Troy Hunt
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
It's a short video this week after a few days in Sydney doing both NDC and the Azure user group. For the most part, I spoke about the same things as I did at NDC Security in Oslo last month. except that since then we've had the Spoutibe incident. It was fascinating to talk about this in front of a live audience and see everyone's reactions first hand, let's just say there were a lot of "oh wow!
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user's browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks. [.
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) in attacks in the wild. This week the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco ASA and FTD bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 is an information disclosure issue that resides in the web services interface of ASA and FTD.
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
A serious vulnerability named KeyTrap in the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) feature could be exploited to deny internet access to applications for an extended period. [.
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Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
A recently disclosed vulnerability in Dell EMC Enterprise SONiC (CVE-2023-32484) could have profound consequences for your data center network security. This flaw opens the door for remote attackers to execute commands and seize complete... The post CVE-2023-32484 (CVSS 9.8): Remote Control Risk in Dell EMC Networks appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to his role in the Zeus and IcedID operations, which caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. “Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was a leader of two prolific malware groups that infected thousands of computers with malicious software.
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Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
InflativeLoading Background Converting an exe to shellcode is one of my goals, in this way, some security tools like Mimikatz can be used with more flexibility. Though some tools like Donut already achieved it, I still... The post InflativeLoading: Dynamically convert a native EXE to PIC shellcode appeared first on Penetration Testing.
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Intelligent medical devices play a vital role in sustaining life and promoting health. Wearable technologies continuously monitor vital signs such as heart rate, while larger equipment like dialysis machines and ventilators operate tirelessly to support critical bodily functions. Regrettably, cybersecurity is often an overlooked aspect in the development of many smart devices, and medical devices in particular.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.
Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
The ongoing war in Ukraine has intensified an already complex world of cyberwarfare, and groups like TAG-70 underscore the urgent need to counter state-sponsored espionage actors. Also operating under names like Winter Vivern, TA473,... The post TAG-70 Spying Campaign Targets Europe, Iran appeared first on Penetration Testing.
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The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
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Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
The emergence of Alpha Ransomware in early 2023 caught the attention of the Threat Hunter Team from Symantec due to its striking technical and operational similarities to NetWalker, a prolific ransomware family dismantled by... The post Cybersecurity Alert: Alpha Ransomware Mirrors NetWalker’s Tactics appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – Xiaoguang Li, Ninghui Li, Wenhai Sun, Neil Zhenqiang Gong, Hui Li – Fine-grained Poisoning Attack to Local Differential Privacy Protocols for Mean and Variance Estimation appea
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
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