Heimadal Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

A new type of cyber-attack is currently spreading like wildfire in the Nordics, targeting email addresses indiscriminate of user profiles (i.e., small office/home user, home user, mobile user, power user, and large business user).

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The Hacker News

JULY 14, 2023

A malicious site administrator (i.e. All-In-One Security (AIOS), a WordPress plugin installed on over one million sites, has issued a security update after a bug introduced in version 5.1.9 of the software caused users' passwords being added to the database in plaintext format. "A

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 24, 2021

SpiKey leverages the time difference between audible clicks to ultimately infer the bitting information, i.e., shape of the physical key. When a victim inserts his/her key into the lock, the emitted sound is captured by the attacker’s microphone.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence Security, discusses sneaky shopping bot tactics (i.e., domain parking) seen in a mass campaign, and what retail security teams can do about them.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The software was delivered through fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, malware loaders (i.e. js “) it retrieves and execute a Powershell from an external domain (i.e. In recent years, multiple threat actors, including the group TA569 , have been observed using the software as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). implacavelvideos[.]com).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 15, 2022

The attacker seemed to have a database of email addresses and user physical locations (i.e. A software engineering friend fell victim to an almost-successful attack on his Facebook account. cities, states, small countries).

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

According to a recent Verizon cyber-safety report, more than 40% of all data breaches recorded in 2022 stem from unpatched (i.e. Vulnerability and patch management are vital cogs in an organization’s cyber-hygiene plan. vulnerable) Internet-facing applications.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

VMware on Monday said it found no evidence that threat actors are leveraging an unknown security flaw, i.e., a zero-day, in its software as part of an ongoing ransomware attack spree worldwide.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Tracked as CVE-2022-41654 (CVSS score: 8.5), the authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unprivileged users (i.e., Cybersecurity researchers have detailed two security flaws in the JavaScript-based blogging platform known as Ghost, one of which could be abused to elevate privileges via specially crafted HTTP requests.

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Software Authentication Cybersecurity 88

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Exposed information varies by individual and can include demographic information (i.e. name, address, date of birth, social security number, and other contact information), medical information (i.e. diagnosis and other treatment-related information), and limited financial information, such as claims information.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Accountability Scams 110

Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 31, 2022

Microsoft is working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with differentiated protection for enterprise accounts tagged as critical for an organization (i.e., accounts of high-profile employees including executive-level managers, the ones most often targeted by attackers). [.].

Accountability 98

Accountability 98

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

MITRE announced the public release of its EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in various industries (i.e. The non-profit technology organization MITRE released the EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in critical infrastructure. Automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing), including critical infrastructure.

Manufacturing 85

Manufacturing Healthcare IoT Cyber threats 85

Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Despite being a Proof-of-Concept (P.O.C), the vulnerability earmarked Aikido Wiperware, opens up new Insider Threat opportunities, alongside specific TTPs (i.e. In the wake of SafeBreach’s Aikido Wiperware vulnerability announcement back in early December, many have begun to suspect the possibility of pseudo-ransomware making a comeback.

Ransomware 94

Ransomware 94

The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2023

Mobile apps work by hooking into dozens of different APIs, and each connection presents a vector for bad actors to get their hands on “API secrets,” i.e. backend data to encryption keys, digital certificates and user credentials that enable them to gain unauthorized control.

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Mobile Digital transformation Financial Services Software 200

The Hacker News

JULY 15, 2022

An attacker who has complete or partial control over a website can learn whether a specific target (i.e., A group of academics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has warned of a novel technique that could be used to defeat anonymity protections and identify a unique website visitor. "An The attacker knows this

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

Try not to skip steps, i.e., it’s best to make the move to unique, quality passwords stored in a manager before you add 2FA. The highest security improvement one can get is by moving from any Level 4 and below— to Level 5 (SMS-based 2FA). Thanks to Troy Hunt, Anton Chuvakin, and Tim Dierks for spawning the idea for this.

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Authentication Passwords Internet Internet 363

Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Remote Code Execution (RCE) is an attack technique used by black-hat hackers to run malicious code on the victim’s machine and is more than often confused with ACE (i.e., Arbitrary Code Execution), another code execution class attack technique, which primarily focuses on the exploitation of abnormal outputs.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 31, 2022

A regional court in the German city of Munich has ordered a website operator to pay €100 in damages for transferring a user's personal data — i.e., IP address — to Google via the search giant's Fonts library without the individual's consent.

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TrustArc

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Law Enforcement: South Korea PIPC Requirements for Emergency Disclosures Personal information handlers may be required to disclose personal data to law enforcement to protect an individual’s life or if required by law (i.e., disaster prevention, locate missing children, emergency rescue requests); personal data disclosed […].

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 27, 2023

Windows’ celebrated CLI (i.e., Command-Line Interpreter) is, without a doubt, a treasure trove of hidden features, tools, and settings. Although a bit off-putting given its lackluster GUI, Command Prompt lets you tap into every area of your Operating System, from creating new folders to formatting internal/external storage.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Pursuant to Microsoft’s July press release regarding the default enforcement of Account Lockout policies for local administrators, Heimdal® has published the findings of its report on Brute-Force-type events in the context of H.O.M (i.e., Human Operated Malware).

Accountability 88

Accountability Malware 88

Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2023

Thanks to a workforce that is increasingly operating remotely and accessing applications that reside outside the corporate perimeter (i.e. cloud), businesses are lacking a scalable and secure architecture that is built around an increasingly remote, cloud-based and perimeter-less environment.

Architecture 64

Architecture IoT Internet Internet 64

CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

The research project included a survey of 380 cybersecurity professionals working at enterprise organizations (i.e., Earlier this year, ESG published a research report focused on how enterprise organizations use threat intelligence as part of their overall cybersecurity strategy. more than 1,000 employees).

Cyber threats 82

Cyber threats Risk Cybersecurity 82

TrustArc

JUNE 22, 2021

GDPR: CNIL Approves its First EU Cloud Code of Conduct The Code fulfills the requirements set out in the GDPR, including that it facilitates effective application of the GDPR (i.e., concrete examples bring real added value to members in their approach to accountability), identifies […].

Accountability 97

Accountability 97

Heimadal Security

APRIL 6, 2023

A threat hunting framework is a collation of data-driven adversarial scenarios, backed up by hypothetical, field-tested, or time-honored TTPs (i.e., Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures). Serving a wide array of security-wise needs such as baselining, forecasting, threat modeling, vulnerability discovery, and incident response optimization.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

After gaining initial access to a network, attackers often move laterally—i.e., Lateral movement detection is a cybersecurity concept that involves identifying the techniques attackers use to move through a network in search of targeted data or system vulnerabilities. from one system to another—with the aim of.

Cybersecurity 64

Cybersecurity 64

Appknox

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Also, the category of the risks can be quite long i.e. financial, environmental, security risk and reputational. While the digital world provides many benefits, there are also various risks involved within the third-party risk category.

Cyber Risk 72

Cyber Risk Risk 72

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Ransomware-as-a-Service is an illegal ‘parent-affiliate(s)’ business architecture in which operators (i.e., malicious software owner and/or creator) […]. The post A Tough Week for REvil Ransomware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Ransomware Architecture Cybercrime Software 101

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Per the study, more than 30% of malicious domains identified during the crawled Black Friday period (i.e. In studying the dynamics of e-fraud in relation to commercial holidays, Heimdal™ Security has discovered that e-fraud activity shows a steady increase, especially in the cryptomining area.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Copenhagen, December 13th, 2021 – In regards to the recently discovered CVE-2021-44228 (i.e., log4j or Log4Shell vulnerability) Heimdal™ executives have issued the following statement: “Heimdal™ Security has acknowledged the existence and inherent criticality associated with the use of the log4j logging framework.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

”​ Exposed data don’t include financial information (i.e. credit card data) or sensitive data (i.e. . “However, please rest assured that no sensitive personal or financial information such as Social Security number or credit card information was accessed.”​ Social Security Number, account passwords).

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Hacking Wireless Telecommunications 90

Hot for Security

MARCH 16, 2021

And over the past two years, 37% of Americans experienced application fraud (i.e., the unauthorized use of one’s identity to apply for an account), and 38% experienced account takeover (i.e., Developed by Aite Group and underwritten by GIACT, the study found that 47% of U.S.

Identity Theft 137

Identity Theft Banking Accountability Education 137

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

without using any additional training or optimization). These backdoors force the system to err only on specific persons which are preselected by the attacker.

Architecture 217

Architecture 217

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2024

CISA also published an advisory urging to downgrade to an uncompromised XZ version (i.e., Under certain conditions, an attacker can compromise sshd authentication and gain unauthorized remote access to the entire system. Stable ) and to hunt for any malicious.

Firmware 119

Firmware Authentication Engineering Hacking 119

Appknox

APRIL 13, 2021

Along with wireless payments like Google or Apple pay (that still require assigning a banking account or card i.e. physical currency), the cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are getting widely used. No surprise here, that cash payments are becoming a relic of the past.

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Cryptocurrency Wireless Hacking Banking 105

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

“If you have purchased the 2-year extended support, you can also claim 1 extra year of technical guidance from the end of extended support (i.e. Let’s remember that it is very important to keep VMware ESXi servers up to date, numerous cybercrime and ransomware gangs (i.e. .” reads the post published by Lansweeper.

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Architecture Cybercrime Software Internet 97

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A look at the challenges teams face with mitigating Log4j vulnerabilities (i.e. Log4Shell) and how Traceable AI closes those gaps. The post Instant Log4j protection. Shield and hunt with Traceable AI appeared first on Traceable App & API Security. The post Instant Log4j protection.

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