The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ted Harrington’s new book Hackable: How To Do Application Security Right argues for making application security a focal point, while laying out a practical framework that covers many of the fundamental bases. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. The homepage of Stark Industries Solutions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2021

Threat actors are wiping many Western Digital (WD) My Book Live and My Book Live Duo NAS devices likely exploiting an old vulnerability. Owners of Western Digital (WD) claim that their My Book Live and My Book Live Duo network-attached storage (NAS) devices have been wiped. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Western Digital).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Russia funded Killnet Hacking Group has disrupted several US Air Travel websites yesterday, including the ones operating for two busiest airports. The Attack was DDoS related and led to the downtime because of overwhelming internet traffic that became unmanageable by the servers. Rest all services will be operated on a perfect note.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 15, 2021

So, someone did that 167 million times, dumped the data and shared it on a popular hacking forum. Not hacked: Gravatar was not hacked. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach. let's say catforum.com.au

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is on the threshold of ascending to become the Internet of Everything ( IoE.) This, of course, is the plot of endless dystopian books and movies that end with rogue machines in charge. This, of course, is the plot of endless dystopian books and movies that end with rogue machines in charge.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Previously, we reviewed The Ghidra Book: The Definitive Guide because several of us were working with Ghidra, and it was a topic that made sense. Similarly, we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about Internet of Things (IoT) Security.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Related: How ‘XDR’ defeats silos Now along comes a new book, Evading EDR: The Definitive Guide for Defeating Endpoint Detection Systems , by a red team expert, Matt Hand, that drills down a premier legacy security system that is in the midst of this transition: endpoint detection and response, EDR. Hand: I don’t believe so.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But what if, instead, somebody hacked into the system and just switched the labels for “gun” and “turtle” or swapped “stop” and “45 mi/h”? And all of that is on a computer, on a network, and attached to the Internet. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been working with Internet security. ML systems are similar.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 23, 2018

21, booked an Uber to pick them up at Woody’s condominium in Mandaluyong City, and when the driver arrived the two men stuffed a large box into the trunk of the vehicle. (left) and Mir Islam, were arrested in Manila this week for allegedly dumping the body of Woody’s girlfriend in a local river. Image: Manila Police Dept.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. Large-scale spam campaigns often are conducted using newly-registered or hacked email addresses, and/or throwaway domains.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The men — a former Russian cyber intelligence official and an executive at Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab — were reportedly prosecuted for their part in an investigation into Pavel Vrublevsky , a convicted cybercriminal who ran one of the world’s biggest spam networks and was a major focus of my 2014 book, Spam Nation.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2019

International ‘Malvertiser’ Oleksii Petrovich Ivanov extradited from the Netherlands to face hacking charges in New Jersey. “This defendant engaged in an extraordinary and far-reaching scheme to infect and hack computers throughout the United States and the world,” stated U.S. Attorney Carpenito. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. WD My Book, NetGear Stora. If you are using one of the above devices and they are connected on the WAN, make sure to remove your device from the internet. Summary of Our Findings.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. In my new book -- out in September -- I write: There are challenges to creating these new insurance products. There are two basic models for insurance.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. ” SlowMist said the malware downloaded by the malicious link in their case comes from a North Korean hacking group dubbed “ BlueNoroff , which Kaspersky Labs says is a subgroup of the Lazarus hacking group. capital).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? How are some governments using the Internet to threaten world peace in one way or another? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But, then again, you may have been hacked–“wiped” being the current term of art and something Iran has earned a reputation for. Most likely you didn’t pause before you clicked, and got phished or compromised in some other way–possibly by an internet of things device connected to your home network.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2024

“This is an opportune moment to fully implement the Kremlin’s long-desired ‘import substitution’ in the form of wooden abacuses, paper savings books, and cave paintings for accounting.” Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. reported the KyivPost.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Related: Preparing for ‘quantum’ hacks That being so, a new book, Fixing American Cybersecurity , could be a long overdue stake in the ground. This is a well-reasoned treatise collaboratively assembled by board members of the Internet Security Alliance ( ISA.)

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

In that piece I wanted to link to some safe internet practices—which some used to call Safe Hex—but I couldn’t find anything newer than nine years old. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. don’t install software from random places on the internet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2024

Void Banshee APT group exploited the Windows zero-day CVE-2024-38112 to execute code via the disabled Internet Explorer. to execute code through the disabled Internet Explorer. In the group’s attack chain, Void Banshee attempts to trick victims into opening zip archives containing malicious files disguised as book PDFs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

MSHTML is a platform used by Internet Explorer. “The specific flaw exists within the way Internet Explorer prompts the user after a file is downloaded. to execute code through the disabled Internet Explorer. The vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 is a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing issue. states Trend Micro.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 23, 2018

As expected, the internet responded with much hilarity because no-way, no-how are any of the analogies in that video even remotely equivalent to digital piracy: And even if they were - even if you could directly compare the way both a movie and a car can be illegally obtained then yes, of course people would do it! Lock, unlock.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data. ” reads the press statement published by the company.

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Daniel Miessler

AUGUST 17, 2020

I might see someone publicly emote positivity and energy, and then ten minutes later—somewhere else on the internet—see them describe how unhappy they are. This takes the things they love most—hacking and sharing content—and turns them into weapons of self-harm. Now they have to hurry up!

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ticketmaster executives and employees emailed each other about the benefits of these hacks. How did the Ticketmaster hacking scheme get started? And soliciting, as we're about to see, led to 'computer intrusion' or hacking. What did they want? Access to a competitor's data and analytics relating to concert ticket pre-sales.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

VPNs encrypt the traffic between you and some endpoint on the internet, which is where your VPN is based. Super Hackers Trying to Hack You. First, I don’t know who these super hackers are, or why they’re trying ot hack you. Let’s go through the negative scenarios: Amazon gets hacked with all your data released.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

The book was written by several members of ERI’s leadership team, Aaron Blum, Kevin Dillon, Brendan Egan, John Shegerian and Tammy Shegerian and is available for purchase via Amazon Prime as a physical copy or digitally on Amazon. ERI’s mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In response to the attack, the IT staff at the CMA CGM isolated some applications for the Internet to avoid the malware from spreading to other systems. Customers have to contact their local agencies for all bookings. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reads the security notice published by the company.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

According to a report published by researchers at PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. In a report published on the 16 th of March by PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Travel Apps).

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 3, 2024

Two decades ago, in his book Seeing Like a State , anthropologist James C. It is this abstracted reality that is presented to us when we open a map on our phones, search the Internet, or “engage” on social media. These hacks are fundamentally about the breakdown of “the system.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

Parents often use the app to monitor their children’s online activities or by employers to keep track of employee productivity and internet usage. The software was used by someone to capture screenshots of the hotel booking systems, including guest details. “ PCTattletale is a simple stalkerware app. .”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion. w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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