Penetration Testing

APRIL 8, 2025

Vidar Stealer, a notorious information-stealing malware that first emerged in 2018, continues to pose a significant threat by employing new distribution methods and evasion techniques. G DATA Security Lab’s analysis has uncovered a recent instance where Vidar Stealer was disguised within a legitimate system information tool.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 6, 2024

Back in 2018, we started making Have I Been Pwned domain searches freely available to national government cybersecurity agencies responsible for protecting their nations' online infrastructure. Today, we're very happy to welcome Germany as the 35th country to use this service, courtesy of their CERTBund department.

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

Key Findings Even years after their disclosure, VPN-related vulnerabilities like CVE-2018-13379 and CVE-2022-40684 remain essential tools for attackers, driving large-scale campaigns of credential theft and administrative control. CVE-2018-13379: The Eternal Exploit What is CVE-2018-13379? Rated CVSS 9.8,

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

On Wednesday, regulators in New York announced that First American was the target of their first ever cybersecurity enforcement action in connection with the incident, charges that could bring steep financial penalties. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. First American Financial Corp.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2019

Federal Election Commission (FEC) said today political campaigns can accept discounted cybersecurity services from companies without running afoul of existing campaign finance laws, provided those companies already do the same for other non-political entities. They’re sort of making it up as they go along.” ” In May, Sen.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Interesting : Intel’s issue reflects a wider concern: Legacy technology can introduce cybersecurity weaknesses. After planning began in mid-2018, the Long-Term Retention Lab was up and running in the second half of 2019. This creates a long tail of old products that remain in widespread use, vulnerable to attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Including both financial losses and cybersecurity spending, the $1 trillion in costs will represent a 50% increase over 2018, says McAfee.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

A 2018 GAO report expressed concern regarding the lack of secure and patchable U.S. ” While DOD now appears aware of the issue of lack of cybersecurity requirements, they’re still not sure yet how to fix it, and in three of the five cases GAO reviewed, DOD simply chose to not include the requirements at all.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Security Risk Advisors (SRA) is a leading cybersecurity firm dedicated to providing comprehensive security solutions to businesses worldwide. About Security Risk Advisors: Security Risk Advisors offers Purple and Red Teams, Cloud Security, Penetration Testing, OT Security and 24x7x365 Cybersecurity Operations. Philadelphia, Pa.,

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2021

“Identifying IT and OT assets is a critical first step in improving cybersecurity,” the report concluded. The water act gives utilities serving between 3,300 and 50,000 residents until the end of this month to complete a cybersecurity risk and resiliency assessment. percent working to do so.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This is a follow on, with a lot more detail, to a story Bloomberg reported on in fall 2018. From the current Bloomberg story: Mike Quinn, a cybersecurity executive who served in senior roles at Cisco Systems Inc. ”) Here’s me in 2018: Supply-chain security is an incredibly complex problem. Yes, it’s plausible.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million in a 2018 ATM cash out scheme targeting a Pakistani bank; and a total of $112 million in virtual currencies stolen between 2017 and 2020 from cryptocurrency companies in Slovenia, Indonesia and New York. Park was previously charged in 2018 in connection with the WannaCry and Sony Pictures attacks. Image: CISA.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2025

HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAA madhav Thu, 01/23/2025 - 06:25 Data Breaches in Healthcare: Why Stronger Regulations Matter A data breach involving personal health information isnt just about stolen filesits a gut punch to trust and a serious shake-up to peoples lives.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 17, 2020

In a majority of cases, DoD has not completed the cybersecurity training and awareness tasks it set out to. While an assessment of "cybersecurity hygiene" like this doesn't directly analyze a network's hardware and software vulnerabilities, it does underscore the need for people who use digital systems to interact with them in secure ways.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I am happy (and proud) to announce that SecureMySocial, a cybersecurity company that I co-founded, has been issued its fifth United States patent for social media security. US 10,084,787 – Granted in September of 2018. US 10,771,464 – Granted in September 2020. US 11,438,334 – Granted in September of 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft.NET Framework, Apache OFBiz, and Paessler PRTG Network Monitor flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Microsoft.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-9276 (CVSS score of 7.2)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers at Hunt.io ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants. The experts noticed that a portion of the CVE-2018-4404 exploit is likely borrowed from the Metasploit framework.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 9, 2019

Israeli cybersecurity researchers have created malware capable of showing fake cancerous growths on CT and MRI scans. A recent study showed that 1 in 4 healthcare facilities were hit by ransomware in 2018 alone. In a video demonstrating the exploit, researchers at Ben Gurion University described how such an attack might be deployed.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 22, 2019

I visited as part of the Berklett Cybersecurity Project, run out of the Berkman Klein Center and funded by the Hewlett Foundation. Yesterday, I visited the NSA. It was Cyber Command's birthday, but that's not why I was there. BERKman hewLETT -- get it? We have a web page , but it's badly out of date.).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Matt Keogh, Minister for external affairs and defense, confirmed the news and added the stolen data was of 2018 and belonged to about 40,000 veterans. The post Cybersecurity news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for initial access. The first documented attack against a Sophos facility is the one that targeted Cyberoam in 2018.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 25, 2023

We know Cybercom did similar things in 2018 and 2020, and presumably will again in two years. . “We were doing operations well before the midterms began, and we were doing operations likely on the day of the midterms.” ” And they continued until the elections were certified, he said.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

Remember when, over the course of the 2000s and 2010s, the cybersecurity industry innovated like crazy to address software flaws in operating systems and business applications? Here are the big takeaways: Bypassing protection Firmware exposures are in the early phases of an all too familiar cycle.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning organizations about Ghost (Cring) ransomware, a sophisticated cyber threat that has been compromising critical infrastructure, businesses, and government entities worldwide. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

” said Dmitry Kalinin, a cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky Lab. In March 2018, security researchers at Antivirus firmDr.Web discovered that 42 models of low-cost Android smartphones were shipped with the Android.Triada.231 . “the authors of the new version of Triada are actively monetizing their efforts.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The breach, which occurred between 2014 and 2018, involved the exposure of sensitive customer information, including names, passport numbers, credit card details, and reservation information. Marriott acknowledged the breach in 2018, after discovering it in September of that year.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

federal government, concerns are mounting over the impact such an event could have on the cybersecurity of the United States. With top cybersecurity leaders and our presidential cabinet aggressively pursuing the 2023 Cyber Strategy plan, government shutdowns now impact our ability to maintain cyberspace capability and defense.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 6, 2025

The cybersecurity world mourns the loss of Amit Yoran, a trailblazing leader whose visionary approach and passion for the industry left an indelible mark. His career reflected a profound commitment to advancing digital security and shaping the future of cybersecurity. Department of Defense. He will be deeply missed."

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 20, 2020

Cyber coverage drivers According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Landscape for 2018, extreme weather events, natural disasters, and cyberattacks are the risks that you are most likely to face, with a likelihood score of 4.40, 4.17, and 4.01; respectively. All of these cost victims around $1.3

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

But new information confirms this pledge was always a lie, and that Conti has launched more than 200 attacks against hospitals and other healthcare facilities since first surfacing in 2018 under its earlier name, “ Ryuk.” But according to Microsoft and an advisory from the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Earl Enterprises (2018-2019): The parent company of restaurant chains like Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo suffered a 10-month-long data breach affecting millions of customers. Subway U.K.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2020

From a ZDNet article : GitHub launched a deep-dive into the state of open source security, comparing information gathered from the organization’s dependency security features and the six package ecosystems supported on the platform across October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020, and October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

” Weiss was just one of a half-dozen experts steeped in the cybersecurity aspects of industrial control systems that KrebsOnSecurity spoke with this week. ” There is nothing in the law that requires such facilities to report cybersecurity incidents, such as the one that happened in Oldsmar this past weekend.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 25, 2019

Trojan horse-based malware attacks and spyware rose sharply in 2018 as ransomware-based attacks declined, according to a new report published by Malwarebytes. Kaspersky and McAfee Labs both reported a 30% decline in ransomware attacks in 2018. “[T]he

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Schneier on Security

MAY 16, 2022

Rob Joyce, the director of cybersecurity at the NSA, said so in an interview: The NSA already has classified quantum-resistant algorithms of its own that it developed over many years, said Joyce. But it didn’t enter any of its own in the contest. “We’ve worked against all of them to make sure they are solid.”

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two years-old security flaws impacting TIBCO Software's JasperReports product to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2018-5430 (CVSS score: 7.7)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The threat actors attempted to exploit multiple vulnerabilities in DVRs, including CVE-2017-7921, CVE-2018-9995 , CVE-2020-25078, CVE-2021-33044 , and CVE-2021-36260. The FBI recommends limiting or isolating vulnerable devices, monitoring networks, and following cybersecurity best practices.

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