Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2024

Researchers warn threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to target developers with persistent malware. Checkmarx researchers reported that t hreat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to deliver persistent malware to developers systems. Attackers behind this campaign create malicious repositories with popular names and topics, they were observed using techniques like automated updates and fake stars to boost search rankings. “By leveraging GitHub Actions, the attacker

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The Hacker News

APRIL 13, 2024

Threat actors have been exploiting the newly disclosed zero-day flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software dating back to March 26, 2024, nearly three weeks before it came to light yesterday.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 13, 2024

Suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls tracked as CVE-2024-3400 since March 26, using the compromised devices to breach internal networks, steal data and credentials. [.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 13, 2024

A former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million. Shakeeb Ahmed, the defendant in question, pled guilty to one count of computer fraud in December 2023 following his arrest in July.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2024

A critical vulnerability, named ‘ BatBadBut ’, impacts multiple programming languages, its exploitation can lead to command injection in Windows applications. The cybersecurity researcher RyotaK ( @ryotkak ) discovered a critical vulnerability, dubbed BatBadBut , which impacts multiple programming languages. When specific conditions are satisfied, an attacker can exploit the flaw to perform command injection on Windows. “ The BatBadBut is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to perfo

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 13, 2024

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers. [.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 13, 2024

A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI has led to the arrest and charging of two individuals who are believed to be behind the development and distribution of the "Firebird" remote access trojan (RAT), later rebranded as "Hive." [.

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SecureBlitz

APRIL 13, 2024

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 13, 2024

Royal Mail, the British postal and courier service began switching all snail mail stamps to barcoded stamps last year. The purpose of the barcode was to enhance security, deter stamp reuse, and possibly prevent forgeries—which it has failed to do. [.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2024

On Friday April 12, Palo Alto disclosed that some versions of PAN-OS are not only vulnerable to remote code execution, but that the vulnerability has been actively exploited to install backdoors on Palo Alto firewalls. A patch is expected to be available on April 14th. The advisory from Palo Alto is here. The CISA advisory [.] The post How to track and stop CVE-2024-3400: Palo Alto Devices API Exploit Causing Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise Epidemics appeared first on Wallarm.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 13, 2024

Two satellites will engage in a “realistic threat response scenario” when Victus Haze gets underway.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2024

Web application security testing aims to detect, prevent, and address security vulnerabilities within web applications. Flaws in web application coding accounted for 72% of the identified vulnerabilities. This evaluation involves scrutinizing the code, architecture, and deployment environment to assess the security posture of the applications. Security testing for web application can be executed manually or […] The post What is Web Application Security Testing?

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 13, 2024

The Iron Dome, US allies, and long-range interceptor missiles all came into play.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 13, 2024

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday announced sanctions against an official associated with Hamas for his involvement in cyber influence operations. Hudhayfa Samir ‘Abdallah al-Kahlut, 39, also known as Abu Ubaida, has served as the public spokesperson of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, since at least 2007.

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