The Last Watchdog

JUNE 5, 2024

Digital rights management ( DRM ) has come a long way since Hollywood first recognized in the 1990s that it needed to rigorously protect digital music and movies. By the mid-2000s a branch called enterprise digital rights management ( EDRM ) cropped up to similarly protect sensitive business information. Today, businesses amass vast amounts of business-critical data – at a pace that’s quickening as GenAI takes hold.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 5, 2024

The observability suite is the first major overhaul for Splunk products since the Cisco acquisition. Plus, Mistral AI makes a deal with Cisco’s incubator.

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Elie

JUNE 5, 2024

This case-study explores the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training through the lens of a custom VR application developped to train Google employees.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 5, 2024

Are password managers safe to use? Find out if they are really secure and discover the benefits and risks of using password managers.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that they can use to recover encrypted data for free. [.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 5, 2024

Find out how the cyberespionage threat actor LilacSquid operates, and then learn how to protect your business from this security risk.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2024

RansomHub, which has become among the most prolific ransomware groups over the past few months, likely got its start with the source code from the Knight malware and a boost from a one-time BlackCat affiliate. The post RansomHub Rides High on Knight Ransomware Source Code appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

Cisco addressed vulnerabilities that were exploited to compromise the Webex meetings of the German government. In early May, German media outlet Zeit Online revealed that threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in the German government’s implementation of the Cisco Webex software to access internal meetings. In March, the German authorities admitted the hack by Russia-linked actors of a military meeting where participants discussed giving military support to Ukraine. “In early May 2024, Ci

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Trend Micro

JUNE 5, 2024

We analyze a cryptojacking attack campaign exploiting exposed Docker remote API servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners, using Docker images from the open-source Commando project.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2024

In an era marked by escalating cybersecurity threats, companies within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) find themselves at a critical juncture. With approximately 80,000 entities poised for substantial IT system enhancements to adhere to DFARS 7012 and CMMC standards, the emphasis largely remains on compliance. This perspective, however, often overshadows the fundamental purpose of these […] The post The Imperative of Strong Cybersecurity for DIB Companies: Beyond Compliance to Genuine Protecti

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The Hacker News

JUNE 5, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that's designed to deliver an information stealer called Lumma (aka LummaC2). The package in question is crytic-compilers, a typosquatted version of a legitimate library named crytic-compile.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

A vulnerability in the popular video-sharing platform TikTok allowed threat actors to take over the accounts of celebrities. Threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the video-sharing platform TikTok to hijack high-profile accounts. The vulnerability resides in the direct messages feature implemented by the platform, reported Forbes. The malware spreads through direct messages within the app and only requires the user to open a message.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 5, 2024

An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a "complex, long-running" Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operation codenamed Crimson Palace.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

Zyxel Networks released an emergency security update to address critical vulnerabilities in end-of-life NAS devices. Zyxel Networks released an emergency security update to address three critical flaws in some of its NAS devices that have reached end-of-life. An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to perform command injection attacks and achieve remote code execution.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2024

A rising volume of risks, shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals and time management with vendors are among the challenges MSPs face. The post MSPs Look to Streamline Cybersecurity Partnerships, Skills Shortage Persists appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 5, 2024

An analysis of a nascent ransomware strain called RansomHub has revealed it to be an updated and rebranded version of Knight ransomware, itself an evolution of another ransomware known as Cyclops. Knight (aka Cyclops 2.0) ransomware first arrived in May 2023, employing double extortion tactics to steal and encrypt victims' data for financial gain.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned. [.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 5, 2024

Zyxel has released security updates to address critical flaws impacting two of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices that have currently reached end-of-life (EoL) status. Successful exploitation of three of the five vulnerabilities could permit an unauthenticated attacker to execute operating system (OS) commands and arbitrary code on affected installations.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Threat actors claim to be selling 3TB of data from Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, stolen after breaching the company's Snowflake account. [.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 5, 2024

A critical security flaw has been uncovered in the popular WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers by Icegram Express. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-4295, carries a severity rating of 9.8 (CVSS), making it a prime target... The post CVE-2024-4295: Critical Vulnerability in Popular WordPress Plugin Exposes 90K+ Sites appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Kali Linux has released version 2024.2, the first version of 2024, with eighteen new tools and fixes for the Y2038 bug. [.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2024

High profile TikTok accounts, including CNN, Sony, and—er­—Paris Hilton have been targeted in a recent attack. CNN was the first account takeover that made the news, with Semafor reporting that the account was down for several days after the incident. According to Forbes, the attack happens without the account owner needing to click on or open anything—known as a zero-click attack.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads. [.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 5, 2024

Early in 2024, Wing Security released its State of SaaS Security report, offering surprising insights into emerging threats and best practices in the SaaS domain. Now, halfway through the year, several SaaS threat predictions from the report have already proven accurate.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Ariane Systems self check-in systems installed at thousands of hotels worldwide are vulnerable to a kiosk mode bypass flaw that could allow access to guests' personal information and the keys for other rooms. [.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 5, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has stepped in to ensure patients are made aware if their sensitive data was compromised during February's massive cyberattack on health IT firm Change Healthcare. In a ruling issued on May 31, 2024, HHS stated that hospitals and health systems impacted by the Change Healthcare data breach must now require the insurance giant UnitedHealth Group to directly notify affected individuals about potential exposure of their personal and medical inf

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Chinese state-sponsored actors have been targeting a government agency since at least March 2023 in a cyberespionage campaign that researchers track as Crimson Palace [.

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 5, 2024

Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2024

Google shared details on a recently introduced Chrome feature that changes how cookies are requested, with early tests showing increased performance across all platforms. [.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2024

Announcing the latest version of Malwarebytes, which brings a faster, responsive, and consistent user interface, integrated security and privacy, and expert guidance to keep you secure. Here’s what you can expect: 1. Unified user experience across platforms The new generation of Malwarebytes now delivers a consistent user experience across all our desktop and mobile platforms.

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