Schneier on Security

APRIL 18, 2024

After the XZ Utils discovery, people have been examining other open-source projects. Surprising no one, the incident is not unique: The OpenJS Foundation Cross Project Council received a suspicious series of emails with similar messages, bearing different names and overlapping GitHub-associated emails. These emails implored OpenJS to take action to update one of its popular JavaScript projects to “address any critical vulnerabilities,” yet cited no specifics.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2024

The U.S. government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021. Meanwhile, Chirp’s parent company, RealPage, Inc. , is being sued by multiple U.S. states for allegedly colluding with landlords to illegally raise rents.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 14, 2024

Data breach verification: that seems like a good place to start given the discussion in this week's video about Accor. Watch the vid for the whole thing but in summary, data allegedly taken from Accor was published to a popular hacking forum and the headlines inevitably followed. However, per that story: Cybernews couldn’t confirm the authenticity of the data.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 17, 2024

When you think about trust in the digital landscape, what comes to mind? Is it the security of personal information, the reliability of online transactions, the authenticity of digital identities? Or is it ISACA’s definition of digital trust as being the confidence in relationships and transactions. Or it is Nobel laureate and economist Kenneth Arrow’s view, as a “lubricant” in a social system?

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

Brian Krebs reported that X (formerly known as Twitter) started automatically changing twitter.com links to x.com links. The problem is: (1) it changed any domain name that ended with “twitter.com,” and (2) it only changed the link’s appearance (anchortext), not the underlying URL. So if you were a clever phisher and registered fedetwitter.com, people would see the link as fedex.com, but it would send people to fedetwitter.com.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 million people. The answer may no longer be a mystery: KrebsOnSecurity found compelling clues suggesting the intrusion was carried out by the same Russian hacking crew that stole of millions of payment card records from big box retailers like

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 19, 2024

A recently discovered flaw in the GNU C Library’s (glibc) iconv function (CVE-2024-2961) carries severe implications for web applications built on PHP. This vulnerability, which allows for out-of-bounds memory writes, could enable remote attackers... The post CVE-2024-2961 – glibc Vulnerability Opens Door to PHP Attacks: Patch Immediately appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 15, 2024

A new paper presents a polynomial-time quantum algorithm for solving certain hard lattice problems. This could be a big deal for post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, since many of them base their security on hard lattice problems. A few things to note. One, this paper has not yet been peer reviewed. As this comment points out: “We had already some cases where efficient quantum algorithms for lattice problems were discovered, but they turned out not being correct or only worked for simple

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 16, 2024

Cisco warns about a large-scale credential brute-forcing campaign targeting VPN and SSH services on Cisco, CheckPoint, Fortinet, SonicWall, and Ubiquiti devices worldwide. [.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 18, 2024

Nearly 10 million devices were infected with data-stealing malware in 2023, with criminals stealing an average of 50.9 credentials per device.

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Advertiser: Revenera

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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Penetration Testing

APRIL 19, 2024

ThievingFox ThievingFox is a collection of post-exploitation tools to gather credentials from various password managers and Windows utilities. Each module leverages a specific method of injecting into the target process and then hooks internal... The post ThievingFox: gather credentials from various password managers and Windows utilities appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 17, 2024

Canadian legislators proposed 19,600 amendments —almost certainly AI-generated—to a bill in an attempt to delay its adoption. I wrote about many different legislative delaying tactics in A Hacker’s Mind , but this is a new one.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

In their haste to deploy LLM tools, organizations may overlook crucial security practices. The rise in threats like Remote Code Execution indicates an urgent need to improve security measures in AI development. The post Vulnerabilities for AI and ML Applications are Skyrocketing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 17, 2024

Cisco has released patches for a high-severity Integrated Management Controller (IMC) vulnerability with public exploit code that can let local attackers escalate privileges to root. [.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 19, 2024

SmuggleFuzz SmuggleFuzz is designed to assist in identifying HTTP downgrade attack vectors. Its standout feature is not just the time-based detection or request handling, but the detailed response information it provides. This empowers users... The post SmuggleFuzz: HTTP/2 based downgrade and smuggle scanner appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 14, 2024

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking twice at RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco. I’ll be on a panel on software liability on May 6, 2024 at 8:30 AM, and I’m giving a keynote on AI and democracy on May 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM. The list is maintained on this page.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” The post House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 16, 2024

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-31497 in PuTTY 0.68 through 0.80 could potentially allow attackers with access to 60 cryptographic signatures to recover the private key used for their generation. [.

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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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Penetration Testing

APRIL 17, 2024

McAfee Labs researchers have uncovered a dangerous new variant of the Redline Stealer malware that uses clever obfuscation tactics and aggressive social engineering to trick victims and evade detection. This strain is rapidly spreading... The post Redline Stealer Malware Evolves with Sneaky New Tricks, Spreads Globally appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting the CVE-2023-22518 flaw in Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. At the end of October 2023, Atlassian warned of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server. The vulnerability is an improper authorization issue that can lead to significant data loss if exploited by an unauthenticated attacker.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 16, 2024

The maintainers of the PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet client are alerting users of a critical vulnerability impacting versions from 0.68 through 0.80 that could be exploited to achieve full recovery of NIST P-521 (ecdsa-sha2-nistp521) private keys.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 19, 2024

An operator of the HelloKitty ransomware operation announced they changed the name to 'HelloGookie,' releasing passwords for previously leaked CD Projekt source code, Cisco network information, and decryption keys from old attacks. [.

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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 18, 2024

The ClamAV development team has released urgent security patches for its popular open-source antivirus software. The patches address a high-severity vulnerability, designated CVE-2024-20380 (CVSS 7.5), that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to crash ClamAV... The post ClamAV Issues Urgent Patch for High-Risk DoS Vulnerability CVE-2024-20380 appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 17, 2024

Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication. The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 19, 2024

CrushFTP warned customers today in a private memo of an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability fixed in new versions released today, urging them to patch their servers immediately. [.

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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.

Penetration Testing

APRIL 14, 2024

The PHP development team has released urgent security patches for multiple vulnerabilities affecting versions 8.1.28, 8.2.18, and 8.3.6. These vulnerabilities, ranging from critical command injection flaws to potential account compromises, require immediate attention from... The post Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Patched: Update Immediately to Mitigate Attacks appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 15, 2024

Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 18, 2024

Our review methodology for password managers provides you with a reliable assessment of the best solutions based on the analyzed key factors.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 15, 2024

Cisco Duo's security team warns that hackers stole some customers' VoIP and SMS logs for multi-factor authentication (MFA) messages in a cyberattack on their telephony provider. [.

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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.

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