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Three Cybersecurity Surprises from State Security Chiefs

Lohrman on Security

What were the top cybersecurity themes, including several unexpected narratives, that emerged from the 2022 NASCIO Annual Conference held in Louisville, Ky., this past week?

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Google search crashes when you ask "How many emojis on Apple"

Bleeping Computer

Google Search is timing out when users search for specific terms like "How many emojis on iOS," "How many emojis on Apple" and "How many emojis on Windows." [.].

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Three Cybersecurity Surprises from State Security Chiefs

Security Boulevard

What were the top cybersecurity themes, including several unexpected narratives, that emerged from the 2022 NASCIO Annual Conference held in Louisville, Ky., this past week? . The post Three Cybersecurity Surprises from State Security Chiefs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Venus Ransomware targets publicly exposed Remote Desktop services

Bleeping Computer

Threat actors behind the relatively new Venus Ransomware are hacking into publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. [.].

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug

Security Affairs

Threat actors have compromised hundreds of servers exploiting critical flaw CVE-2022-41352 in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). Last week, researchers from Rapid7 warned of the exploitation of unpatched zero-day remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-41352 , in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite. Rapid7 has published technical details, including a proof-of-concept (PoC) code and indicators of compromise (IoCs) regarding CVE-2022-41352 on AttackerKB.

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Artificial Intelligence leads a New Political Party

CyberSecurity Insiders

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is now paving the way to a new political party in Denmark run by a robot. Named as ‘The Synthetic Party’, and headed by Leader Lars, a chat bot, the political party seems to be one of a first kind in the planet’s history. All these days we have seen men and women leading and forming political parties. But Ms.

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Mirai Botnet launched the DDoS attack on Minecraft Server Wynncraft

CyberSecurity Insiders

Mirai malware that is used to take control of millions of devices to launch large-scale network level attacks is back in news for launching a 2.5 Tbps on Minecraft Server Wynncraft. But as the network of the gaming services provider is protected and secured by CloudFlare, the attack module was neutralized, causing no disruptive inconvenience to the Minecraft users.

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INTERPOL-led Operation Takes Down 'Black Axe' Cyber Crime Organization

The Hacker News

The International Criminal Police Organization, also called the Interpol, has announced the arrests of 75 individuals as part of a coordinated global operation against an organized cybercrime syndicate called Black Axe.

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Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland

Security Affairs

Microsoft warns that new Prestige ransomware is targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. Microsoft reported that new Prestige ransomware is being used in attacks aimed at transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. Microsoft has identified a new ransomware strain "Prestige" in limited targeted attacks in Ukraine and Poland.

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BSidesLV 2022 Lucky13 Hire Ground – Wes G. Sheppard’s ‘Failing Upwards: How To Rise In Cybersecurity By Finding (And Exploiting) Your Weaknesses’

Security Boulevard

Our sincere thanks to BSidesLV for publishing their outstanding conference videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Permalink. The post BSidesLV 2022 Lucky13 Hire Ground – Wes G. Sheppard’s ‘Failing Upwards: How To Rise In Cybersecurity By Finding (And Exploiting) Your Weaknesses’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Android and iOS leak some data outside VPNs

Malwarebytes

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) on Android and iOS are in the news. It’s been discovered that in certain circumstances, some of your traffic is leaked so it ends up outside of the safety cordon created by the VPN. Mullvad, the discoverers of this Android “feature” say that it has the potential to cause someone to be de-anonymised (but only in rare cases as it requires a fair amount of skill on behalf of the snooper).

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How to Use Passkeys in Google Chrome and Android

WIRED Threat Level

Google wants to make your digital life—in its ecosystem, anyway—passwordless and more secure.

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cloudfox v1.12.3 releases: find exploitable attack paths in cloud infrastructure

Penetration Testing

CloudFox CloudFox helps you gain situational awareness in unfamiliar cloud environments. It’s an open-source command line tool created to help penetration testers and other offensive security professionals find exploitable attack paths in cloud infrastructure.... The post cloudfox v1.12.3 releases: find exploitable attack paths in cloud infrastructure appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Uber Breach Guilty Verdict, Mandatory Password Expiration, Fake Executive Profiles on LinkedIn

Security Boulevard

Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing a federal investigation in connection with the attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack at Uber, NIST and Microsoft say that mandatory password expiration is no longer needed but many organizations are still doing it, and how fake executive profiles are becoming a huge problem for […]. The post Uber Breach Guilty Verdict, Mandatory Password Expiration, Fake Executive Profiles on LinkedIn appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 389

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. New PHP Version of Ducktail info-stealer hijacks Facebook Business accounts Palo Alto Networks fixed a high-severity auth bypass flaw in PAN-OS Indian power generation giant Tata Power hit by a cyber attack Experts disclose technical details of now