Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A new phishing campaign abuses OneNote documents to infect computers with the infamous AsyncRAT malware, targeting users in the U.K., The post OneNote documents spread malware in several countries appeared first on TechRepublic. Canada and the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

And this is why DigiCert recently introduced DigiCert® Document Signing Manager (DSM) – an advanced hosted service designed to increase the level of assurance of the identities of persons signing documents digitally. Trzupek outlined how DSM allows for legally-binding documents with auditability and management of signers. “It

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The ex-NSA employee had Top Secret clearance that give him access to top secret documents. All three documents from which the excerpts were taken contain NDI, are classified as Top Secret//Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and were obtained by Dalke during his employment with the NSA.”

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 14, 2020

The company refused to pay, so the criminals leaked documents and data belonging to Visser Precision, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, the US Navy, and others. It's a further incentive for the victims to pay. Recently, the aerospace company Visser Precision was hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 15, 2023

Threat actors behind a recently surfaced ransomware operation known as Rhysida have leaked online what they claim to be documents stolen from the network of the Chilean Army (Ejército de Chile). [.]

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The post CommitStrip ‘No Documentation’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. via the textual amusements of Thomas Gx , along with the Illustration talents of Etienne Issartia and superb translation skillset of Mark Nightingale - the creators of CommitStrip !

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Inside was the trove of documents now known as The Cabinet Files. There's lots of interesting (and embarassing ) stuff in the documents, although most of it is local politics. The deals can be even cheaper when the items in question are two heavy filing cabinets to which no-one can find the keys.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 2, 2023

NIST has release a draft of Special Publication1800-38A: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparation for Considering the Implementation and Adoption of Quantum Safe Cryptography.”

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

More than a dozen schools in the UK have suffered a cyberattack which has led to highly confidential documents being leaked online by cybercriminals. Pates Grammar School in Gloucestershire is one of 14 to have been impacted by the data breach, the BBC reported , with Vice Society hackers using generic search terms to steal documents.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Threat actors claimed to have stolen classified NATO documents from the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA). “It was a cyberattack prolonged in time and undetectable , through bots programmed to detect this type of documents, which were later removed in several stages”, explained one of these sources. .

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Affecting Windows desktops and servers, the attacks exploit an MSHTML vulnerability by using specially crafted Microsoft Office documents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 11, 2023

Intro In February 2022, Microsoft disabled VBA macros on documents due to their frequent use as a malware distribution method. OneNote documents have emerged as a new infection vector, which contain malicious code that executes when the document is interacted with. However, the best defense is always prevention.

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SecureBlitz

JULY 31, 2023

In today's digital age, document collaboration among remote teams has become a cornerstone of business operations. The global pandemic has served as a catalyst for the acceptance of remote work, leading to a surge in the utilization of collaboration tools.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Uber has suffered a security breach which allowed a hacker to break into its network, and access the company's internal documents and systems. How did they do it? By bombarding an employee with a spate of multi-factor authentication (MFA) push notifications.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) has suffered a cyberattack that allegedly allowed the theft of classified NATO documents, which are now sold on the dark web. [.].

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2023

Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit these vulnerabilities by using specially-crafted Microsoft Office documents. An attacker could create a specially crafted Microsoft Office document that enables them to perform remote code execution in the context of the victim.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Multiple unpatched security flaws have been disclosed in open source and freemium Document Management System (DMS) offerings from four vendors LogicalDOC, Mayan, ONLYOFFICE, and OpenKM.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

An FBI document shows what data can be obtained from them. The Record shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps. ” reads the document. Which are the most secure encrypted messaging apps?

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The Hacker News

JULY 28, 2023

Military-themed document lures to trick them into running malware on compromised systems. An ongoing cyber attack campaign has set its sights on Korean-speaking individuals by employing U.S. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name STARK#MULE.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2021

Researchers disclosed two new attack techniques that allow modifying visible content on certified PDF documents without invalidating the digital signature. The attacks are documented in CVE-2020-35931 , CVE-2021-28545 , and CVE-2021-28546. ed document by inserting annotations that include malicious code.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 10, 2021

This is a newly unclassified NSA history of its reaction to academic cryptography in the 1970s: “ New Comes Out of the Closet: The Debate over Public Cryptography in the Inman Era ,” Cryptographic Quarterly , Spring 1996, author still classified.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Documents leaked from Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show it was likely involved in the development of offensive tools. The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The documents include details for three projects named Scan, Amesit, and Krystal-2B.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2021

This is where document readers come in. Similar to those seen in airports at check-in desks, document readers have been shown to be an excellent tool for decreasing wait times for passengers while also offering incredibly accurate document verification. The post How can document readers help us fight COVID-19?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It’s an especially interesting resource because it visually documents how ransomware gangs are using weak points to leverage their way into popular networks and endpoints. The post Documenting Vulnerabilities Abused By Ransomware Gangs | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2021

2547 rightly addresses flaws in the current procedure for sharing sensitive court documents by requiring digital signatures that provide additional security. Senate Bill Would Require Digital Signatures for Court Documents appeared first on Security Boulevard. New Senate Bill S. Our court system is front. The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Uber on Thursday disclosed a security breach, threat actors gained access to its network, and stole internal documents. Uber on Thursday suffered a cyberattack, the attackers were able to penetrate its internal network and access internal documents, including vulnerability reports. — Uber Comms (@Uber_Comms) September 16, 2022.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2022

The threat actors offer Android-based and PC-based versions of RAT, along with HVNC module and exploit builder to weaponize Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF documents to deliver malicious code. The actors are using decoy documents imitating invoices and notifications from popular online-services. Notably, the domain name ‘escanor[.]live’

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The effects could make accessing documents harder for lawyers. Multiple senators have demanded a hearing on what court officials know about the hackers' access to sensitive filings.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2023

The US Government has been working on the National Cybersecurity Strategy Document 2023 for some time now, and it’s finally been released. The strategy document, which replaces the last such piece of work from 2018, attempts to indicate the general direction of the US approach to cybercrime and security for the next few years.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 8, 2022

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing Office applications like Word and Excel to crash when working with cloud documents. [.].

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

On May 24, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that First American had just fixed a weakness in its Web site that exposed approximately 885 million documents — many of them with Social Security and bank account numbers — going back at least 16 years. No authentication was needed to access the digitized records.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Popular social news aggregation platform Reddit has disclosed that it was the victim of a security incident that enabled unidentified threat actors to gain unauthorized access to internal documents, code, and some unspecified business systems.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The post How is Document verification used to verify the authenticity of an Identity document? Of course, one could hardly just accept the certification at face value—no pun intended. The identification still required to be verified […]. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2022

A recent survey conducted on IT leaders by Hitachi ID discovered that half of them are found storing passwords on shared document files, triggering security and privacy concerns. The post IT and Security leaders are sharing passwords in shared documents folders appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage? The post Researchers found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the post published by Cyble. Pierluigi Paganini.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 12, 2022

FBI agents reportedly searched Mar-a-Lago for “nuclear documents.” That can fall into one of these four categories.

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