Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Interesting research: “ Sleeper Agents: Training Deceptive LLMs that Persist Through Safety Training “: Abstract: Humans are capable of strategically deceptive behavior: behaving helpfully in most situations, but then behaving very differently in order to pursue alternative objectives when given the opportunity. If an AI system learned such a deceptive strategy, could we detect it and remove it using current state-of-the-art safety training techniques?

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Scammers stole over $25 million from a multinational business by utilizing cutting-edge real-time video deepfake technology to convince an employee in the firm’s accounts-payable department that the worker had properly validated a payment request previously sent to him via email. According to police in Hong Kong, the worker (whose identity police did not reveal) had received a request by email to issue a $200 Million Hong Kong Dollar payment (equivalent to approximately $25.6 Million USD at the

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Until earlier this week, the support website for networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks was exposing potentially sensitive information tied to customer products, including which devices customers bought, as well as each product’s warranty status, service contracts and serial numbers. Juniper said it has since fixed the problem, and that the inadvertent data exposure stemmed from a recent upgrade to its support portal.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Even in the cloud era, Microsoft Exchange Server remains a staple business communications tool across the globe. Related: The need for robust data recovery policies. One critical issue faced by organizations that rely on Exchange Server is the risk of a corrupt Exchange Server database cropping up. Fortunately, effective tools and wise best practices can help mitigate this this exposure enabling companies to indefinitely leverage Exchange Server as a productive, resilient and secure communicatio

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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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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A deepfake video conference call—with everyone else on the call a fake— fooled a finance worker into sending $25M to the criminals’ account.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Somehow, an hour and a half went by in the blink of an eye this week. The Spoutible incident just has so many interesting aspects to it: loads of data that should never be returned publicly, awesome response time to the disclosure, lacklustre transparency in their disclosure, some really fundamental misunderstands about hashing algorithms and a controversy-laden past if you read back over events of the last year.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. A review of this user’s hacker identities shows that during his time on the forums he served as an officer in the special forces of the GRU , the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The widely reported story last week that 1.5 million smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDoS attack is false. Near as I can tell, a German reporter talking to someone at Fortinet got it wrong , and then everyone else ran with it without reading the German text. It was a hypothetical, which Fortinet eventually confirmed. Or maybe it was a stock-price hack.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

I told ya so. Right from the beginning, it was pretty obvious what "MOAB" was probably going to be and sure enough, this tweet came true: Interesting find by @MayhemDayOne , wonder if it was from a shady breach search service (we’ve seen a bunch shut down over the years)? Either way, collecting and storing this data is now trivial so not a big surprise to see someone screw up their permissions and (re)leak it all.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There are a few differences between spear phishing and phishing that can help you identify and protect your organization from threats. Learn about these differences.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other authoring agencies have released a joint guidance about common living off the land (LOTL) techniques and common gaps in cyber defense capabilities. Living Off The Land (LOTL) is a covert cyberattack technique in which criminals carry out malicious activities using legitimate IT administration tools.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Over on Lawfare, Jim Dempsey published a really interesting proposal for software liability: “Standard for Software Liability: Focus on the Product for Liability, Focus on the Process for Safe Harbor.” Section 1 of this paper sets the stage by briefly describing the problem to be solved. Section 2 canvasses the different fields of law (warranty, negligence, products liability, and certification) that could provide a starting point for what would have to be legislative action establis

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack. [.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Threat hunting is essential for preventing bad actors. Learn effective techniques to identify and mitigate potential threats to your organization's security.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Password Manager LastPass has warned about a fraudulent app called “LassPass Password Manager” which it found on the Apple App Store. The app closely mimics the branding and appearance of LastPass, right down to the interface. So, even if the name was a “happy accident” it seems clear that this was a purposeful attempt to trick users installing the fake app.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Via a FOIA request, we have documents from the NSA about their banning of Furby toys.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack. [.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Here are the top cyber threat hunting tools that can enhance your organization's cybersecurity defenses. Learn how their features compare.

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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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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face? The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Google, a titan in the digital realm, has once again demonstrated its commitment to user security with the release of its February 2024 security updates for Android. This latest security bulletin brings to the... The post CVE-2024-0031: Critical Android Remote Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Chinese Volt Typhoon cyber-espionage group infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the United States and remained undetected for at least five years before being discovered, according to a joint advisory from CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and partner Five Eyes agencies. [.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Learn about the differences between Bitwarden's Free and Premium versions and decide which one is the right fit for your password management needs.

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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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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023. The backdoor, codenamed RustDoor by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Microsoft Visual Studio and target both Intel and Arm architectures.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Recently I wrote about a malvertising campaign on Facebook that has been going on for almost a year. Apparently Facebook is struggling to stop this campaign, so now this type of campaign is showing up in other languages than English. I have seen two different types in German. First Facebook scam Translation: Deadly accident on highway causes several fatalities Notable about this one is that it was posted as a fundraiser and so does not allow comments, which blocks me from posting a warning that

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Chinese Volt Typhoon state hackers failed to revive a botnet recently taken down by the FBI, which was previously used in attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the United States. [.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

libuv is one such thread, a versatile C library that underpins the asynchronous heartbeat of applications far and wide, from the bustling event loops of Node.js to the quiet efficiency of various software projects.... The post CVE-2024-24806: Critical SSRF Flaw Found in libuv – a Multi-Platform C Library appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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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.

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cybercriminals are shifting their focus toward targeted identity fraud and scams resulting in fewer overall victims. The post 2023 Sees Record Data Compromises Amidst Changing Tactics appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Find out the difference between Atlas VPN's free and premium options and choose the best plan for your online security and privacy needs.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Microsoft introduced 'Sudo for Windows' today, a new Windows 11 feature allowing users to execute commands with elevated privileges from unelevated terminals. [.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Fortinet has disclosed a new critical security flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN that it said is likely being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-21762 (CVSS score: 9.6), allows for the execution of arbitrary code and commands.

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Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.

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