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The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs

Security Affairs

The threat actors attempted to exploit multiple vulnerabilities in DVRs, including CVE-2017-7921, CVE-2018-9995 , CVE-2020-25078, CVE-2021-33044 , and CVE-2021-36260. In March 2024, threat actors behind this campaign started targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

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New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions in New York State Take Effect November 1, 2024

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

These new rules date back to March 1, 2017, when the NYDFS implemented comprehensive cybersecurity regulations for financial services companies and other covered entities. Implement a business continuity and disaster recovery plan that complies with specific requirements and ensures backups are available to restore critical operations.

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Email Provider VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack

Krebs on Security

Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling “catastrophic destruction” at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost. Founded in 2001 and based in Milwaukee, Wisc.,

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Android 7.0+ Phones Can Now Double as Google Security Keys

Krebs on Security

Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google’s various services. and higher can now be used as Security Keys , an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft. a one-time token, key fob or mobile device).

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IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

Krebs on Security

prompts users to choose a multi-factor authentication (MFA) option. When the MFA option is verified, the system produces a one-time backup code and suggests you save that in a safe place in case your chosen MFA option is unavailable the next time you try to use a service that requires ID.me. After confirmation, ID.me

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind, and use multifactor authentication.

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US DHS CISA warns of Iran-linked hackers using data wipers in cyberattacks

Security Affairs

” Experts recommend to have secure working backup procedures, in case of attack, victims could simply recover data from a backup. 2017- NotPetya leveraged the EternalBlue exploit to spread to vulnerable systems. 2017 – anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye that is spread as a ransomware.

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