Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2023

BeyondTrust’s security team detected that someone was trying to use an Okta account assigned to one of their engineers to create an all-powerful administrator account within their Okta environment. He said that on Oct 2., Maiffret said BeyondTrust followed up with Okta on Oct. 2 was not a result of a breach in its systems.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

certification for its flagship search engine solution, Criminal IP. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) certification and marks a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance security, further solidifying its leadership in the global market. Torrance, Calif.,

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

” Those third-party reports came in late June 2024 from Michael Horka , senior lead information security engineer at Black Lotus Labs , the security research arm of Lumen Technologies , which operates one of the global Internet’s largest backbones. victims and one non-U.S. ”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

If the developments and software products of the LANIT group of companies are used in your infrastructure and LANIT engineers are provided remote access to them, it is also recommended to change the connection data.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Google has patched a critical Chrome vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10487, reported by Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) on October 23, 2024. In August, Google released a security update to address a new Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7965 (CVSS score 8.8), that is actively exploited.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2025

law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. law firms using phishing and social engineering. FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S. ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Threat intelligence firm AhnLab and South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) linked the attack to the North Korean APT. The vulnerability is a scripting engine memory corruption issue that could lead to arbitrary code execution. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft, which addressed the flaw in August.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Observed ChatGPT behavior mainly involved reconnaissance, threat actors used the OpenAI’s platform to seek info on companies, services, and vulnerabilities, similar to search engine queries. They also attempted to send malware-laden emails to OpenAI employees, but the spear-phishing campaign was detected and neutralized.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2025

The cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques to gain access to target organizations by impersonating employees or contractors. “These actors rely on social engineering techniques, often impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT help desks into granting access.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 8, 2025

For decades, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) was the central authority on IT, overseeing infrastructure, systems, and digital initiatives. The CTO: The Innovation Architect With New Responsibilities Once seen as the technical lead of engineering teams, the modern CTO is now central to product strategy and digital innovation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies. Indian multinational technology company Tata Technologies suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2025

About the author: Salvatore Lombardo ( X @Slvlombardo ) Electronics engineer and Clusit member, for some time now, espousing the principle of conscious education, he has been writing for several online magazine on information security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2025

The symbolic link was flagged as malicious by the AV/IPS engine so that it would be automatically removed if the engine was licensed and enabled. Below are the FortiOS mitigations released by the company: FortiOS 7.6.2, FortiOS 7.4, FortiOS 7.6.2, 7.2.11 & 7.0.17 or 6.4.16.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2025

The malware is delivered via social engineering, attackers attempt to trick victims into tapping cards on infected phones. Calls enable social engineering in a Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD) scenario. Analysis of the SuperCard X campaign in Italy revealed custom malware builds tailored for regional use.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2025

. “Thus, unidentified individuals send requests to connect to AnyDesk under the pretext of conducting a “security audit to check the level of security”, using the name “CERT.UA”, the CERT-UA logo, and the AnyDesk identifier “1518341498” (may change).”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

“The added obfuscation does introduce confusion (we call this obfuscation potency) but it does not add any resiliency (how hard it is to reverse engineer, using manual or automated methods). .” reads the report published by Jscrambler.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2022

Current quantum computers are still toy prototypes, and the engineering advances required to build a functionally useful quantum computer are somewhere between a few years away and impossible. Fun fact: Those three algorithms were broken by the Center of Encryption and Information Security, part of the Israeli Defense Force.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2025

Microsofts offensive security team discovered a critical code execution vulnerability impacting Canon printer drivers. Researchers at Microsofts Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) team have discovered a critical code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-1268 (CVSS score of 9.4), impacting Canon printer drivers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2025

Threat actors exploit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to bypass spam filters and detection engines, and track users actions and preferences. Cisco Talos observed threat actors abusing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to evade detection and track user behavior, raising security and privacy concerns, including potential fingerprinting.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2025

Cisco addressed two critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) that could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies. The group claims the theft of 1.4 terabytes of data and is threatening to leak it. ” reads the filing. Who is Hunters International?

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

If you follow Information Security at all you are surely aware of the LastPass breach situation. I have friends on LastPass and other password manager company security teams, and I know them to be great engineers and great security teams.

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SecureList

JULY 9, 2024

The problem at hand is easy to put into practical terms: the bulk of the work done by any modern SOC – with the exception of certain specialized SOC types – is detecting, and responding to, information security incidents. The engineer or analyst can review available sources and match events with data objects and data components.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2025

The cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques to gain access to target organizations by impersonating employees or contractors. These actors rely on social engineering techniques, often impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT help desks into granting access.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2025

. “Microsoft lists five bugs as being under active attack at the time of release, with two others being publicly known.” The bug forces Edge to switch into Internet Explorer mode.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. If you were confused at this point, you might ask Google who it thinks is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Chevron.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

SpyLoan apps exploit social engineering to gain sensitive user data and excessive permissions, leading to extortion, harassment, and financial loss. McAfee researchers discovered 15 SpyLoan Android apps on Google Play with a combined total of over 8 million installs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Access to personal or official accounts operated by US officials could be used to target other government officials, or their associates and contacts, by using trusted contact information they obtain.” ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2024

. “On August 7, 2024, we became aware of claims that information was taken from our systems and posted on the dark web. The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that is not accessible through regular search engines like Google. We also notified federal law enforcement.” ” reads the data breach notification.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

“the threat intel search engine LeakIX reported that 21,761vulnerable CyberPanel instances were exposed online, and nearly half (10,170) were in the United States.” The vulnerability was exploited in a large-scale hacking campaign that targeted more than 22,000 CyberPanel instances. ” reported Bleeping Computer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The emails were highly targeted, using social engineering lures relating to Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the concept of Zero Trust.” . “On October 22, 2024, Microsoft identified a spear-phishing campaign in which Midnight Blizzard sent phishing emails to thousands of users in over 100 organizations.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 3, 2025

Another observation, that people with a lesser sense of belonging to an organisation are more likely to be socially engineered, led a team of researchers from the University of Warwick to investigate more closely. PCB opens up Pandora’s box of social engineering as PCB fosters negative beliefs against the organisation.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

Zero Trust is a concept, an approach to information security that dramatically deviates from the approach commonly taken at businesses worldwide by security professionals for many years. . • Zero Trust cannot be purchased off the shelf even from a combination of vendors. So, what is Zero Trust – in layman’s terms?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2025

Apple has released emergency security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24201, in the WebKit cross-platform web browser engine. Apple addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24201, that has been exploited in “extremely sophisticated” cyber attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

This intersection of sports, money, and digital activity makes for a perfect storm of social engineering attacks. RELATED: 5 Emotions Used in Social Engineering Attacks, with Examples ] The game plan: stay secure while enjoying March Madness So, how can fans and businesses enjoy the all the action without falling victim to cyber schemes?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2025

In a documented instance, attackers used a ClickFix social engineering tactic to trick users into running a PowerShell command that downloads and installs Node.js Another notable technique observed by researchers in recent campaign employs inline JavaScript execution via Node.js to deploy malicious payloads. components.

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