Schneier on Security
MAY 24, 2024
New paper: “ Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market “: Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years have seen a global market emerge for ready-made software that lets governments surveil their citizens and foreign adversaries alike and to do so more easily than when such work required tradecraft.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 24, 2024
Major breakthroughs were made in global nations’ AI safety commitments, AI safety institutes, research grants and AI risk thresholds at this month’s AI Seoul Summit.
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Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2024
GitLab addressed a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to take over user accounts. GitLab fixed a high-severity XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4835 , that allows attackers to take over user accounts. An attacker can exploit this issue by using a specially crafted page to exfiltrate sensitive user information.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 24, 2024
A leading cyber lawyer in Australia has warned CISOs and other IT leaders their organisations and careers could be at stake if they do not understand data risk and data governance practices.
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Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2024
The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers. Advisory on security impacts related to the use of TLS in proprietary vendor Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 24, 2024
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Security Boulevard
MAY 24, 2024
Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2024
UK data watchdog is investigating Microsoft regarding the new Recall feature in Copilot+ PCs that captures screenshots of the user’s laptop every few seconds. The UK data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is investigating a new feature, called Recall, implemented by Microsoft” Copilot+ PCs that captures screenshots of the user’s laptop every few seconds. “You can use Recall on Copilot+ PCs to find the content you have viewed on your device.
The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
Google on Thursday rolled out fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-5274, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2024
CISA adds Apache Flink improper access control vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The issue, tracked as CVE-2020-17519 , is an improper access control vulnerability in Apache Flink.
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Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
After over a 24-hour outage, Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide, with no information released as to what caused the problem. [.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2024
Google rolled out a new emergency security update to fix another actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser. Google has released a new emergency security update to address a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5274, in the Chrome browser, it is the eighth zero-day exploited in attacks disclosed this year. The vulnerability is a high-severity ‘type confusion’ in the V8 JavaScript engine, the Google researcher Clément Lecigne and Brendon Tiszka discovered it.
Security Boulevard
MAY 24, 2024
It’s the wetware. It’s always the wetware. But that’s not the only takeaway from this year’s Voice of the CISO report. The post CISO Cite Human Error as Top IT Security Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
The MITRE Corporation has revealed that the cyber attack targeting the not-for-profit company towards late December 2023 by exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) involved the actor creating rogue virtual machines (VMs) within its VMware environment.
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Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
Google has released a new emergency security update to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome browser confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild. [.
The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
Threat actors have been observed making use of fake websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus solutions from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to propagate malware capable of stealing sensitive information from Android and Windows devices.
Security Boulevard
MAY 24, 2024
Bangalore, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, is home to numerous companies specializing in cybersecurity. Given the increasing prevalence of cyber threats and attacks, investing in cybersecurity has become imperative for businesses to safeguard their assets and information. With the rapid digitization of businesses and the increasing prevalence of cyber threats, robust cybersecurity […] The post Top Cyber Security Companies in Bangalore appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.
IT Security Guru
MAY 24, 2024
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Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release. [.
Graham Cluley
MAY 24, 2024
A data breach involving the Dutch city of Eindhoven left the personal information related to almost all of its citizens exposed. And then they chose not to tell the affected 221,511 people about it. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application. [.
eSecurity Planet
MAY 24, 2024
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Security Boulevard
MAY 24, 2024
Authors/Presenters:Yuhang Wu, Zhenpeng Lin, Yueqi Chen, Dang K Le, Dongliang Mu, Xinyu Xing Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. [.
The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that the malware known as BLOODALCHEMY used in attacks targeting government organizations in Southern and Southeastern Asia is in fact an updated version of Deed RAT, which is believed to be a successor to ShadowPad.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 24, 2024
Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services. [.
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The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
Malicious actors have backdoored the installer associated with courtroom video recording software developed by Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) to deliver malware that's associated with a known backdoor called RustDoor. The software supply chain attack, tracked as CVE-2024-4978, impacts JAVS Viewer v8.3.
SecureWorld News
MAY 24, 2024
During World War II, statistician Abraham Wald provided a counterintuitive recommendation for reducing bomber losses. He suggested reinforcing sections of aircraft that showed no damage after missions. His rationale was clear: damage on returning bombers indicated where an aircraft could sustain hits and still survive. Thus, undamaged areas represented critical vulnerabilities; bombers hit in these sections likely never returned.
The Hacker News
MAY 24, 2024
Introduction The infamous Colonial pipeline ransomware attack (2021) and SolarWinds supply chain attack (2020) were more than data leaks; they were seismic shifts in cybersecurity. These attacks exposed a critical challenge for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs): holding their ground while maintaining control over cloud security in the accelerating world of DevOps.
Security Boulevard
MAY 24, 2024
Threat actors compromised a popular audio-visual software package used in courtrooms, prisons, government, and lecture rooms around the world by injecting a loader malware that gives the hackers remote access to infected systems, collecting data about the host computer and downloading more malicious payloads along the way. The software supply chain attack targeted Justice AV.
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