Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2024

Someone got caught trying to smuggle 322 pounds of gold (that’s about 1/4 of a cubic foot) out of Hong Kong. It was disguised as machine parts: On March 27, customs officials x-rayed two air compressors and discovered that they contained gold that had been “concealed in the integral parts” of the compressors. Those gold parts had also been painted silver to match the other components in an attempt to throw customs off the trail.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Research has found that criminals can demand higher ransom when they compromise an organisation’s backup data in a ransomware attack. Discover advice from security experts on how to properly protect your backup.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 12, 2024

Palo Alto Networks is warning that a critical flaw impacting its PAN-OS software used in its GlobalProtect gateways is being exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-3400, the issue has a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 12, 2024

Apple recommends that iPhone users install software updates, use strong passwords and 2FA, and don’t open links or attachments from suspicious emails to keep their device safe from spyware.

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SecureList

APRIL 12, 2024

On March 29, 2024, a single message on the Openwall OSS-security mailing list marked an important discovery for the information security, open source and Linux communities: the discovery of a malicious backdoor in XZ. XZ is a compression utility integrated into many popular distributions of Linux. The particular danger of the backdoored library lies in its use by the OpenSSH server process sshd.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.” The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) best practices are principles that help prevent intentional or unintentional data erasure. By following these guidelines, organizations can reduce the detrimental impact of data loss and quickly resume operations after an incident. This also protects sensitive data and minimizes legal and reputational issues. Explore some real-world instances below and discover when and how to use DLP procedures for optimal data security.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 12, 2024

"Test files" associated with the XZ Utils backdoor have made their way to a Rust crate known as liblzma-sys, new findings from Phylum reveal. liblzma-sys, which has been downloaded over 21,000 times to date, provides Rust developers with bindings to the liblzma implementation, an underlying library that is part of the XZ Utils data compression software.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

Crooks targeted a LastPass employee using deepfake technology to impersonate the company’s CEO in a fraudulent scheme. In a fraudulent scheme, criminals used deepfake technology to impersonate LastPass ‘s CEO, targeting an employee of the company. The attack occurred this week, but the employed recognized the attack and the attempt failed.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Roku warns that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks after disclosing another incident that compromised 15,000 accounts in early March. [.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were compromised in a new wave of credential stuffing attacks. Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks, threat actors used credentials stolen from third-party platforms. “ Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat authentication and authorization mechanisms, with the end goal of account takeover (ATO) and/or data exfiltration.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

As AI continues its relentless march into enterprises, an insidious threat lurks in the shadows that could undermine its widespread adoption: Shadow AI. The post Shadow AI: The Murky Threat to Enterprise Adoption of Generative AI appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a massive ongoing wave of SMS phishing attacks targeting Americans with lures regarding unpaid road toll fees. [.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 12, 2024

The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal after SimpleHarm, MuddyC3, PhonyC2, and MuddyC2Go.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Today, Palo Alto Networks warns that an unpatched critical command injection vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall is being actively exploited in attacks. [.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

TA547 group is targeting dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys, Proofpoint warns. Proofpoint researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as TA547, targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering the Rhadamanthys malware. TA547 is a financially motivated threat actor that has been active since at least November 2017, it was observed conducting multiple campaigns to deliver a variety of Android and Windows malware, including DanaBot , Goot

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 12, 2024

US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans' information.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2024

After seeing their Social Security Number (SSN) leaked in the AT&T breach , some US citizens are wondering if and how they can change their SSN. The good news is that even though it’s a challenging process, it is possible. But if you’ve ever had to abandon an email address that you used for years, imagine all of the hassle that came with that, and then imagine it being about 10 times worse.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

APRIL 12, 2024

Delivery Boys moonlighting as Cybercriminals in Pune: Operated 120 bank accounts for international masterminds (Image Source: Indian Express). The post Quick Bytes: Top Cyber News Of The Week appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically launch Python scripts. [.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

A newly discovered high-severity security flaw (CVE-2024-22262) in the widely-used Spring Framework software could leave countless applications vulnerable to redirect and server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, researchers warn. The vulnerability lies in the way... The post CVE-2024-22262: Spring Framework Hit by New Vulnerability, Urgent Update Needed appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store. [.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a severe zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) affecting its market-leading firewall software, PAN-OS. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating its critical severity. Successful exploitation could allow unauthenticated attackers... The post CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS 10): Critical 0-Day Flaw in Palo Alto Networks Firewall Software Exploited in the Wild appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 12, 2024

Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and it has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

GraphStrike GraphStrike is a suite of tools that enables Cobalt Strike’s HTTPS Beacon to use Microsoft Graph API for C2 communications. All Beacon traffic will be transmitted via two files created in the attacker’s SharePoint site,... The post GraphStrike: Cobalt Strike HTTPS beaconing over Microsoft Graph API appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically launch Python scripts. [.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

Greenmask – dump obfuscation tool Greenmask is a powerful open-source utility that is designed for logical database backup dumping, obfuscation, and restoration. It offers extensive functionality for backup, anonymization, and data masking. Greenmask is written... The post greenmask: PostgreSQL dump and obfuscation tool appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 12, 2024

Identities now transcend human boundaries. Within each line of code and every API call lies a non-human identity. These entities act as programmatic access keys, enabling authentication and facilitating interactions among systems and services, which are essential for every API call, database query, or storage account access.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 12, 2024

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million. [.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 12, 2024

A new emergency directive from CISA requires U.S. federal agencies to address the risks associated with the Russian hacking group APT29’s compromise of several Microsoft business email accounts. On April 2, Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies received Emergency Directive 24-02. They must look into potentially impacted emails, reset any compromised passwords, and take precautions […] The post CISA Issues Emergency Directive and Orders Agencies to Mitigate the Risks of th

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