Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
Microsoft has revealed that Thursday's worldwide outage was caused by a code defect that allowed the Azure DNS service to become overwhelmed and not respond to DNS queries. [.].
Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
On April 3, a user has leaked the phone numbers and personal data of 533 million Facebook users in a hacking forum for free online. Bad news for Facebook, a user in a hacking forum has published the phone numbers and personal data of 533 million Facebook users. The availability of the data was first reported by Alon Gal, CTO of cyber intelligence firm Hudson Rock.
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Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
A malware cyberattack on emissions testing company Applus Technologies is preventing vehicle inspections in eight states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin. [.].
The Hacker News
APRIL 3, 2021
Apps on Android have been able to infer the presence of specific apps, or even collect the full list of installed apps on the device. What's more, an app can also set to be notified when a new app is installed.
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Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
The mobile phone numbers and other personal information for approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide has been leaked on a popular hacker forum for free. [.].
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
Superb reportage-in-action: "The exposed data includes personal information of over 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries, including over 32 million records on users in the US, 11 million on users in the UK, and 6 million on users in India. It includes their phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and — in some cases — email addresses.".
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Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
The Avaddon ransomware operators updated their malware after security researchers released a public decryptor in February 2021. The Avaddon ransomware family first appeared in the threat landscape in February 2020, and its authors started offering it with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model in June, 2020. In August 2020, cybersecurity intelligence firm Kela was the first to report that the Avaddon ransomware operators announced on a Russian-speaking hacker forum their new data leak site.
Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
GitHub Actions has been abused by attackers to mine cryptocurrency using GitHub's servers, automatically.The particular attack adds malicious GitHub Actions code to repositories forked from legitimate ones, and further creates a Pull Request for the original repository maintainers to merge the code back, to alter the original code. [.].
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
This weekend on security news in review, we have some new data on firmware attacks against global enterprises, insights into how much damage ransomware has caused the healthcare industry, and the Department of Homeland Security laying out a new cybersecurity strategy. . The post Security News in Review: Google’s Project Zero Shuts Down Counterterrorist Hacking Team; Enterprises See Rise in Firmware Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
Stolen personal and financial information of students at Stanford Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB), and the University of California was leaked online by the Clop ransomware group earlier this week. [.].
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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.
The Hacker News
APRIL 3, 2021
Many enterprises rely on more than one security tool to protect their technology assets, devices, and networks. This is particularly true for organizations that use hybrid systems or a combination of cloud and local applications. Likewise, companies whose networks include a multitude of smartphones and IoT devices are likely to deploy multiple security solutions suitable for different scenarios.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
At Fortinet, we are on a constant journey with our customers to best protect and secure their organizations. Read to learn more about the importance of patching and vulnerability management. The post Patch and Vulnerability Management appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Bleeping Computer
APRIL 3, 2021
GitHub Actions has been abused by attackers to mine cryptocurrency using GitHub's servers, automatically.The particular attack adds malicious GitHub Actions code to repositories forked from legitimate ones, and further creates a Pull Request for the original repository maintainers to merge the code back, to alter the original code. [.].
Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
More clients of Capital One have been impacted in the 2019 data breach, the US bank is notifying them of their SSNs exposure. US bank Capital One notified a number of additional customers that their Social Security numbers were exposed in the data breach that took place in July 2019. A hacker that was going online with the handle “erratic” breached the systems at Capital One and gained access to personal information from 106 million Capital One credit applications.
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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.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
Many thanks to CERIAS Purdue University for publishing their outstanding videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Enjoy and Be Educated Simultaneously! Permalink. The post CERIAS – Scott Shackelford’s ‘The Internet of Things: What Everyone Needs To Know’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
The popular video game publisher Activision is warning gamers that threat actors are actively disguising a remote-access trojan (RAT) in Duty Cheat cheat tool. Activision, the company behind Call of Duty: Warzone and Guitar Hero series, is warning gamers that a threat actor is advertising cheat tools that deliver remote-access trojan (RAT). The company reported that in March of 2020 a threat actor posted on multiple hacking forums advertising a free, “newbie friendly” and effective method for sp
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
via the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe resident at XKCD ! Permalink. The post XKCD ‘Checkbox’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 3, 2021
Plus: North Korean hackers, a rogue tweet, and more of the week's top security news.
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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.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 3, 2021
Many thanks to CERIAS Purdue University for publishing their outstanding videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Enjoy and Be Educated Simultaneously! Permalink. The post CERIAS – Adwait Nadkarni’s ‘Building Practical Security Systems For The Post-App Smart Home’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Penetration Testing
APRIL 3, 2021
Go Test WAF GoTestWAF is a tool for API and OWASP attack simulation, that supports a wide range of API protocols including REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, SOAP, XMLRPC, and others. It was designed to... The post gotestwaf v0.4.8 releases: test different web application firewalls (WAF) for detection logic and bypasses appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
The popular code repository hosting service GitHub is investigating a crypto-mining campaign abusing its infrastructure. Code repository hosting service GitHub launched an investigation in a series of attacks aimed at abusing its infrastructure to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. Such kind of attacks was reported at least since the end of 2020, when some software developers reported the malicious activity on their repositories. “I was attacked by a github user that crafted a malicious github
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