The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

It’s no secret that cybersecurity roles are in high demand. Today there are more than 500,000 open cybersecurity roles in the U.S., leaving organizations vulnerable to cyber threats. Related: Deploying employees as threat sensors. Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. These individuals have many transferable skills that would make cybersecurity a prosperous civilian career.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

A zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office that could be exploited by attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows systems. The cybersecurity researcher nao_sec discovered a malicious Word document (“05-2022-0438.doc”) that was uploaded to VirusTotal from Belarus. The document uses the remote template feature to fetch an HTML and then uses the “ms-msdt” scheme to execute PowerShell code.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 30, 2022

Security researchers have discovered a new Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that is being used in attacks to execute malicious PowerShell commands via Microsoft Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) simply by opening a Word document. [.].

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts warn of a new ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow attackers to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. Recently CloudSEK founder Rahul Sasi warned of an ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow threat actors to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. The fraudulent scheme is simple, threat actors make a phone call to the victims to trick them into making a call at a phone number starting either with 405 or 67.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 30, 2022

The world is waiting for a patch from Microsoft, after a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office was found to be being exploited in boobytrapped Word documents to remotely execute code on victims' PCs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The operators of the EnemyBot botnet added exploits for recently disclosed flaws in VMware, F5 BIG-IP, and Android systems. Operators behind the EnemyBot botnet are expanding the list of potential targets adding exploits for recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities in from VMware, F5 BIG-IP, and Android. The botnet was first discovered by Fortinet in March, the DDoS botnet targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Interpol arrested three Nigerian men in Lagos, who are suspected of using the Agent Tesla RAT to reroute financial transactions and steal sensitive data. Interpol arrested 3 Nigerian men in Lagos, as part of an international operation codenamed Killer Bee. The three men are suspected of using the Agent Tesla RAT to reroute financial transactions and steal confidential details from corporate organizations.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

Intuit released a warning about a phishing email being sent to its customers. The phishing emails tell recipients that their account has been put on hold, and try to trick users into “validating their account” to release it again. Intuit. Intuit Inc. is an American business software company that specializes in financial software. Intuit’s products include the tax preparation application TurboTax, personal finance app Mint, the small business accounting program QuickBooks, the credit monito

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Naked Security

MAY 30, 2022

News has emerged of a "feature" in Office that has been abused as a zero-day bug to run evil code. Turning off macros doesn't help!

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 30, 2022

The Computer Security Incident Response Team in Italy issued an urgent alert yesterday to raise awareness about the high risk of cyberattacks against national bodies and organizations on Monday. [.].

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Naked Security

MAY 30, 2022

Home delivery scams are getting leaner, and meaner, and more likely to "look about right". Here's an example to show you what we mean.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 30, 2022

Vodafone is piloting a new advertising ID system called TrustPid, which will work as a persistent user tracker at the mobile Internet Service Provider (ISP) level. [.].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

It’s time for the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), a compendium of cybersecurity and malware trends that offers some of the best analyses in our field. It examines more than 5,000 data breaches collected from 80 partners from around the world. If you'd like to explore the report from previous years, we’ve also written up summaries of the 2021 and 2020 reports.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, aka FBI, has issued a notification that student credentials from many renowned colleges and universities operating in the US were up for sale on the dark web and some public domains. According to the report, the data was dumped in January 2022 on a Russian criminal forum and was being sold single digit figure in thousands of US Dollars.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

Several researchers have come across a novel attack that circumvents Microsoft’s Protected View and anti-malware detection. The attack vector uses the Word remote template feature to retrieve an HTML file from a remote webserver. It goes on to use the ms-msdt protocol URI scheme to load some code, and then execute some PowerShell. All of the above methods are features, but if we tell you that put together this allows an attacker to remotely run code on your system by tricking you into clic

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We Live Security

MAY 30, 2022

Falsehoods about the war in Ukraine come in all shapes and sizes – here are a few examples of what’s in the fake news. The post Keeping it real: Don’t fall for lies about the war appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

Costa Rica’s newly-elected president has declared a national state of emergency , as its ongoing crisis costs the nation an estimated USD $38 million a day. Perhaps in a different time, we would assumed the country had been struck by a devasting natural disaster or was struggling with some internal conflict—but times have changed. Costa Rica has been struck not by an earthquake or a bomb or a strike, but by a new national crisis: cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Researchers discovered a new ransomware family called GoodWill that asks victims to donate the ransom for social causes. CloudSEK ’s Threat Intelligence Research team has disclosed a new ransomware strain called GoodWill, that demands victims the payment of a ransom through donations for social causes and financially helping people in need. “The ransomware group propagates very unusual demands in exchange for the decryption key.

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Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

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The Hacker News

MAY 30, 2022

A nascent Linux-based botnet named Enemybot has expanded its capabilities to include recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in its arsenal to target web servers, Android devices, and content management systems (CMS). "The malware is rapidly adopting one-day vulnerabilities as part of its exploitation capabilities," AT&T Alien Labs said in a technical write-up published last week.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

The BBC has revealed details of how a food bank in the UK was conned out of about $63,000 (£50,000) by scammers who used two separate attacks to fleece their victims. A food bank is a way for people to ensure they don’t starve. They are a backstop during times of economic uncertainty, and have been hugely important during the pandemic. An attack on a food bank is an attack on the most vulnerable that’s likely to have a significant impact on a community, and which could have a terribl

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 30, 2022

Interpol has announced the arrest of three Nigerian men in Lagos, who are suspected of using remote access trojans (RATs) to reroute financial transactions and steal account credentials. [.].

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Heimadal Security

MAY 30, 2022

Probably one of the most notorious terms in cyber security, a Trojan is a type of malware that acts according to the Greek legend: it camouflages itself as a legitimate file or program to trick unsuspecting users into installing it on their PCs. Upon doing this, users will unknowingly give unauthorized, remote access to the […]. The post As Malware Dissemination Drops, Mobile Trojan Detections Grow. appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Hacker News

MAY 30, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office that could be abused to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected Windows systems. The vulnerability came to light after an independent cybersecurity research team known as nao_sec uncovered a Word document ("05-2022-0438.doc") that was uploaded to VirusTotal from an IP address in Belarus.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 30, 2022

NCC Group security experts said that the Clop ransomware gang has returned following the shutting down of their entire operation for four months between November and February. CL0P had an explosive and unexpected return to the forefront of the ransomware threat landscape, jumping from the least active threat actor in March to the fourth most […].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

It’s no secret that cybersecurity roles are in high demand. Today there are more than 500,000 open cybersecurity roles in the U.S., leaving organizations vulnerable to cyber threats. Related: Deploying employees as threat sensors. Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled … (more…). The post GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

MAY 30, 2022

Interpol on Monday announced the arrest of three suspected global scammers in Nigeria for using remote access trojans (RATs) such as Agent Tesla to facilitate malware-enabled cyber fraud.

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Dark Reading

MAY 30, 2022

To minimize the impact of cyber incidents, organizations must be pragmatic and develop a strategy of resilience for dealing with break-ins, advanced malware, and data theft.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) have introduced the Open Source Software Security Mobilization Plan. This is in response to attacks on the software supply chain and an uptick in interest in securing them. Supply chains are appealing targets to malicious actors because they can compromise a single point and have a cascading impact across the ecosystem of customers, as the SolarWinds and Log4j attacks have shown.

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Threatpost

MAY 30, 2022

Malware loads itself from remote servers and bypasses Microsoft's Defender AV scanner, according to reports.

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SecureBlitz

MAY 30, 2022

Learn how eCommerce businesses can deal with payment errors in this post. Also, I will show you the most common. Read more. The post Payment Challenges: How E-Commerce Businesses Can Deal With Payment Errors appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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