Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a new data breach after some of its US systems were compromised in July. After the attack that hit the company in late July 2022, Samsung disclosed a data breach. The Electronics giant discovered on August 4 that threat actors have had access to its systems and exfiltrated customer personal information. The threat actors had access to Samsung customers’ names, contacts, dates of birth, product registration data, and demographic information.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service has accidentally leaked confidential information for approximately 120,000 taxpayers who filed a form 990-T as part of their tax returns. [.].

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The financial services industry – from retail banking to insurance – is facing challenges from multiple different channels: from competitive pressure and regulation to the evolving security landscape. These challenges need to be addressed whilst delivering technological and business transformation that is customer centric, cloud native and mobile ready.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The source code of a remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed 'CodeRAT' has been leaked on GitHub after malware analysts confronted the developer about attacks that used the tool. [.].

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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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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

By now, you’ve surely heard about some of the breaches that have been happening when company A gets illegally accessed via the threat actors hacking into one of company A’s vendors. Microsoft was breached when hackers got into SolarWinds. Twilio was recently breached when hackers were able to hack Okta. Learn more about what exactly […]. The post Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Is Not Enough first appeared on Banyan Security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address a vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that is being actively exploited in the wild. Google on Friday released emergency fixes to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-3075, in the Chrome web browser that is being actively exploited in the wild. The CVE-2022-3075 flaw is caused by insufficient data validating in Mojo.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a new data breach today after some of its U.S. systems were hacked to steal customer data. [.].

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

How Can Biometrics Prevent Identity Theft? IdentityIQ. Identity theft continues to be a growing crime in America. According to Javelin Strategy, nearly 15 million Americans had their identities stolen in 2021. However, with technological advancements, preventing identity theft has become possible. For example, biometric technology has made it easier for us to protect our personal information and made it difficult for criminals to steal our identity.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Cybercriminals using Prynt Stealer to collect data from victims are being swindled by the malware developer, who also receives a copy of the info over Telegram messaging service. [.].

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The operators of the emerging cross-platform ransomware BianLian increased their command and control infrastructure this month, indicating an acceleration in their operational pace.

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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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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google on Friday shipped emergency fixes to address a security vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-3075, concerns a case of insufficient data validating in Mojo, which refers to a collection of runtime libraries that provide a platform-agnostic mechanism for inter-process communication (IPC).

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has released the npm Best Practices Guide to help JavaScript and TypeScript developers reduce the security risks associated with using open-source dependencies. The guide, a product of the OpenSSF Best Practices Working Group, focuses on dependency management and supply chain security for npm and covers various areas such as how to set up a secure CI configuration, how to avoid dependency confusion, and how to limit the consequences of a hijacked dep

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The US government and the Open Source Security Foundation have released guidance to shore up software supply chain security, and now it's up to developers to act.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The new Microsoft Edge 105 is not starting for many Windows users due to a deprecated group policy used to disable reporting of usage and crash-related data to Microsoft. [.].

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The information-stealing malware Prynt Stealer contains a backdoor that allows stealing the data it has infiltrated from victims. Zscaler researchers discovered Telegram channel-based backdoor in the information stealing malware, Prynt Stealer , which allows to secretly steal a copy of the data exfiltrated from the victims. “Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers have uncovered the Prynt Stealer builder, also attributed with WorldWind, and DarkEye, has a secret backdoor in the code that ends up in

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Italy's energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA (GSE) over the weekend. [.].

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Plus: An unsecured database exposed face recognition data in China, ‘Cuba’ ransomware knocks out Montenegro, and more.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Last week, we discussed the Log4Shell and other Log4j-related vulnerabilities, implications, and recommended mitigation actions. I see that the Log4Shell vulnerability, which has transformed into multiple vulnerabilities, is going to stay with us for a while. So, here is an update of what we know so far, with the latest information. Log4shell summary overview.

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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Our digital future depends on the choices we make today. We need to invest in cybersecurity technologies and skills so that humanity can control its future.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Our sincere thanks to BSides Vancouver for publishing their outstanding conference videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Permalink. The post BSides Vancouver 2022 – Vivek Ponnada’s ‘OT: Air-Gap Is A Myth And Cloud Is Here To Stay!’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

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. Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

By Sanjay Raja and Antony Farrow Investigations are The Long Pole Whether you have an. The post SIEM/XDR Solutions Need to Contextualize the Attack to be accurate appeared first on Gurucul. The post SIEM/XDR Solutions Need to Contextualize the Attack to be accurate appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. Ransomware attackers can potentially paralyze not just private sector organizations but also healthcare facilities, schools, and entire police departments.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. However, to plan the phases properly, organizations need to first understand the nature of DDoS attacks and why attackers use them.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Our sincere thanks to BSides Vancouver for publishing their outstanding conference videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Permalink. The post BSides Vancouver 2022 – Kurt Pomeroy’s ‘The Emotional Rollercoaster That Is Penetration Testing’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

iStock has over 13,000 royalty-free images of squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google has released Chrome 105.0.5195.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a single high-severity security flaw, the sixth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks patched this year. [.].

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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Landing on the incident response boards for software engineering teams worldwide in December 2021, the Log4j vulnerabilities in Java software remain a real concern for developers more than 9 months later. Apache Log4j is a popular logging library in the Java software development community. Late last year, researchers discovered that it had vulnerabilities which made it susceptible to an attack that forced software to execute malicious code.

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