Schneier on Security
JANUARY 4, 2024
Kaspersky researchers are detailing “an attack that over four years backdoored dozens if not thousands of iPhones, many of which belonged to employees of Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky.” It’s a zero-click exploit that makes use of four iPhone zero-days. The most intriguing new detail is the targeting of the heretofore-unknown hardware feature, which proved to be pivotal to the Operation Triangulation campaign.
Jane Frankland
JANUARY 4, 2024
Growing up, most women had a Barbie in their lives at some point. Whether you found her artfully arranged on the toy shelf or covered in ‘dirt’ and tucked away, Barbie has played a significant role in shaping many people’s perceptions and aspirations. In this blog, I’ll be delving into how Barbie continues to influence people, particularly women.
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Malwarebytes
JANUARY 4, 2024
In what seems like yet another attempt to adapt its platform to prepare for new regulations, Facebook has started rolling out a new feature called Link History. Link History allows users to view and re-visit links they have visited with their Facebook browsing activity. Obviously Facebook will tell us that the new feature is for its users’ benefit, but we can see several ways in which this benefits Meta even more.
Graham Cluley
JANUARY 4, 2024
No one is too big, too clever, too security-savvy to avoid being duped - because it's only human to make a mistake and screw up. Read my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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Penetration Testing
JANUARY 4, 2024
EDRSilencer Inspired by the closed-source FireBlock tool FireBlock from MdSec NightHawk, I created my version. This tool was created to block the outbound traffic of running EDR processes using Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) APIs.... The post EDRSilencer: uses WFP to block EDR agents from reporting security events to the server appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Tech Republic Security
JANUARY 4, 2024
Investment firm DigitalBridge Group and other backers provided the cash for the venture, which will enable generative AI deployment.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 4, 2024
Researchers discovered three malicious packages in the PyPI repository targeting Linux systems with a cryptocurrency miner. Fortinet researchers discovered three malicious packages in the open-source PyPI repository. The three packages named modularseven, driftme, and catme were designed to target Linux systems to deploy a crypto miner. The packages have the same author, known as “sastra”, who created a PyPI account shortly before uploading the first of them.
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
Over the holidays, the npm package registry was flooded with more than 3,000 packages, including one called "everything," and others named a variation of the word. These 3,000+ packages make it impossible for all npm authors to unpublish their packages from the registry. [.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 4, 2024
Healthcare technology company HealthEC disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.5 million Individuals. Healthcare technology company HealthEC (HEC) disclosed a data breach that impacted 4.5 million customers of its business partners. HealthEC is a healthcare technology company that provides solutions for care coordination, population health management, and value-based care.
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 4, 2024
Resecurity revealed the GXC Team cybercriminal syndicate developed a tool that uses AI to generate invoices that are embedded within a BEC attack. The post Resecurity Identifies AI Tool Being Used to Compromise Business Email appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 4, 2024
An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. The customers of the company were not able to access the internet for several hours on January 3 as a result of the attack.
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked with 'gold' and 'grey' checkmarks to promote cryptocurrency scams. [.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 4, 2024
The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. Today Mandiant had their Twitter account stolen. 2024 starting strong pic.twitter.com/gHagm2o36q — vx-underground (@vxunderground) January 3, 2024 The X account of the Google-owned firm Mandiant has
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
The Russian hackers behind a December breach of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications service provider, have wiped all systems on the telecom operator's core network. [.
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Veracode Security
JANUARY 4, 2024
One of the top security concerns we hear from technology leaders is about the security of open source software (OSS) and cloud software development. An open source vulnerability scanner (for scanning OSS) helps you discover risk in the third-party code you use. However, just because a solution scans open source does not mean you are ultimately reducing security risk with it.
Penetration Testing
JANUARY 4, 2024
Stinger CIA Vault7 leak describes Stinger as a Privilege Escalation module in the “Fine Dining” toolset. Stinger is a “UAC bypass that obtains the token from an auto-elevated process, modifies it, and reuses it... The post Stinger: UAC bypass implementation of Stinger appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Identity IQ
JANUARY 4, 2024
What is a Gift Card Draining Scam? IdentityIQ If you gave or received a gift card this holiday season, you should be aware of gift card draining scams that can turn your gift into a disappointment. This article gives you an overview of how to safely enjoy gift cards and answers the burning question, “What is a gift card draining scam?” What is Gift Card Draining?
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
Ivanti fixed a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Endpoint Management software (EPM) that can let unauthenticated attackers hijack enrolled devices or the core server. [.
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SecureWorld News
JANUARY 4, 2024
A User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tool is a software solution designed to track and record the activities and interactions of users on computers or networks for security, compliance, or management purposes. UAM systems operate by installing a software agent on each employee's computer. This agent gathers data about the user's actions, such as keystrokes, mouse clicks, application usage, and internet activity.
GlobalSign
JANUARY 4, 2024
Let’s look at how to improve SSL/TLS certificate management through automation and how Atlas Discovery solution can help.
The Hacker News
JANUARY 4, 2024
Three new malicious packages have been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) open-source repository with capabilities to deploy a cryptocurrency miner on affected Linux devices. The three harmful packages, named modularseven, driftme, and catme, attracted a total of 431 downloads over the past month before they were taken down.
Approachable Cyber Threats
JANUARY 4, 2024
Category Compliance, News Risk Level Everything you need to know about the DoD’s new CMMC implementation plan, and how to prepare. The DoD just released a proposed rule for implementation of all CMMC requirements by October 1, 2026. The plan will be implemented in four phases: Upon revision to DFARS 252.204-7021, CMMC Model Certification Requirements, DoD will include CMMC Level 1 and 2 self-assessments in all applicable DoD contracts as a condition of award.
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We Live Security
JANUARY 4, 2024
Losing your keys, your wallet – or anything else, really – can be a pain, but there is a wide world of trackers that can help you locate your missing things – with awesome accuracy
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500. [.
Graham Cluley
JANUARY 4, 2024
Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant has found itself in the awkward position of having to wrestle back control of its Twitter account, after it was hijacked by scammers yesterday.
Penetration Testing
JANUARY 4, 2024
In December 2023, the cybersecurity community was alerted to a new form of cyber threat – the Ducktail malware. This incident, detected by the eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU), targeted a digital marketing professional,... The post Beware of LinkedIn: Ducktail Malware’s Sneaky ZIP Attack Revealed appeared first on Penetration Testing.
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NetSpi Technical
JANUARY 4, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of containerized applications, Azure Container Registry (ACR) is one of the more commonly used services in Azure for the management and deployment of container images. ACR not only serves as a secure and scalable repository for Docker images, but also offers a suite of powerful features to streamline management of the container lifecycle.
The Hacker News
JANUARY 4, 2024
A new variant of remote access trojan called Bandook has been observed being propagated via phishing attacks with an aim to infiltrate Windows machines, underscoring the continuous evolution of the malware. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which identified the activity in October 2023, said the malware is distributed via a PDF file that embeds a link to a password-protected.7z archive.
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 4, 2024
Ukraine’s top general says his country must innovate on the level of inventing gunpowder to “break military parity” with Russia. If it’s successful, it could change the future of war.
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 4, 2024
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started accepting submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge, a public competition with a $25,000 top prize for ideas that protect consumers from the danger of AI-enabled voice cloning for fraudulent activity. [.
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