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Report Finds 50% of Scattered Spider Phishing Domains Targeted Finance & Insurance

Digital Shadows

Phishing Remains Top Tactic, Fueled by Teams Abuse Figure 1: Top attack techniques in true-positive customer incidents for finance & insurance sector, H2 2024 vs H2 2023 Phishing dominated cyber attacks in H2 2024, accounting for over 90% of incidents across industries due to its simplicity and effectiveness.

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VulnRecap 2/19/2024: News from Microsoft, Zoom, SolarWinds

eSecurity Planet

Palo Alto’s Unit 42 research team said that Akira led the number of ransomware posts from new leak sites in 2023. Akira also has potential ties to Conti, another ransomware group, through cryptocurrency transactions, according to Unit 42. Akira is a particularly dangerous brand of ransomware. of Access Rights Manager.

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ShadowRay Vulnerability: 6 Lessons for AI & Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

The security researchers at Oligo Security discovered CVE-2023-48022 , dubbed ShadowRay , which notes that Ray fails to apply authorization in the Jobs API. Hijacked compute: Repurposes expensive AI compute power for attackers’ needs, primarily cryptojacking, which mines for cryptocurrencies on stolen resources.

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Vulnerability Recap 9/2/24 – Big Companies Upgrade vs Risks

eSecurity Planet

Users must examine their camera firmware and seek alternative or extra security steps to reduce risk. The problem: CVE-2023-22527 , a severe RCE vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, enables unauthenticated remote code execution. Exploitation attempts increased significantly between June and July 2024.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/22/24 – Cisco, Ivanti, Oracle & More

eSecurity Planet

Orca Security disclosed the flaw , called LeakyCLI, but both cloud providers declined to take action and assumed CLI can only be accessed in secure environments. A similar flaw disclosed last year to Microsoft, CVE-2023-36052 , earned a CVSS score of 8.6. Consider reading more about container and Kubernetes security tools.

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

Constantly updated with new features, Endurance stays ahead of evolving security defenses, showcasing IntelBroker’s adaptability. Targeting Emerging Technologies APT41 skillfully exploits emerging technologies and platforms, outpacing traditional defenses.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023. Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices.