Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The security researcher Eric Daigle discovered a commercial spyware app, called pcTattletale, on the check-in systems of at least three Wyndham hotels across the US, TechCrunch first reported. The software was used by someone to capture screenshots of the hotel booking systems, including guest details.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

In response to the incident, the company disconnected the affected systems from the internet to prevent the threat from spreading. The Nexperia launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts. 18 Gb.dwg - 38295 pcs - drawings and schematics of chips, microchips, transistors, etc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you’re unsure, avoid entering sensitive information or use a privacy screen to block prying eyes. DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses. Use a VPN to encrypt your internet traffic and avoid connecting to unfamiliar Wi-Fi networks.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

By understanding the tools and methods used by those with ill intent, you’ll be better prepared to keep yourself safe and your information secure. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to follow along and find out everything the internet knows about… you! HOW DO I “DOX MYSELF”?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mukkavilli “ChargePoint is committed to the security of all customer data, and through this collaboration, we’ve implemented critical enhancements to Home Flex,” said Teza Mukkavilli, Chief Information Security Officer of ChargePoint.

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Daniel Miessler

APRIL 16, 2020

The internet is a tire fire of horrible software. It’s astounding that the internet even works given how bad the infrastructure and software is. Zoom is no highway system, and it’s no Internet. That’s a powerful, meaningful choice we’ve made. And that brings me back to the Zoom thing.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 5, 2019

In this week's episode of the podcast: Joseph Menn's new book Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World hit store shelves this week. Also: is the talent pipeline for information security empty, or has it sprung a leak? We're joined. Read the whole entry. » In countries like the U.S.,

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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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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In this week’s podcast (episode #111), sponsored by CyberSN: what happens when the Internet gets physical? Noted author and IBM security guru Bruce Schneier joins us to talk about his new book on Internet of Things risk: Click Here to Kill Everybody. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Web development 101, or an essential requirement, is to keep crucial.env files secure, as they often contain sensitive information that could be used to compromise services or applications. Laravel App key (popular open-source PHP web framework) “The publicly hosted.env files contained database and email configuration details.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I am writing to you from an old desktop computer in the tent of the chaplain who works on behalf of a refugee agency, because here there is no internet point or effective means of communication. […]. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Imagine a library filled with millions of books but with no good way to search them. If one had to manually take each book out of its shelf and read the introduction, one would never learn anything. Therefore search becomes the crucial piece of technology to drive efficiency when one has access to data, information and knowledge.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Election technology manufacturers generously provided security researchers access to cutting-edge election technology, including digital scanners, ballot marking devices, and electronic poll books. Ultimately, all vendors and every organization associated with the democratic process should be doing this.

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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. Explore books and articles that are related to your space but not part of the scene.

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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.

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Daniel Miessler

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I think there are four main trends that will play out in the field of information security in the next 20 years. The best example of the need for this is national level security intelligence, reconnaisance, and vulnerability assessment. Image from information-age.com. This model is also relevant for large enterprises.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? 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? Is making the internet a safe place technically possible?

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

The security breach impacted customers who used the company’s T-Connect G-Link, G-Link Lite, or G-BOOK services. Data exposed due to the decade-long data breach includes vehicle identification numbers, chassis numbers, and vehicle location information. ” reads the data breach notification published by the automaker.

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Vulnerability Discovery and Management : These are RECON-oriented platforms that are largely focused around emulating traditional Vulnerability Management platforms, except facing the internet, using discovery techniques, and across the entire stack—including AppSec. The players. Here are some of the players in the space.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

I wrote an article recently on how to secure your home network in three different tiers of protection. 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. don’t install software from random places on the internet.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

A lot of people are thinking about the security of their home network right now, and as one of the project leaders on the OWASP Internet of Things Security Project , I wanted to provide three levels of security you can do at home. Do you have internet-connected lights, appliances, gaming systems, media systems, etc?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2022

The activity of the gang increased in 2022, the attack chain starts phishing campaigns with reservation-themed lures such as hotel bookings. “In 2022, Proofpoint observed an increase in activity compared to previous years. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint.

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Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

I am currently drafting a guideline on information security, privacy, governance, compliance and other controls to mitigate unacceptable information risks in professional services. Small, immature organisations may not have that luxury, and hence may have little option but to accept whatever the counterparty suggests/requires.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What I did observe was an aftershock with striking relationships to my chosen profession of information security and the society that we enjoy or endure – depending on your perspective and experience. We built the largest most complex machine in the history of the world – the internet.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 22, 2023

Adam Shostack has a new book, Threats: What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars. Having a common framework around vulnerabilities, around threats , helps us understand the information security landscape better. Which is exactly what my guest has done in his new book. STRIDE provides an easy mnemonic.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Returning to the healthcare space, the Irish Pharmacy Union has a guide to avoiding ransomware, produced by BH Consulting’s information security consultant Brendan Mooney. MORE The FBI’s internet crime report shows email scams making way for crypto fraud. MORE Mark Hillick’s book (DRM-free) on the various paths into security.

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Daniel Miessler

JANUARY 25, 2021

Well, for lots of reasons, but the first thing that popped into my mind was using it in conjunction with my Robots Disallowed project, which captures the most common disallowed paths on the internet. I have a curated file in there that includes potentially sensitive paths. Some top results from curated.txt.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The idea was that it’d be some massive blast that would take out the country’s power grid, or disable the entire internet, along with what they used to call e-commerce. This doesn’t mean it can’t still happen. That moment hasn’t happened (yet), but I think we’ve become the frog in the boiling cyber-water.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2022

Businesses worldwide have benefitted from implementing information technologies’ tools, and industry 4.0 increasingly relies on cloud services and the internet. All this has contributed to creating a new and broader concept of ’cyberspace’, where the notion of security is increasingly relevant.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 22, 2020

The Real Internet of Things, January 2017. Being a member gets you access to the newsletter every week instead of just twice a month, access to the UL Slack Channel, the UL Book Club, the UL Archives, and access to future member-only content. If you get value from this content, you can support it directly by becoming a member.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

Could agents take control of my computer over the Internet if they wanted to? Those of us in the information security community had long assumed that the NSA was doing things like this. Both Greenwald and Gellman held documents back so they could publish them in their books. Very probably. Definitely. And Edward Snowden?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

When you’re talking at the senior management and board level, the discussion is about risk management; information security is just another chapter in the enterprise risk management book. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

It’s just a placeholder graphic from the internet that I added the Fortify project name to. Being a member gets you access to the newsletter every week instead of just twice a month, access to the UL Slack Channel, the UL Book Club, the UL Archives, and access to future member-only content. This is not the logo I recommend.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. Twitter @Slvlombardo.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

military and serving as deputy chief information security officer at Globe Life and global information security risk director at GM Financial. He went “from a gang and getting in trouble all the way to the boardrooms in corporate America,” designing cyber programs for the U.S. and Canada.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 6, 2020

» Related Stories Episode 186: Certifying Your Smart Home Security with GE Appliances and UL Spotlight Podcast: Two Decades On TCG Tackles Trustworthiness For The Internet of Things Spotlight Podcast: As Attacks Mount, ERP Security Still Lags. In our second segment: information security has a scale problem.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

The scheme is aimed at people using marketplaces and services related to property rentals, hotel bookings, online bank transfers, online retail stores, ridesharing and deliveries. Classiscam has been the most widespread fraud in the world during the pandemic. The scheme aims to extort money as payment for non-existent goods.

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