The Hacker News

MARCH 25, 2024

In January 2024, Microsoft discovered they’d been the victim of a hack orchestrated by Russian-state hackers Midnight Blizzard (sometimes known as Nobelium). It wasn’t a highly technical hack that exploited a zero-day vulnerability – the hackers used a simple password spray attack to take control of

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest —there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a person’s bank accounts to fill the illicit coffers of cybercriminals. The ATS framework uses the harvested credentials to initiate unauthorized money transfers to accounts held by the attacker.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2024

Threat actors accessed more than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs. Threat actors breached over 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform dedicated to welfare programs. Threat actors exploited reused passwords obtained from third-party websites.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike. Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

•What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? Kerberoasting” and “Golden Ticket” attacks were both introduced in 2014 and yet enterprises continue to have hundreds of accounts configured with unconstrained delegation. In 2024 we’ll see more of the same.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

GitLab addressed a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to take over user accounts. GitLab fixed a high-severity XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4835 , that allows attackers to take over user accounts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thousands of GitLab servers are vulnerable to zero-click account takeover attacks exploiting the flaw CVE-2023-7028. The most critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-7028 (CVSS score 10), is an account takeover via Password Reset. The flaw can be exploited to hijack an account without any interaction. prior to 16.1.6,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 24, 2024

Data Security Trends: 2024 Report Analysis madhav Mon, 03/25/2024 - 05:08 Amid ongoing economic uncertainty and a progressively complex threat landscape, businesses are trying to navigate increasingly stringent regulatory requirements while bolstering their security posture. Download the full Thales 2024 Thales Data Threat Report now.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. “Sorry, change password please.”

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

Australia has also unveiled a national strategy for digital identity resilience, aiming for mainstream use in 2024. The year 2023 marked the emergence of several important trends, which will influence the privacy field in 2024. This is no longer adequate in 2024.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 2024 is off to a ripping start for security research. Finally, we cover a Microsoft Exchange privilege escalation vulnerability that could enable motivated threat actors to steal your NTLM password hash. Researchers recently discovered that the software was prone to authenticated remote command execution (CVE-2024-22107).

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

Check Point released hotfixes for a VPN zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24919, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Check Point released hotfixes to address a VPN zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24919 , which is actively being exploited in attacks in the wild.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

With an increase in attacks in 2023 and nearly 500 identified samples, it continues to evolve with frequent updates and an active affiliate program as of 2024. Once exploitation is confirmed, adversaries typically proceed by manipulating local privileged accounts responsible for application execution.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. I have fixed your RIPE admin account security.

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2024

Additionally, we take a close look at several noteworthy vulnerabilities discovered in Q1 2024. The number of newly registered CVEs, 2019 — 2024. The decline in 2024 is due to data being available for Q1 only ( download ) As the chart illustrates, the number of new vulnerabilities has been steadily increasing year over year.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant was likely hacked through a brute-force password attack, the company revealed. Last week, threat actors hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. Sorry, change password please.”

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Many of the applications that historically integrated with the on-premise corporate directory for Single Sign-On will now require manual, password-based authentication, increasing the burden on users and also further extending the attack surface for malicious actors. AI will dominate the cyber landscape in 2024 in ways few people can imagine.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. — U.S. You’re all set.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. For consumers, being alert to suspicious emails, using secure passwords, and frequently backing up data is crucial.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Passwords: can’t live with ’em, can’t access vital online services without ’em Passwords were in the news again lately, for all the wrong reasons.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Navigating the Digital Landscape: Insights from the 2024 Thales Digital Trust Index madhav Thu, 02/08/2024 - 05:04 In today's rapidly evolving digital world, the balance between a seamless online experience and robust data security is more critical than ever. This is indicative of a broader problem in the digital workplace ecosystem.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2024

Data Security Trends: 2024 Report Analysis madhav Mon, 03/25/2024 - 05:08 Amid ongoing economic uncertainty and a progressively complex threat landscape, businesses are trying to navigate increasingly stringent regulatory requirements while bolstering their security posture. Download the full Thales 2024 Thales Data Threat Report now.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

They sent me a file with 207k scraped records and a URL that looked like this: [link] But they didn't send me my account, in fact I didn't even have an account at the time and if I'm honest, I had to go and look up exactly what Spoutible was. Is that genuinely a bcrypt hash of my own password?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Privacy Compliance: By 2024, 40% of privacy tools will rely on AI, highlighting its expanding role in ensuring data privacy and meeting regulations. RaaS usage is expected to increase by 25% in 2024.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2024 Tech and Cybersecurity Forecast: Navigating New Frontiers in Business madhav Thu, 12/21/2023 - 05:15 People always want to comprehend what the future brings. 2024 promises to be a pivotal year, bringing transformative advancements and new challenges in tech and cybersecurity. The same is true for today’s business leaders.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2024

In the advisory , Check Point says the attackers are targeting security gateways with old local accounts using insecure password-only authentication, which should be used with certificate authentication to prevent breaches. "We Check Point has advised organizations to review the use of local accounts and disable them if not needed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

From Marco Polo to Modern Mayhem: Why Identity Management Matters madhav Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:20 Imagine yourself as Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant traversing dangerous trade routes. Who wants to wait in line, fumble for passwords, or answer endless security questions? Use long, complex passwords unique for each important account.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Various forms of AI, such as machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLM), already dominated headlines throughout 2023 and will continue to present both overhyped possibilities and realized potential in 2024. In 2024, AI poisoning attacks will become the new software supply chain attacks.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 17, 2024

Website, username and password: That's just the first 20 rows out of 5 million in that particular file, but it gives you a good sense of the data. The question of how valid the accompanying passwords remain aside, time and time again the email addresses in the stealer logs checked out on the services they appeared alongside.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services. ” reads advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services. ” reads the advisory published by Okta. ” continues the advisory.

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, for instance, there was a significant rise in posts offering login credentials and passwords for various personal and work accounts. The ongoing evolution of loaders on dark markets is likely to see the introduction of new versions written in modern programming languages like Golang and Rust in 2024.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-7028 (CVSS score: 10.0), is an account takeover via Password Reset. The flaw can be exploited to hijack an account without any interaction. “An in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.” prior to 16.1.6, prior to 16.2.9,

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What's noteworthy— as TorrentFreak pointed out —is that the UK now flags password sharing , a most talked-about issue in the realm of streaming services, as piracy. According to survey findings from Beyond Identity, a passwordless identity platform, streaming services, on average, lose $642 per account moocher each year.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

TOP 10 countries/territories most affected by stalkerware in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023 Brazil dominated the Latin America and the Caribbean region with 4,186 affected users, accounting for approximately 76 percent of the region’s total number of affected users. The fieldwork took place from January 3–17, 2024.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2024

million records to a hacker forum, claiming they originated from a March 2024 hack at Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger. The retailer first learned of the security incident on March 4, 2024, and concluded that customer information was involved by March 15, according to an email the company wrote to customers. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2024

Dates reportedly range from 2020 to 2024. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. The exact source of the database is as yet unknown.

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