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Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses

The Hacker News

Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager (NTLM) in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used desktop operating system.

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WordPress To Require Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin Developers

eSecurity Planet

WordPress is introducing mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for all plugin and theme developers to tackle rising security threats, effective October 1, 2024. This move supports the platform’s security by preventing unauthorized access to developer accounts and protecting millions of websites from potential supply-chain attacks​.

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Mishing Is the New Phishing — And It’s More Dangerous

eSecurity Planet

As businesses rely more on mobile devices for authentication and communication, these evolving threats are slipping past conventional security defenses, putting corporate networks at greater risk. Zimperium found that mishing activity peaked in August 2024, with over 1,000 daily attacks recorded. What is mishing?

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Blister malware using code signing certificates to evade anti malware detection

CyberSecurity Insiders

As some hackers have developed a malware that uses code signing certificates to avoid detection by security defenses and has the tendency to download payloads onto a compromised system.

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MFA Failures and Surging Ransomware Losses: What’s Going On?

Security Boulevard

Security experts and government bodies have strongly advocated for companies adopting multifactor authentication (MFA) in recent years. But despite the increased adoption of MFA, security defenses don’t seem to be bolstered against rampant ransomware actors.

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Zix tricks: Phishing campaign creates false illusion that emails are safe

SC Magazine

Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. An Office 365 retail pack. Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).

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Operation Digital Eye: China-linked relies on Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels to spy on Europen entities

Security Affairs

As a result, this technique may be challenging to detect and could evade security defenses.” Attackers utilized SSH and Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels for executing commands on compromised systems, authenticating via GitHub accounts to establish remote connections through vscode.dev.