Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A critical vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed threat actors to hijack any Facebook account, researcher warns. Meta addressed a critical Facebook vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to take control of any account. The Nepalese researcher Samip Aryal described the flaw as a rate-limiting issue in a specific endpoint of Facebook’s password reset flow.
The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Threat hunters have discovered a new Linux malware called GTPDOOR that’s designed to be deployed in telecom networks that are adjacent to GPRS roaming exchanges (GRX) The malware is novel in the fact that it leverages the GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) for command-and-control (C2) communications.
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT exploited a zero-day flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) to gain kernel-level access to target systems. Avast researchers observed North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group using an admin-to-kernel exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in the appid.sys AppLocker driver. The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-21338 has been addressed by Microsoft in the February Patch Tuesday update.
The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The notorious North Korean state-backed hacking group Lazarus uploaded four packages to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository with the goal of infecting developer systems with malware. The packages, now taken down, are pycryptoenv, pycryptoconf, quasarlib, and swapmempool.
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Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Forking hell: Scrotebots clone thousands of projects, injecting malware millions of times. The post GitHub Fights Forks — Millions of Them — Huge Software Supply Chain Security FAIL appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Discover the key differences between a free VPN and a paid VPN and determine which one is right for your online privacy and security needs.
Duo's Security Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The choice of authentication methods plays a key role in defending against identity threats. In the first two blogs of this three-part series, we discussed the MFA methods available to users and their strengths and weaknesses in defending against five types of cyberattack. In this blog, we’ll discuss how end-users and administrators can select the best methods to keep themselves and their organizations secure.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Compare the features, benefits and limitations of Proton VPN's free and paid versions to determine which option is best for your privacy and security needs.
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The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level access and disable security software on compromised hosts. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS score: 7.8), which can permit an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
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The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new attack technique called Silver SAML that can be successful even in cases where mitigations have been applied against Golden SAML attacks.
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A new Linux variant of the Bifrost remote access trojan (RAT) employs several novel evasion techniques, including the use of a deceptive domain that was made to appear as part of VMware. [.
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The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
GitHub on Thursday announced that it’s enabling secret scanning push protection by default for all pushes to public repositories. “This means that when a supported secret is detected in any push to a public repository, you will have the option to remove the secret from your commits or, if you deem the secret safe, bypass the block,” Eric Tooley and Courtney Claessens said.
Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Pentest Muse Building an AI agent that can automate parts of pentesting jobs and provide live suggestions to pentesters. Requirements Python 3.12 or later Necessary Python packages as listed in requirements.txt OpenAI API key Modes... The post Pentest Muse: Revolutionizing Penetration Testing with AI Automation appeared first on Penetration Testing.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
SINGAPORE – Feb. 29, 2024. In the modern age, large companies are wrestling to leverage their customers’ data to provide ever-better AI-enhanced experiences. But a key barrier to leveraging this opportunity is mounting public concern around data privacy, as ever-greater data processing poses risks of data leaks by hackers and malicious insiders. Silence Laboratories is on a mission to create infrastructure to enable complex data collaborations between enterprises and entities, without any sensi
Malwarebytes
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed an attacker to take over a Facebook account without the victim needing to click on anything at all. The bug was found by a bounty hunter from Nepal called Samip Aryal and has now been fixed by Facebook. In his search for an account takeover vulnerability, the four times Meta Whitehat award receiver started by looking at the uninstall and reinstall process on Android.
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Graham Cluley
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The US government has warned the healthcare sector that it is now the biggest target of the BlackCat ransomware group. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A new threat actor, tracked as dubbed SPIKEDWINE, has been observed targeting officials in Europe with a previously undetected backdoor WINELOADER. Zscaler researchers warn that a previously unknown threat actor dubbed SPIKEDWINE has been observed targeting European officials. The cyberspies used a bait PDF document masqueraded as an invitation letter from the Ambassador of India, inviting diplomats to a wine-tasting event in February 2024.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Check out our guide to the best CRM software and their top features and pricing for small to mid-sized businesses to consider in 2024.
The Hacker News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance has issued a new cybersecurity advisory warning of cyber threat actors exploiting known security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways, noting that the Integrity Checker Tool (ICT) can be deceived to provide a false sense of security.
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Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The world of blockchain and angel investing can be thrilling but also fraught with risks. Security experts from Hunt are currently tracking a sophisticated phishing scheme aimed squarely at entrepreneurs operating within Telegram communities... The post Lazarus Group Suspected in Telegram Phishing Attacks on Investors appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
AI service Cutout.Pro has suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of 20 million members, including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, IP addresses, and names. [.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Experts warn that the LockBit ransomware group has started using updated encryptors in new attacks, after the recent law enforcement operation. The LockBit ransomware group appears to have fully recovered its operations following the recent law enforcement initiative, code-named Operation Cronos , which aimed to disrupt its activities. Researchers from Zscaler first observed the ransomware group using new ransom notes referencing the new Tor infrastructure.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
As Chinese automakers prepare to launch in the US, the White House is investigating whether cars made in China could pose a national security threat.
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PCI perspectives
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I'm Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today I am thrilled to introduce the Council's new Executive Director, Gina Gobeyn. Gina joins PCI SSC following the announcement of Lance Johnson's retirement this year. As Executive Director, Gina will drive the organization's strategic direction, its operations, and oversee the PCI SSC senior leadership team and staff.
Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2024-1468, CVSS score 8.8) has been discovered in the popular Avada WordPress theme with nearly 950,000 sales. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to upload arbitrary... The post Urgent Security Alert: Avada WordPress Theme Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1468) appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Brave Software is the next company to jump into AI, announcing a new privacy-preserving AI assistant called "Leo" is rolling out on the Android version of its browser through the latest release, version 1.63. [.
Penetration Testing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A new Linux-based malware, christened GTPDOOR, has emerged with a cunning strategy to infiltrate the heart of telecommunication networks – the GRX (GPRS Roaming Exchange). By harnessing the GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP-C), usually confined... The post GTPDOOR: The Shape-Shifting Threat Lurking in Telco Networks appeared first on Penetration Testing.
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