windows to disable EDR sensors, injecting into privileged processes to delete critical security logs, ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

New infosec products of the week: October 4, 2024 - Help Net Security - It also makes it possible to create effective security controls that keep a business’ most sensitive data safe from becoming a data security risk (e.g. revoking public access to files marked ‘confidential’). The Legit Posture Score sets a new, ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

New Perfctl Malware Attacking Millions of Linux Servers - The Perfctl malware represents a significant threat to Linux servers worldwide, emphasizing the need for robust security measures and vigilant monitoring. Mitigation strategies include patching vulnerabilities, restricting file execution in writable ...
6 days ago Cybersecuritynews.com

DPRK's APT37 Targets Cambodia in Khmer - The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as APT37 has been carefully spreading a novel backdoor, dubbed "VeilShell." Of note is its target: Most North Korean advanced persistent threats (APTs) have a history of targeting ...
6 days ago Darkreading.com

Exposing the Credential Stuffing Ecosystem - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Kasada authored by Nick Rieniets. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

Dutch police breached by a state actor - “The police have been informed by the intelligence services that it is very likely a ‘state actor’, in other words: another country or perpetrators on behalf of another country.” reads the update on the data breach published ...
6 days ago Securityaffairs.com

USENIX NSDI '24 -LiFteR: Unleash Learned Codecs in Video Streaming with Loose Frame Referencing - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks - As Akamai security researchers found, a CVE-2024-47176 security flaw in the cups-browsed daemon that can be chained with three other bugs to gain remote code execution on Unix-like systems via a single UDP packet can also be leveraged to ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

DrayTek Routers at Risk From 14 New Vulnerabilities - The advice comes amid signs of growing threat actor activity — including by nation-state actors — targeting vulnerabilities in routers and other network devices from DrayTek and a variety of other vendors, including Fortinet, F5, QNAP, Ivanti, ...
6 days ago Darkreading.com

Understanding the Dependency Injection Lifecycle - DZone - public class ClassD { // other implementation // Below code will update the value of callMeScoped to "I am from ClassA" for the instance of ClassA // But as it is Scoped life cycle so it is holding single instance ScopedImplementation of // Then it ...
6 days ago Feeds.dzone.com

3thix partners with Avalanche on web3 gaming ad data | VentureBeat - Coming up October 28th and 29th, join fellow leaders and amazing speakers like Matthew Bromberg (CEO Unity), Amy Hennig (Co-President of New Media Skydance Games), Laura Naviaux Sturr (GM Operations Amazon Games), Amir Satvat (Business Development ...
6 days ago Venturebeat.com

Make Cybersecurity Awareness Month a Game-Changer for You and Your Career - Cisco Blogs - Whether you’re a seasoned network engineer or just starting out, let Cisco Learning & Certifications help you to become your organization’s cybersecurity superstar starting with our Cisco Cybersecurity Training and Certification Giveaway. ...
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CISA Adds High-Severity Ivanti Vuln to KEV Catalog - "Exploiting this flaw could have serious consequences, such as data breaches, disruption of business operations, and further compromise of internal systems," Eric Schwake, director of cybersecurity strategy at Salt Security, wrote in an ...
6 days ago Darkreading.com

Ukraine-Russia Cyber Battles Have Real-World Impact - "The evolution of cyberattacks and malware, particularly those that have an intersection with the use of generative AI, have lowered the barrier for entry for threat actors, leading to more threats and a greater volume of attacks," he says. ...
6 days ago Darkreading.com

A Leader in 2024 Forrester Enterprise Firewall Solutions Wave - Palo Alto Networks has long recognized these challenges, which is why we’ve built a network security platform that not only protects but also fosters business growth and innovation in today’s complex environment. We believe the recognition of ...
6 days ago Paloaltonetworks.com

‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store - Group-IB also warns that the UniShadow Trade apps can mimick a variety of legitimate cryptocurrency and trading platforms, providing the following extensive list with potential names that could be used in impersonation attempts. Fake trading ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Microsoft SFI progress report elicits cautious optimism | TechTarget - "After a year, it looks like Microsoft has made some smart and substantive initial progress in elevating security across the whole organization: investment in security-focused head count, inclusion of security into performance reports across the ...
6 days ago Techtarget.com

News alert: SquareX shows how Google’s MV3 standard falls short, putting millions at risk - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Last Watchdog authored by cybernewswire. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

News alert: Doppler fortifies ‘secrets management’ with Change Requests auditable approval feature - Security Boulevard - *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Last Watchdog authored by cybernewswire. Copyright © 2024 Techstrong Group Inc. ...
6 days ago Securityboulevard.com

Detroit-area government services impacted by cyberattack - Corrections officers within the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office have struggled to process inmates, the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office has had issues collecting taxes online and the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office closed early on Wednesday, ...
6 days ago Therecord.media

Microsoft security overhaul offers blueprint for SecOps | TechTarget - 23, nearly a year after Microsoft kicked off the initiative in response to a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Safety Review Board about a "cascade of security failures" that led to a breach of email systems ...
6 days ago Techtarget.com

Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach - Based on the intelligence services' information, the police immediately implemented strong security measures to counter this attack. The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Tesla Recalls 27,00 Cybertrucks Over Rear Camera | Silicon UK - CNBC reported that Tesla said on Thursday it would recall more than 27,000 Cybertrucks due to delayed rear-view camera images that could impair driver visibility and increase crash risks. CNBC reported that Tesla said on Thursday that the ...
6 days ago Silicon.co.uk

Voting for the first time—4 cybersecurity tips for new voters - Here’s a quick checklist for first-time voters and tips to help them keep their personal information safe this election cycle. Whether you're excited or just trying to get through it, there are a few things you’ll want to know—not just about ...
6 days ago Blog.avast.com

You don't need to pay for antivirus software - here's why | ZDNET - As for Windows? Well, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, which is included with every Windows PC, routinely aced the tests from third-party labs that measure the effectiveness of security software. Older Americans are significantly more likely to use ...
6 days ago Zdnet.com

The Future of AI Safety: What California's Vetoed Bill Means - Although the veto was a setback for the bill, it highlights key debates in the emerging field of AI governance and the potential for California to shape the future of AI regulation. With the rapid advancement of AI technology, California's ...
6 days ago Darkreading.com

Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers' attack infrastructure - Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. "Between ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge | Silicon UK - Reuters reported that the letter to the European Commission was from Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox and the Open Web Advocacy, and it alleges that Microsoft gives its Edge browser an unfair advantage. Reuters noted that the letter could bolster Norwegian ...
6 days ago Silicon.co.uk

New Linux Malware 'Perfctl' Targets Millions by Mimicking System Files - To protect your Linux systems from Perfctl, regularly update your operating system and software with the latest security patches, conduct vulnerability assessments, implement robust network security measures like firewalls and intrusion detection ...
6 days ago Hackread.com

Over 4,000 Adobe Commerce, Magento shops hacked in CosmicSting attacks - Website security company Sansec has been tracking the attacks since June 2024 and observed 4,275 stores breached in CosmicSting attacks, high-profile victims including Whirlpool, Ray-Ban, National Geographic, Segway, and Cisco, which ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

The 6 Best Email Security Software & Tools of 2024 - To guarantee full protection against email threats, important features to consider when picking an email security solution include email filtering and spam detection, sandboxing, mobile support, advanced machine learning, and data loss prevention. ...
6 days ago Esecurityplanet.com

How To Collect Malware Indicators Of Compromise In The ANY.RUN Sandbox - The sandbox captures various types of IOCs like “network communications,” “file system changes,” “registry modifications,” and “process behaviors,” enabling thorough threat assessment. The ANY.RUN ...
6 days ago Cybersecuritynews.com

Microsoft Invests €4.3 Billion In Italy For AI, Cloud | Silicon UK - Microsoft said that it’s data centre expansion in Northern Italy coupled with its commitment to provide extensive AI skills training, supports the rising demand for AI compute and cloud services across Italy as organisations look to boost ...
6 days ago Silicon.co.uk

'Defunct' DOJ ransomware task force raises questions, concerns | TechTarget - "The Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG) memorandum that established the Ransomware Task Force also contained several strategic areas, including directing the Ransomware Task Force to design and implement a strategy to disrupt and dismantle ...
6 days ago Techtarget.com

Celebrating Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month - Cisco Blogs - While LHHM gives us a special opportunity to celebrate our culture, WE should continually uplift our community, honor our traditions, and show respect for other cultures, ensuring that the values of unity and diversity remain at the forefront of our ...
6 days ago Feedpress.me

Customer compliance and security during the post-quantum cryptographic migration | AWS Security Blog - For example, using the s2n-tls client built with AWS-LC (which supports the quantum-resistant KEMs), you could try connecting to a Secrets Manager endpoint by using a post-quantum TLS policy (for example, PQ-TLS-1-2-2023-12-15) and observe the PQ ...
6 days ago Aws.amazon.com

How Analysts Use Telegram API to Intercept Data Exfiltrated by Malware - To start the process of collecting threat actor’s Chat ID and bot token, the analysts found a relevant malware sample related to the domain “api.telegram.org” using ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup. The sandbox also allowed researchers to ...
6 days ago Cybersecuritynews.com

Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 3.8Tbps - Typically, threat actors launching DDoS attacks rely on large networks of infected devices (botnets) or look for ways to amplify the delivered data at the target, which requires a smaller number of systems. After scanning the public internet for ...
6 days ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 23, 2024 to September 29, 2024) - Software Name Software Slug 012 Ps Multi Languages 012-ps-multi-languages ABC APP CREATOR abcapp-creator Absolute Reviews absolute-reviews Accordion accordions Ads by WPQuads – Adsense Ads, Banner Ads, Popup Ads quick-adsense-reloaded Advanced File ...
6 days ago Wordfence.com

One-Third of UK Teachers Do Not Have Cybersecurity Training - You can unsubscribe at any ...
6 days ago Techrepublic.com

The Secret Weakness Execs Are Overlooking: Non-Human Identities - By shifting our focus to secrets security and adopting a comprehensive approach that includes robust detection, automated remediation, and integration with identity systems, organizations can significantly reduce their attack surface and bolster ...
6 days ago Thehackernews.com

Operation Cronos extension on LockBit Ransomware and FIN7 Deepfake Malware - Cybersecurity Insiders - The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation announced that additional arrests are anticipated in the coming weeks, as they have already compiled a list of individuals connected to the group, aiming to disrupt their operations and IT ...
6 days ago Cybersecurity-insiders.com

Celebrating Cisco’s Solutions Engineers in Honor of National Techies Day - Cisco Blogs - The solutions we create at Cisco deliver desired outcomes for partners and customers by providing the most comprehensive suite of products and services that support secure and flexible access to data and applications, optimize performance, and enable ...
6 days ago Feedpress.me

Thousands of Adobe Commerce e-stores hacked by exploiting CosmicSting bug - Sansec researchers reported that multiple threat actors have exploited a critical Adobe Commerce vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (aka CosmicSting, CVSS score of 9.8), to compromise more than 4,000 e-stores over the past three months. Over ...
6 days ago Securityaffairs.com

The Complete Guide to PAM Tools, Features, And Techniques - Before we can dig into specific PAM tools and techniques – it’s first helpful to discuss what effective privileged access management looks like. Privileged access management can’t exist in a silo, because hackers often rely on network/software ...
6 days ago Heimdalsecurity.com

Critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager flaw exploited (CVE-2024-29824) - Help Net Security - CVE-2024-29824, an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances, is being exploited by attackers, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has confirmed by adding the bug to its Known Exploited ...
6 days ago Helpnetsecurity.com

Doppler Launches 'Change Requests' to Strengthen Secrets Management Security with Audited Approvals - Doppler, the leading platform in secrets management, today announces the launch of Change Requests, a new feature providing engineering teams with a secure, auditable approval process for managing and controlling secret changes across environments. ...
6 days ago Cybersecuritynews.com

UWA Innovates: Network Upgrade Transforms Student Experience, Boosts Security, and Drives Sustainability - Cisco Blogs - University of Western Australia (UWA) recognized that investment in its underlying network was a major lever to improve the student experience, automate the management of core functions and ensure university data was protected. Ensuring cybersecurity ...
6 days ago Feedpress.me

Doppler Launches 'Change Requests' to Strengthen Secrets Management Security with Audited Approvals - Cybersecurity Insiders - Doppler, the leading platform in secrets management, today announces the launch of Change Requests, a new feature providing engineering teams with a secure, auditable approval process for managing and controlling secret changes across environments. ...
6 days ago Cybersecurity-insiders.com

New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking - To mitigate the risk posed by perfctl, it's recommended to keep systems and all software up-to-date, restrict file execution, disable unused services, enforce network segmentation, and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to limit access to ...
6 days ago Thehackernews.com

Millions of Enterprises at Risk: SquareX Shows How Malicious Extensions Bypass Google’s MV3 Restrictions - Cybersecurity Insiders - This has made browser extensions a very effective and potent technique to silently be installed and monitor enterprise users, and attackers are leveraging them to monitor communication over web calls, act on the victim’s behalf to give permissions ...
6 days ago Cybersecurity-insiders.com

OpenText report raises awareness for consumer digital life protection as privacy concerns increase with generative AI use - Webroot Blog - Additionally, while consumers have taken steps to protect their personal information, only 27% use privacy tools and settings to protect workplace information when using generative AI. Consumers can better protect their sensitive information from ...
6 days ago Webroot.com

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CVE-2024-47764 - cookie is a basic HTTP cookie parser and serializer for HTTP servers. The cookie name could be used to set other fields of the cookie, resulting in an unexpected cookie value. A similar escape can be used for path and domain, which could be abused to ...
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