Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Russian internet service provider Yandex is under a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began last week. The record magnitude of the massive DDoS attack was also confirmed by the US company Cloudflare, which specializes in the protection against such kinds of attacks.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2022

In a recent campaign, APT28, an advanced persistent threat actor linked with Russian intelligence, set its sights on Ukraine, targeting users with malware that steals credentials stored in browsers. The discovery was also made independently by CERT-UA. The new variant does not show the popup. The malicious HTML document.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. Multiple high severity vulnerabilities exist which allow for password retrieval and device manipulation, with four issues in total. One vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. New major exploits are being revealed with almost clockwork regularity. However, even with these sophisticated new methods available to bad actors, sometimes the simplest approaches remain the most fruitful.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Uber on Thursday disclosed a security breach, threat actors gained access to its network, and stole internal documents. Uber on Thursday suffered a cyberattack, the attackers were able to penetrate its internal network and access internal documents, including vulnerability reports. states the message.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2022

Vulnerability threat management is critical because cybercrime is a constant and global risk. Cybercriminals are willing to take advantage of any vulnerability in software to gain access to networks and devices. It is not enough to rely on creators to stay on top of the vulnerabilities in their software and provide the fix.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2020

Companies can have the latest, greatest perimeter defenses, intrusion detection systems and endpoint protections – and attackers will still get through. I had a lively discussion at RSA 2020 with one of these vendors, Accedian , a 15-year-old company based in Montreal, Canada. Are you seeing actual threats in the wild?

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

The security risks inherent in Chinese-made 5G networking equipment are easy to understand. Since the internet, especially the "internet of things," is expected to rely heavily on 5G infrastructure, potential Chinese infiltration is a serious national security threat. Neither is banning Chinese microchips, software, or programmers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Department of Defense made an exciting announcement: the establishment of the AI Security Center at the National Security Agency (NSA). We must build a robust understanding of AI vulnerabilities foreign intelligence threats to these AI systems and ways to encounter the threat in order to have AI security.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 26, 2024

NetSPI was the only US-based proactive security consulting firm present, and I found myself engaged in multiple conversations on mainframe security as it relates to new integrations with data lakes, analytics platform, blockchain, and AI. Here’s what I thought of my time at the event.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A high severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3437 , in HP OMEN laptop and desktop gaming computers exposes millions of systems to DoS and privilege escalation attacks. “Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in an OMEN Gaming Hub SDK package which may allow escalation of privilege and/or denial of service.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. The backdoor has been used in a variety of attacks, including ransomware attacks and espionage campaigns.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

S-RM’s Incident Response team shared details of a campaign attributed to the Lorenz ransomware group that exploited a specific vulnerability to plant a backdoor that wasn't used until months later. Vulnerability. This vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8 This vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 26, 2024

NetSPI was the only US-based proactive security consulting firm present, and I found myself engaged in multiple conversations on mainframe security as it relates to new integrations with data lakes, analytics platform, blockchain, and AI. Here’s what I thought of my time at the event.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

The root cause for the hack of the New Zealand Central Bank was the Accellion FTA (File Transfer Application) file sharing service. During the weekend, the New Zealand central bank announced that a cyber attack hit its infrastructure. “The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te P?tea Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

As a result, we are stuck with hackable internet protocols, computers that are riddled with vulnerabilities and networks that are easily penetrated. As a result, we are stuck with hackable internet protocols, computers that are riddled with vulnerabilities and networks that are easily penetrated.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is an old saying, found in various languages, and it can be applied to ransomware developers. We also wrote about a case of abusing vulnerable drivers, something that might become popular in the future as well. Share of users attacked by targeted ransomware, January–October 2021 and January–October, 2022 ( download ).

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The ease with which the vulnerabilities shrugged off the August patches doesn’t look to get a rerun. Users trigger the flaw by simply feeding a malicious printer driver to a vulnerable machine, and could use their new-found superpowers to install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 7, 2023

While AI's LLMs have proven invaluable in augmenting productivity, research, and data analysis, technologists must recognize security standards as an unwavering prerequisite for the survival and success of any new technology. prompt injection), poses a significant threat to the generative AI system's security.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

This alone seems to go against the Secure by Design proposal , an already-drafted law that gives power to the Department of Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) to order tech makers (phone, tablet, IoT) to be transparent about when they’ll stop providing security updates to their new devices from launch. Local network vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Kali Linux is a popular pentesting distribution maintained by Offensive Security (OffSec), a 15-year-old private security company. Kali contains scanners, sniffers, and many other attacking tools. The OS can power a full pentest session or more specific attacks. Kali is built for pentesting only.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

While many users may discount these risks, the risks to a business when a mobile device is used for both personal and business communications is a serious threat that should be understood. Therefore, here are some of the other Bluetooth threats we should consider before we pair another new Bluetooth device.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2019

In 2019, and moving ahead, look for legacy IT business networks to increasingly intersect with a new class of networks dedicated to controlling the operations of a IoT-enabled services of all types, including smart buildings, IoT-enabled healthcare services and driverless cars. Related: Why the golden age of cyber espionage is upon us.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

It takes a close look at the latest trends in identity theft, breaks down the new wave of AI-related scams, and gives suggestions for how consumers can better protect themselves. These threats are hitting close to home, targeting both identities and financial security. They prey on our emotions and exploit the trust we place in others.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2023

Move over Lockbit , there's a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) player in town attacking the education sector—and its name is Vice Society. In this article, we’ll arm you with five facts about Vice Society so you can get the upper-hand against this persistent threat. And their ideal prey?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2019

Operators behind the Echobot botnet added new exploits to infect IoT devices, and also enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan. At the time of its discovery, operators added 8 new exploits, but currently, it includes 26 exploits. Most were well-known command execution vulnerabilities in various networked devices.”

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Centraleyes

MAY 13, 2024

Challenges such as the escalating complexity of cyber threats, persistent staffing shortages, tight budget constraints, and the ever-evolving maze of compliance requirements contribute to a landscape where 63% of cybersecurity professionals believe their work has become more challenging over the past two years.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Seventy percent of Canadian organizations found themselves vulnerable with the exposure of their Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Prisma Clouds’ 2021 Cloud Threat Report and Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report show how companies have needed to adapt and expand cloud workloads and how this has affected their cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Summary In recent years, malware attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, and attackers are always finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and steal sensitive data. To stay ahead of these threats, security researchers must constantly monitor the landscape and identify new threats as they emerge.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past 12 months, the style and severity of APT threats has continued to evolve. Let’s start by looking at the predictions we made for 2021. APT threat actors will buy initial network access from cybercriminals. On April 15, the White House formally blamed Russia for the SolarWinds supply-chain attack.

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NopSec

JULY 5, 2022

Risk Score Update Key Takeaways NopSec is announcing the first in a series of updates to our Risk Scoring Machine Learning Model aimed at improving our ability to recognize Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that pose the greatest threat to our client’s security posture. Patching vulnerabilities can be a large task.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

X remote access devices that they have been made aware of an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. Vulnerability. This vulnerability has been patched in the later 9.x Devices at risk. x firmware.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Well Designed, Yet Highly Vulnerable. Despite being decades old, SCADA control systems remain well-designed to this day. Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . The Dangers of ICS Memory-Based Attacks. Who’s Behind ICS Threats?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2021

Unless you keep your social media at a pole’s distance, you have probably heard that an absolutely enormous dataset—containing over 500 million phone numbers—has been made public. First, they tell you they have a new phone number and then they ask you to transfer some money on their behalf. Why it still matters.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

With more consumers and B2B enterprises conducting business in the cyber world, security threats are an increasing concern. Winning the ongoing battle against cybercrime and criminals starts with understanding the nature of the threats and how to combat them. How high is your business’ cyber threat intelligence ?

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

So when researchers claim to uncover that a previously unknown APT group is behind a series of attacks – as threat hunters from Malwarebytes did this week in announcing their discovery of a newly observed actor called LazyScripter – it’s usually an intriguing development. Scazon / CC BY 2.0 ).

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NetSpi Technical

JUNE 8, 2023

The practitioners of machine learning were recently reminded that we are not isolated from security threats. Depending on the attack scenario, the AI models themselves could have been modified or extracted, which would result in various attack scenarios depending on the intended use of the model.

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