Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

Two of my favourite things these days are Have I Been Pwned and Home Assistant. The former is an obvious choice, the latter I've come to love as I've embarked on my home automation journey. So, it was with great pleasure that I saw the two integrated recently: always something. now you are in my @home_assistant setup also :) Thanks @troyhunt pic.twitter.com/4d4Qxnlazl — Jón Ólafs (@jonolafs) March 3, 2021 Awesome!

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2021

Commentary: Enterprises try their best to secure their data, but running on-premises mail servers arguably doesn't do this. So why do they do it, anyway?

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Javvad Malik

MARCH 10, 2021

Today I learn the phrase Fisherian Runaway, which was a term coined by mathematical biologist Ronald Fisher to account for the evolution of exaggerated male ornamentation, e.g. peacocks with their big tails. I wonder if we’ve fallen into the same trap within cyber security – especially when it comes to what gets researched, reported, and presented at events.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2021

Criminals have been targeting organizations that run Exchange hoping to breach ones that haven't patched the latest bugs, says ESET.

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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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We Live Security

MARCH 10, 2021

ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world. The post Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2021

Employees at Fortune 500 companies were found using passwords that could be hacked in less than a second, according to NordPass.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2021

Exploration and evolution are written into the very fabric of humanity. Since the planets in our solar system were named, traveling to Mars has been nothing short of a farfetched dream. However, the rapid rise of digital transformation has changed the world we live in, connecting continents and laying the foundation for meaningful space travel. The post Is Cybersecurity More Difficult Than Going to Mars?

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 10, 2021

F5 Networks, a leading provider of enterprise networking gear, has announced four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting most versions of BIG-IP and BIG-IQ software. [.].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 10, 2021

The demand for cybersecurity professionals is currently higher than the number of experts available. Cases of cyber-attacks are rapidly increasing, and businesses have every reason to worry following the recent prediction that damage costs might shoot beyond $6 trillion by the end of 2021. If you’re a skilled security expert, organizations will be clamoring for your services soon.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 10, 2021

More state-sponsored hacking groups have joined the ongoing attacks targeting tens of thousands of on-premises Exchange servers impacted by severe vulnerabilities tracked as ProxyLogon. [.].

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Advertiser: Revenera

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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SecureList

MARCH 10, 2021

Some time ago, we discovered a number of fake apps delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner to user computers. They are distributed through malicious websites that may turn up in the victim’s search results. By the look of it, it appears to be a continuation of the summer campaign covered by our colleagues from Avast. Back then, cybercriminals distributed malware under the guise of the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

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Graham Cluley

MARCH 10, 2021

Platform engineer and open source enthusiast Rob Dyke says that he's found himself in a sticky pickle. You see, in late February he discovered two public repositories on Github which contained code for an application, API keys, usernames nad passwords, and a database dump. Anyone in the world could access the sensitive information. What's disappointing, however, is how the organisation responded when he told them about the problem.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2021

OVH, the largest hosting provider in Europe, has suffered a terrible fire that destroyed the data centers located in Strasbourg. OVH, one of the largest hosting providers in the world, has suffered a terrible fire that destroyed its data centers located in Strasbourg. The news was also confirmed by OVH founder Octave Klaba via Twitter, he also provided a series of updates on the incident.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

New malware compiled on Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses a network data encoding scheme based on XOR, creates a backdoor in systems that gives an attacker near full control over infected machines. ( “Linux password file” by Christiaan Colen is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 ). Researchers at Intezer found a new piece of malware targeting Linux endpoints and servers.

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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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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 10, 2021

The Windows 10 KB5000802 and KB5000808 cumulative updates released yesterday are causing Blue Screen of Death crashes when printing to network printers. [.].

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2021

Thousands of Verkada cameras have been affected by a breach from a group of hackers, who have reportedly gained access to surveillance systems inside several high-profile companies, police departments, hospitals, prisons and schools.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 10, 2021

All these days we have seen adversary nations spreading ransomware in retaliation and to fund their criminal objectives. But the latest that is going on in the cyberworld of India is astonishing! A hackers group named ‘Khalsa Cyber Fauj’ is indulging in the activity of spreading file encrypting malware into public and private companies operating in the Indian Subcontinent.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 10, 2021

The systems of SEPE, the Spanish government agency for labor, were taken down following a ransomware attack that hit more than 700 agency offices across Spain. [.].

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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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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2021

A fire in one of the OVH datacenters has destroyed one datacenter and knocked two others offline. It took 100 firefighters and 43 fire trucks to fight the fire in the five-story building. Even though the fire department was quick to respond, and the fire was brought under control relatively quickly, the impact has been big. In a press statement OVH promised “to communicate as transparently as possible on the progress of our analyses and the implementation of solutions” OVH is the lar

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2021

Less than half of employees feel their organization's cybersecurity has strengthened since the start of COVID-19, says Lynx Software.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 10, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday shed light on a new sophisticated backdoor targeting Linux endpoints and servers that's believed to be the work of Chinese nation-state actors. Dubbed "RedXOR" by Intezer, the backdoor masquerades as a polkit daemon, with similarities found between the malware and those previously associated with the Winnti Umbrella (or Axiom) threat group such as ?

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

On March 2, Microsoft revealed a critical cybersecurity offensive launched by a foreign adversary against organizations in the United States. The company attributed the attacks to a Chinese advanced persistent threat group it calls Hafnium. Microsoft quickly announced patches for the four previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that the malicious actors had exploited.

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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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2021

In early March, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group published a report titled China-Linked Group RedEcho Targets the Indian Power Sector, which detailed China’s targeting of ten different Indian organizations within the energy sector, specifically the power generation and transmission sector and two from the maritime sector. In the Insikt Group assessment, there are “significant concerns over.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2021

A majority of employees said they share sensitive information through messaging and collaboration tools, says Veritas.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 10, 2021

Cybercrime is a hotter topic than ever before right now. More and more businesses are becoming the victims of cybercrime and hacking, and smaller companies are often the main targets for cybercriminals, since they often do not have the same security measures in place and are therefore easier to breach. If you run a small business, understanding what you can do to prevent cybercrime and recognize the signs of a potential attack is more important than ever. .

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Not many organizations end up paying $67 million in ransomware related costs like United Health Services (UHS) did last year following a September 2020 attack that crippled its network. The organization is, however, an example of the increasingly heavy financial toll that these attacks have begun to exact from victims over the past two years.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

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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We Live Security

MARCH 10, 2021

What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach? The post Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 10, 2021

Norway's parliament, the Storting, has suffered another cyberattack after threat actors stole data using the recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. [.].

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Trend Micro

MARCH 10, 2021

We discuss how the involvement of P2P technology in IoT botnets can transform them into stronger threats that organizations and users need to watch out for.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 10, 2021

Application security company F5 Networks on Wednesday published an advisory warning of four critical vulnerabilities impacting multiple products that could result in a denial of service (DoS) attack and even unauthenticated remote code execution on target networks.

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.