Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

Russians seeking to obtain accurate information about their government’s war with Ukraine are turning to Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology in order to circumvent Kremlin-ordered bans of more than 1,000 various Western media outlets and other information-sharing websites; unfortunately, however, sanctions leveled by Western governments against Russia are complicating such efforts.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 9, 2022

The cybersecurity company says this is the first time they have seen this type of malware hiding method. The post Kaspersky uncovers fileless malware inside Windows event logs appeared first on TechRepublic.

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We Live Security

MAY 9, 2022

LinkedIn scammers attack when we may be at our most vulnerable – here’s what to look out for and how to avoid falling victim to fraud when using the platform. The post Common LinkedIn scams: Beware of phishing attacks and fake job offers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 9, 2022

BEC is a growing type of cybercrime that generates billions in losses every year. It also involves cryptocurrency more and more, providing an additional layer of anonymity to the cybercriminals. The post FBI: $43 billion in losses are due to Business Email Compromise fraud between 2016 and 2021 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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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Graham Cluley

MAY 9, 2022

The ransomware attack is likely to impact a number of agricultural machinery brands, including Challenger, Fendt, Ferguson, Massey, and Valtra, in the run-up to a crucial time of year for crop farmers.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 9, 2022

As more companies rely on remote access for employees, there is a greater need for strong identity access management software. Read this feature comparison of two top IAM solutions: ForgeRock and Okta. The post ForgeRock vs Okta: Compare IAM software appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Dark Reading

MAY 9, 2022

Cybersecurity has to be a top priority as enterprises begin incorporating the use of nonfungible tokens into their business strategies, brand-awareness campaigns, and employee-communication efforts, experts say.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

Ukrainian hackers and their friends continue to pummel Russian computers. “Hundreds of millions of documents” are being leaked. And today, Putin’s famous Victory Parade has been marred by hackers. The post Putin’s ‘Victory Parade’ TV Show Hacked: ‘Blood on Your Hands’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 9, 2022

Following cyber-attacks by the Conti ransomware organization on numerous government bodies, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency. According to the BleepingComputer publication, Conti also published the majority of the 672 GB dump, which looks to contain data from Costa Rican government entities. Cyberattacks Led to National Emergency in Costa Rica Costa […].

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CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Because of DevOps’ agile, continuous, and fast nature, building in security is essential, but many organizations struggle to do so. While that struggle is often a cultural lack of organizational priority, or even a process challenge, good tools can help enterprises to put the Sec in DevOps. These tools help organizations to help keep security embedded within DevOps organizations by making developers, operations teams, and security teams on the same page when it comes to managing risks.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

Swearing off a company used to be easier. Rude customer service, an unfortunate bout of food poisoning, even standing up for workers’ rights against the alleged involvement of a private company to order a country’s military to brutally quash a strike —almost every facet of an individual boycott could be satisfied by simply refusing to purchase a company’s products.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Mike Engle started on the CISO career track early in his career, moving up to senior vice president of information and corporate security at Lehman Brothers in the early 2000s Engle says he thought the professional path was a good fit, explaining that he found security technologies, such as encryption, fascinating and the cat-and-mouse aspects of the work challenging.

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The State of Security

MAY 9, 2022

The most relevant cybersecurity threat to most businesses may be human, not technical. A sudden wave of cybercrime paired with longstanding tech labor challenges has created a cybersecurity skills gap, leaving companies without the expertise they need. Some companies lack dedicated security staff entirely, while others have a small, overworked department trying to manage massive […]… Read More.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 9, 2022

A credit card stealing service is gaining traction, providing a simple and automated option for low-skilled threat actors to enter the realm of financial fraud. How Do Credit Card Skimmers Work? Credit card skimmers stand for malicious programs that are put into compromised e-commerce websites and wait patiently for clients to purchase something on that […].

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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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Identity IQ

MAY 9, 2022

What are NFT Scams? IdentityIQ. Non-fungible tokens – known as NFTs – are distinctive digital assets representing objects like art, music, videos, and games that belong exclusively to the owner and exist on a blockchain digital ledger. In essence, NFTs allow owners to gain sole possession of a prized item just as a collector would, except the item is a digital file.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

The Government of the United States has announced a $15 million reward to those who provide tip-off’s related to Conti Ransomware Group whereabouts and details related to their future attack campaigns. FBI issued an estimate that the year 2021 witnessed a 60% rise in ransomware attacks launched by Conti Gang and the reward it might have received from its 1k victimized targets is $150 million.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 9, 2022

A Moscow Arbitration Court has reportedly seized almost $11 million belonging to Dell LLC after the company failed to provide paid-for services to a local system integrator. [.].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

Blackcat Ransomware. On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be of little concern , others made a case for tracking its progress. Either way, this ransomware-for-hire has been around far longer (in internet terms) than the bulletin may have some believe, having been first seen in September 2021.

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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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Bleeping Computer

MAY 9, 2022

Security researchers have noticed a malicious campaign that used Windows event logs to store malware, a technique that has not been previously documented publicly for attacks in the wild. [.].

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The Hacker News

MAY 9, 2022

A new set of trojanized apps spread via the Google Play Store has been observed distributing the notorious Joker malware on compromised Android devices. Joker, a repeat offender, refers to a class of harmful apps that are used for billing and SMS fraud, while also performing a number of actions of a malicious hacker's choice, such as stealing text messages, contact lists, and device information.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 9, 2022

Lincoln College, a liberal-arts school from rural Illinois, says it will close its doors later this month, 157 years since it was founded and following a hard hit on its finances after the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent ransomware attack. [.].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

CVE-2022-30278 is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Black Duck Hub’s embedded MadCap Flare documentation files. The post CyRC Vulnerability Advisory: Reflected cross-site scripting in Black Duck Hub appeared first on Application Security Blog. The post CyRC Vulnerability Advisory: Reflected cross-site scripting in Black Duck Hub appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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Bleeping Computer

MAY 9, 2022

The Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency following cyber attacks from Conti ransomware group. BleepingComputer also observed Conti published most of the 672 GB dump that appears to contain data belonging to the Costa Rican government agencies. [.].

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Dark Reading

MAY 9, 2022

Some mobile apps are being weaponized with Trojans that secretly sign Android users up for paid subscription services.

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The Hacker News

MAY 9, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an actively maintained remote access trojan called DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT) that's offered on sale for "dirt cheap" prices, making it accessible to professional cybercriminal groups and novice actors alike. "Unlike the well-funded, massive Russian threat groups crafting custom malware [.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 9, 2022

Microsoft has released security updates to address a security flaw affecting Azure Synapse and Azure Data Factory pipelines that could let attackers execute remote commands across Integration Runtime infrastructure. [.].

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. The online furniture retailer stated it has informed the Office of Commissioner (OPC) Data Watch Dog of Canada and has launched an investigation into the fraudulent data access conducted by cyber crooks in between March 1st- March 3rd, 2022.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has announced it is aware of the existence of Proof of Concept (PoC) code exploiting a F5 Security Advisory Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities in its BIG-IP Product Range. The vulnerability listed as CVE-2022-1388 allows attackers to bypass authentication on internet-exposed iControl interfaces, potentially executing arbitrary commands, creating or deleting files, or disabling services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

China has set a deadline to discard over 50 million computers operating in its government agencies because of software security concerns emerging from the US Tech war. As per the sources reporting to our cybersecurity insiders, Beijing has issued a public notice of all its governing bodies to upgrade their hardware and software within the coming two years.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 9, 2022

As Russian state TV broadcast a military parade as part of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, viewers of some channels were greeted by a message that certainly wasn't approved by Putin's propaganda machine. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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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.