The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Humans are rather easily duped. And this is the fundamental reason phishing persists as a predominant cybercriminal activity. Related: How MSSPs help secure business networks. Tricking someone into clicking to a faked landing page and typing in their personal information has become an ingrained pitfall of digital commerce. The deleterious impact on large enterprises and small businesses alike has been – and continues to be — profound.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As ransomware attacks continued this year, a few key groups inflicted some of the greatest damage to their victims. The post The most dangerous and destructive ransomware groups of 2022 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Samsung, the electronics giant of Korea, is all set to release a new privacy tool that will help its smart phone users to block data from being accessed by those repairing the mobile device. It is actually a maintenance tool that will help users to get relieved from anxiety fears that unsolicited resources will access their personal information. In simple terms, the tool will help hold photos, messages and contacts along with other types of data, privately secure during device maintenance.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Business email compromise is a severe threat that might affect any company. One promising way to improve detection on this kind of cybercrime might be intent-based detection. The post Secure corporate emails with intent-based BEC detection appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Naked Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

"We told you to stop but you ignored us," said the French regulator, "so now we're coming after you again.".

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cover CompTIA, AWS and much more with The 2022 CompTIA & AWS Practice Exam E-Book Bundle. The post Get practice materials for 14 top certification exams for just $20 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On Tuesday, Australian private insurer Medibank stated that a recent disclosed cyberattack affects more customers’ data than first believed. Days after hackers vowed to target celebrities, the announcement was made. The cyberattack, which was discovered on October 12, was thought to be a precursor to a ransomware incident , but it was stopped before ransomware could be used, according to Medibank.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A keylogger is a software or hardware component that records everything typed on your computer’s keyboard. The term ‘keylogger’ comes from ‘keystroke logging’, the act of recording (logging) the keys that are pressed on a keyboard, usually without the user knowing that their actions are being watched. But first, let’s dive into the difference between […].

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

CISOs have long been tasked with building response and recovery capabilities, the objective being to have teams that can react to a security incident as quickly as possible and can restore business functions with as little damage as possible. The need for those activities is certainly not going to go away, but many security chiefs are seeking to take more proactive steps to balance out reactive ones.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 25, 2022

From ransomware to remote workers to cyber-extortion gangs to Fred in shipping who clicks on the wrong link, cybersecurity concerns can keep you awake this season and all seasons.

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Many cybersecurity awareness platforms offer massive content libraries, yet they fail to enhance employees’ cyber resilience. Without structured, engaging, and personalized training, employees struggle to retain and apply key cybersecurity principles. Phished.io explains why organizations should focus on interactive, scenario-based learning rather than overwhelming employees with excessive content.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A surge of malspam campaigns has been recently attributed to Emotet botnet. Taking advantage of password-protected archive files, the notorious trojan drops CoinMiner and Quasar RAT on the systems it takes over. In an attack chain detected by Trustwave SpiderLabs researchers, an invoice-themed ZIP file lure was found to contain a nested self-extracting (SFX) archive, with the first archive […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If your email account gets hacked, the first thing to do is to contact the email services provider and inform them about the compromise. One can use the security question that was used at the time of registration to regain control over the account via a recovery service/procedure. Since an email compromise can lead to identity theft, better watch for any kind of other account takeovers, as people use the same username and password across all services provided by a single service provider.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

An alert has been issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) on October 21st regarding Cuba Ransomware attacks potentially targeting the country’s critical networks. CERT-UA observed a new wave of phishing emails impersonating the Press Service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which urged the recipients into accessing […].

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Symantec researchers are warning that a BlackByte ransomware affiliate has begun using a custom data exfiltration tool, Infostealer.Exbyte, to steal data from victims’ networks as part of their attacks. Still, as a recent breach of an Indian power company by a different ransomware group demonstrates, the extra effort of stealing data doesn’t always pay off for the attackers — even when it leads to embarrassing data leaks for the victim.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

FBI has issued a warning to all students studying in different universities against the ongoing loan forgiving scam. The scam that is being circulated as email phishing and smishing is actually a fraudulent operation taken up by cyber crooks to mint critical financial details from innocent victims. According to the US Governments Student Loan Debt Relief Plan, those students within income $125k can avail a loan relief, provided they are meeting all the stipulations related to the US Department o

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Thanks for joining us for the first release in our Cyber Security Awareness Month series. Check out our other recent. The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022: Have you forgotten about phishing? first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise in recent years, and hospitals are increasingly becoming targets. In many cases, these attacks can have devastating consequences, disrupting vital services and putting patients' lives at risk.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Tired: Zero Trust is a Journey Wired: Zero Trust is a Transformation Inspired: Zero Trust is About Relationships So many CIOs and CISOs I engage with are over it. They’re done with hearing from vendors who endlessly repeat the phrase “zero trust is a journey.” Yes, it’s true that implementing zero trust principles across your users, devices, apps, clouds, and data doesn’t happen overnight.

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A ransomware family targeting individual computer users is using a zero-day Windows bug to infect users, ANALYGENCE senior vulnerability analyst Will Dormann has found. HP Wolf Security researchers recently published a blog post on the Magniber ransomware campaign’s ability to use JavaScript to disguise a malicious file as an antivirus or Windows 10 update.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A high-severity vulnerability has been disclosed in the SQLite database library, which was introduced as part of a code change dating all the way back to October 2000 and could enable attackers to crash or control programs. Tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), the 22-year-old issue affects SQLite versions 1.0.12 through 3.39.1, and has been addressed in version 3.39.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware gang, which claimed the responsibility for the Tata Power data breach, started leaking data. On October 14, Tata Power, India’s largest power generation company, announced that was hit by a cyber attack. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.”.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“We see the worst, because it’s helped us to evolve to pick up on threats and dangers. But it’s not that helpful for life in the 21st century.” Show notes for series 2, episode 6 Mental health is an important but often misunderstood area, full of prejudice and technical jargon. How can we look after […]. The post Cyber Security DE:CODED – Mental health challenges appeared first on SE Labs Blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky. Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. Hospitals are also often among the first types of organizations to pay-off ransomware attacks in order to retrieve their stolen data and limit the disturbances to daily o

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today, October 25th, WhatsApp, the biggest messaging app in the world, suffered from an outage that shut down its services. The outage first hit group messages, with direct messaging following up shortly. The users of the messaging app started reporting the issue on social media, with the subject trending on Twitter in a matter of […]. The post WhatsApp Down: Users Can’t Send or Receive Messages appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How much personal information would you give up for a 99-cent taco? Unfortunately, consumers have become far too willing to hand over personal details in exchange for promotions, new apps or memberships, which then opens the door to cybercriminals on the hunt to steal their personal data. The Department of Homeland Security defines this data. The post The Cybersecurity Trifecta: The Secret to Immunizing PII appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Last week, at the 90th Interpol General Assembly in New Delhi, The International Criminal Police Organization launched the first global police Metaverse. The Interpol Metaverse will help law enforces understand how crime could evolve in the virtual world and get ready for it. Details about Interpol Metaverse “Fully operational, the Interpol Metaverse allows registered users […].

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In a recent podcast interview with Zack Hack, Host of Cybercrime Magazine, Robert E. Johnson III, Cimcor CEO/President, discusses having a proactive vs. reactive mindset in terms of cybersecurity, change management, change control, and system integrity assurance. The podcast can be listened to in its entirety below. The post Applying a Proactive Cybersecurity Approach appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35737, has been disclosed in the SQLite database library. The security expert Andreas Kellas detailed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), in the SQLite database library, which was introduced in October 2000. The CVE-2022-35737 flaw is an integer overflow issue that impacts SQLite versions 1.0.12 through 3.39.1.

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We found malicious samples attempting to steal Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Workloads' access keys and tokens via typosquatting and the abuse of legitimate tools.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 25, 2022

AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him.

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