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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Microsoft Corp. For a closer look at the patches released by Microsoft today and indexed by severity and other metrics, check out the always-useful Patch Tuesday roundup from the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

Malwarebytes

Victims are lured into downloading the malware with a variety of social engineering tactics, including spearphishing. Spearphishing is a targeted form of phishing that’s directed at and addresed to specific individuals. Educate users on social engineering attacks like spearphishing. Spearphishing campaigns.

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The Implications of the Uber Breach

Security Boulevard

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. One important and often overlooked element is social engineering education. dollars to remediate per incident.

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Group-IB uncovers PerSwaysion – sophisticated phishing campaign targeting executives worldwide

Security Affairs

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

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Privileged account management challenges: comparing PIM, PUM and PAM

CyberSecurity Insiders

This can be carried out directly or using a shadow payload or using a phishing attack aimed at compromising the user's system. At this stage, the attacker's task is to create a stable channel for delivering various hacking tools and auxiliary data onto the target system. Social engineering.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. The FaceTime bug definitely proves that your phone can be used as a remote listening device "without any authentication" — Marcus J. Denial-of-Suez attack. Jack Daniel | @jack_daniel.

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How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Tue, 08/01/2023 - 05:18 Incorporating multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a fundamental security measure for your organization is now considered standard practice. How can we combine the best of two worlds in a single phishing-resistant MFA solution?

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