2024

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Prompt Hacking, Private GPTs, Zero-Day Exploits and Deepfakes: Report Reveals the Impact of AI on Cyber Security Landscape

Tech Republic Security

A new report by cyber security firm Radware identifies the four main impacts of AI on the threat landscape emerging this year.

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CVE-2024-4984: Yoast SEO Flaw Exposes Millions of WordPress Sites to Attack

Penetration Testing

Yoast SEO, the widely used WordPress plugin with over 5 million active installations, has been found vulnerable to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4984, could allow malicious actors to... The post CVE-2024-4984: Yoast SEO Flaw Exposes Millions of WordPress Sites to Attack appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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VMware makes Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use

Bleeping Computer

VMWare has made Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use, allowing home users and students to set up their own virtualized test labs and play with another operating system at little to no cost. [.

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Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

WIRED Threat Level

An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.

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Reimagining Cybersecurity Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

Speaker: Speakers:

They say a defense can be measured by its weakest link. In your cybersecurity posture, what––or who––is the weakest link? And how can you make them stronger? This webinar will equip you with the resources to search for quality training, implement it, and improve the cyber-behaviors of your workforce. By the end of the hour, you will feel empowered to improve the aspects of your security posture you control the least – the situational awareness and decision-making of your workforce.

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Chrome Zero-Day Alert — Update Your Browser to Patch New Vulnerability

The Hacker News

Google on Thursday released security updates to address a zero-day flaw in Chrome that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-4671, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a case of use-after-free in the Visuals component. It was reported by an anonymous researcher on May 7, 2024.

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Dell Hell Redux — More Personal Info Stolen by ‘Menelik’

Security Boulevard

Phish Ahoy! Hacker took advantage of Dell’s lack of anti-scraping defense. The post Dell Hell Redux — More Personal Info Stolen by ‘Menelik’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dell notifies customers about data breach

Malwarebytes

Dell is warning its customers about a data breach after a cybercriminal offered a 49 million-record database of information about Dell customers on a cybercrime forum. A cybercriminal called Menelik posted the following message on the “Breach Forums” site: “The data includes 49 million customer and other information of systems purchased from Dell between 2017-2024.

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xz-utils backdoor: how to get started

Kali Linux

Following the recent disclosure of a backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma , we are writing this “get started” kind of blog post. We will explain how to setup an environment with the backdoored version of liblzma, and then the first commands to run to validate that the backdoor is installed. All in all, it should just take a few minutes, and there’s no learning curve, it’s all very simple.

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CVE-2024-21378 — Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Outlook 

NetSpi Technical

In 2023 NetSPI discovered that Microsoft Outlook was vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via synced form objects. This blog will cover how we discovered CVE-2024-21378 and weaponized it by modifying Ruler , an Outlook penetration testing tool published by SensePost. Note, a pull request containing the proof-of-concept code is forthcoming to provide organizations with sufficient time to patch.

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Best Practices for Enrolling Users in MFA

Duo's Security Blog

Enrolling users to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an essential security step for any organization. But user enrollment can be a logistical challenge and comes with security risks. In this blog we’ll discuss enrollment options and best security practices for Duo admins, whether they are rolling out MFA for the first time or maintaining enrollment for their users.

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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IBM, ISC2 Offer Free Cybersecurity Certificate

Tech Republic Security

The entry-level IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist Professional Certificate takes four months to complete.

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CVE-2024-33006: Critical SAP Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Complete Takeover

Penetration Testing

German enterprise software giant SAP has announced the release of 14 new security notes and three updates to previously released notes as part of its May 2024 Security Patch Day. The most significant new... The post CVE-2024-33006: Critical SAP Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Complete Takeover appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Dell API abused to steal 49 million customer records in data breach

Bleeping Computer

The threat actor behind the recent Dell data breach revealed they scraped information of 49 million customer records using an partner portal API they accessed as a fake company. [.

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Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know

WIRED Threat Level

The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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China-Linked Hackers Suspected in ArcaneDoor Cyberattacks Targeting Network Devices

The Hacker News

The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign targeting perimeter network devices from several vendors, including Cisco, may have been the work of China-linked actors, according to new findings from attack surface management firm Censys.

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An Accidental Discovery of a Backdoor Likely Prevented Thousands of Infections

Security Boulevard

Read more » The post An Accidental Discovery of a Backdoor Likely Prevented Thousands of Infections appeared first on Deepfactor. The post An Accidental Discovery of a Backdoor Likely Prevented Thousands of Infections appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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To the Moon and back(doors): Lunar landing in diplomatic missions

We Live Security

ESET researchers provide technical analysis of the Lunar toolset, likely used by the Turla APT group, that infiltrated a European ministry of foreign affairs

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YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

Malwarebytes

Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court documents Forbes has seen. Of those users that weren’t logged in when they watched those videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, the authorities asked for the IP addresses.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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All about the xz-utils backdoor

Kali Linux

As of 5:00 pm ET on March 29, 2024 the following information is accurate. Should there be updates to this situation, they will be edited onto this blog post. The xz-utils package , starting from versions 5.6.0 to 5.6.1, was found to contain a backdoor (CVE-2024-3094). This backdoor could potentially allow a malicious actor to compromise sshd authentication, granting unauthorized access to the entire system remotely.

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Researchers found a zero-click Facebook account takeover

Security Affairs

A critical vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed threat actors to hijack any Facebook account, researcher warns. Meta addressed a critical Facebook vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to take control of any account. The Nepalese researcher Samip Aryal described the flaw as a rate-limiting issue in a specific endpoint of Facebook’s password reset flow.

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Russia-Linked Threats to Operational Technology

Digital Shadows

Discover key findings on Russia-linked APTs affecting OT, including detailed analyses, mitigation strategies, and future cybersecurity forecasts.

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Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished

Troy Hunt

I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at my telco and they land smack bang in my SMS inbox. However, I don't fall for the scams because I look for the warning signs: a sense of urgency, fear of missing out, and strange URLs that look nothing like any

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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CVE-2024-24787 (CVSS 9.8): Go Vulnerability Could Lead to Code Execution

Penetration Testing

The Go programming language, known for its simplicity and efficiency in software development, has recently issued a crucial security advisory addressing two severe vulnerabilities. These flaws, identified in the Go environment, could potentially allow... The post CVE-2024-24787 (CVSS 9.8): Go Vulnerability Could Lead to Code Execution appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Hackers use DNS tunneling for network scanning, tracking victims

Bleeping Computer

Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities. [.

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Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

WIRED Threat Level

A California teenager who allegedly used the handle Torswats to carry out a nationwide swatting campaign is being extradited to Florida to face felony charges, WIRED has learned.

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New Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2024-4761 Under Active Exploitation

The Hacker News

Google on Monday shipped emergency fixes to address a new zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4761, is an out-of-bounds write bug impacting the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported anonymously on May 9, 2024.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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10 Million Devices Were Infected by Data-Stealing Malware in 2023

Security Boulevard

Cybercriminals pilfered an average of 50.9 login credentials per device, evidence of the pressing need for cybersecurity measures. The post 10 Million Devices Were Infected by Data-Stealing Malware in 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis

SecureList

On March 29, 2024, a single message on the Openwall OSS-security mailing list marked an important discovery for the information security, open source and Linux communities: the discovery of a malicious backdoor in XZ. XZ is a compression utility integrated into many popular distributions of Linux. The particular danger of the backdoored library lies in its use by the OpenSSH server process sshd.

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AT&T confirms 73 million people affected by data breach

Malwarebytes

Telecommunications giant AT&T has finally confirmed that 73 million current and former customers have been caught up in a massive dark web data leak. The leaked data includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Malwarebytes VP of Consumer Privacy, Oren Arar, describes the AT&T breach as “especially risky” because much of the type of data that’s been exposed. “SSN, name, date of birth—this is personal identifiable in

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Kali Linux 2024.1 Release (Micro Mirror)

Kali Linux

Hello 2024! Today we are unveiling Kali Linux 2024.1. As this is our the first release of the year, it does include new visual elements! Along with this we also have some exciting new mirrors to talk about, and of course some package changes - both new tools and upgrades to existing ones. If you want to see the new theme for yourself and maybe try out one of those new mirrors, download a new image or upgrade if you have an existing Kali Linux installation.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.