Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2024

Threat actors are hacking WordPress sites by exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-6000, in old versions of the Popup Builder plugin. “These injections serve as handlers for various Popup Builder events such as sgpb-ShouldOpen , sgpb-ShouldClose , sgpb-WillOpen , sgpbDidOpen , sgpbWillClose , sgpb-DidClose.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is an important achievement in the fight against cybercrime. Both FBI and Europol declined to comment on the events. The police on Thursday seized the Tor negotiation and data leak sites. More details are expected to be released tomorrow.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

The BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Casepoint legal technology platform used US agencies, including SEC and FBI. ” In the event that the security breach is verified, it is reasonable to speculate that the ransomware group might have compromised sensitive and possibly classified information.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2024

Brokewell malware supports “accessibility logging,” it records any device events such as touches, swipes, displayed information, text input, and opened applications. The experts explained that potentially all applications on the device are vulnerable to data compromise as Brokewell logs every event.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2024

These files contained law enforcement incident and traffic information, which include names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or state identification card numbers, and payment card information.” ” reads the Notice of Data Event updated on May 14, 2024.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

The gang announced the alleged hack through its Telegram channel and shared a series of screenshots as proof of the hack. Security Breach Management. a) Notification: In the event of a Security Breach, Okta notifies impacted customers of such Security Breach. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Okta).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A broad explanation of this threat is included in the Cyber Security Assessment Netherlands (CSBN) 2021, which was shared with the Chamber in June by the Minister of Justice and Security. Security Security Agenda (NCSA) and the integrated approach to cybercrime.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

These are the Top 2023 Security Affairs cybersecurity stories … enjoy it. CYBERCRIMINALS LAUNCHED “LEAKSMAS” EVENT IN THE DARK WEB EXPOSING MASSIVE VOLUMES OF LEAKED PII AND COMPROMISED DATA Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

wevtutil.exe A standard Windows Event Utility tool used to view event logs. Rhysida actors used this tool to clear a significant number of Windows event logs, including system, application, and security logs [ T1070.001 ]. AnyDesk also supports remote file transfer.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

agencies fear the possibility that these actors could gain access to the networks of critical infrastructure to cause disruptive effects in the event of potential geopolitical tensions and/or military conflicts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This ominous cyber-event sent shockwaves through the $26 trillion U.S. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China) trillion under management. Treasury market.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Attackers posted details about the Dolly.com hack on a notorious Russian-language forum, typically employed by ransomware operators and stolen data traders. Moreover, all 95 AWS S3 bucket names that were hacked and belonged to Dolly.com, including backups, were attached within the post. The attackers felt the sum was insufficient.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Although this is a sophisticated operation by organised cyber criminals, the club has extensive protocols and procedures in place for such an event and had rehearsed for this eventuality. The club notifies the British authotities about the incident, including the Information Commissioner’s Office. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This event, restricted to law enforcement, will bring together over 180 investigators from across the world to discuss the latest criminal trends and developments on the dark web.” ” reads the press release published by Europol.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

The Lemon Group cybercrime ring has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. A cybercrime group tracked has Lemon Group has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. The plugin also hijacks WhatsApp sessions to send unwanted messages.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The news of the shutdown comes after two major events that have taken place over the past two weeks. The decision of the gang comes after the recent announcement of closer collaboration of US and Russian authorities in curbing cybercriminal organizations based in Russia, such as the FIN7 cybercrime gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The threat actor was able to use these session tokens to hijack the legitimate Okta sessions of 5 customers, 3 of whom have shared their own response to this event.” The three customers who shared their own responses to the event are Cloudflare, 1Password , and BeyondTrust.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

. “Ardent Health Services and its affiliated entities (“Ardent”) became aware of an information technology cybersecurity incident on the morning of November 23, 2023, which has since been determined to be a ransomware attack.” ” reads the notice of security incident published by the company.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Attackers often exploit current events or emergency situations to elicit emotional responses and induce victims to act hastily without carefully evaluating the legitimacy of the communications. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

“See Tickets was alerted to activity indicating potential unauthorized access by a third party to certain event checkout pages on the See Tickets website in April 2021. “On September 12, 2022, we determined the event may have resulted in unauthorized access to the payment card information of certain of our customers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The researchers demonstrated how to inject two types of basic touch events, taps and swipes, into targeted locations of the touchscreen. The events allowed the researchers to control the devices (i.e. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. To nominate, please visit:?.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Unit42 researchers were able to recover the script from the Windows Event Log (WEL). The script identifies any mounted drives on the target system by using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) , then iterates through the identified drives to prepare data exfiltration via HTTP POST events using the object’s.UploadFile method.

Ransomware 92

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Hold Security confirmed that the researcher was able to access the database XMPP chat server of the Conti group. BREAKING: @HoldSecurity tells me Conti's systems have been infiltrated by cybercrime researchers for some time. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Conti Ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

in the likely event of a massive, catastrophic ransomware attack, the failure to rise to meet this challenge will rightly be seen as an inexcusable strategic failure.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Home Office) Beckett added.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Bank of America noted that it cannot determine “with certainty what personal information was accessed” during the attack. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – Hacking, Bank of America)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We commenced an immediate investigation that included taking certain systems offline and working with computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DoppelPaymer). Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

That’s why Tennisha Martin founded Black Girls Hack , an organization designed to help the next generation receive the skills and experience they need to land jobs in the C-suites, and perhaps begin to address the acute shortage of infosec professionals with qualified people of color. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

That’s why Tennisha Martin founded Black Girls Hack , an organization designed to help the next generation receive the skills and experience they need to land jobs in the C-suites, and perhaps begin to address the acute shortage of infosec professionals with qualified people of color. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2024

Russia’s propaganda will extensively use social networks and instant messaging platforms to spread a false narrative about the events. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia) ” reported The Record Media.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 5 – Anonymous #OpRussia Thousands of sites hacked, data leaks and more. Below is the timeline of the events related to the previous weeks: [link]. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

FIND which devices are making vulnerable connections by monitoring event logs. The IT giant urged Windows administrators to install the released security updates as soon as possible. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Windows). ADDRESS non-compliant devices making vulnerable connections. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 383 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

"While many of these attack trends are troubling, there are a number of things organizations can do to reduce their risk, such as investing in security awareness programs, updating security protocols, working with trusted partners to address vulnerabilities, and partnering with an MDR vendor."

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The public can protect themselves in the event that 911 is unavailable by identifying in advance non-emergency phone numbers and alternate ways to request emergency services in their area.” Have non-emergency contact numbers for fire, rescue, and law enforcement readily available in the event of a 911 outage. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. appeared first on Security Affairs. The Europen Agency for cybersecurity ENISA releases its ENISA Threat Landscape 2023 (ETL) report , which is the annual analysis of the state of the cybersecurity threat landscape.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

Hitachi Energy disclosed a data breach, the company was hacked by the Clop ransomware gang that stole its data by exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer). At this time, the Clops ransomware group only added the bank and the data security firm to the list of victims.

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Data breaches Ransomware Banking Data privacy 93