Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Interesting attack on a LLM: In Writer, users can enter a ChatGPT-like session to edit or create their documents. In this chat session, the LLM can retrieve information from sources on the web to assist users in creation of their documents. We show that attackers can prepare websites that, when a user adds them as a source, manipulate the LLM into sending private information to the attacker or perform other malicious activities.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Ben Rothke chose A Hacker’s Mind as “the best information security book of 2023.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware group announced it had breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian branch of the car maker giant. The Akira ransomware gang claimed to have breached Nissan Australia and to have stolen around 100GB of files from the carmaker giant. The company refused to pay the ransom and the ransomware gang threatened to leak the alleged stolen documents, including project data, clients’ and partners’ info, and NDAs. “We’ve obtained 100 GB of data of N

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Three malicious Chrome extensions posing as VPN (Virtual Private Networks) infected were downloaded 1.5 million times, acting as browser hijackers, cashback hack tools, and data stealers. [.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Here's a list of the 20 most popular articles published by TechRepublic in 2023.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

A hospital situated near Kansas City, Missouri, has encountered significant challenges in delivering patient care this week following a cyberattack that severely impacted its systems. Liberty Hospital provided an update Read More The post Kansas City Hospital Ransomware Attack Consequences appeared first on Axio. The post Kansas City Hospital Ransomware Attack Consequences appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

A member of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion group, Arion Kurtaj, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. The UK Southwark Crown Court has sentenced Arion Kurtaj , a prominent member of the international cyber extortion gang Lapsus$ , to an indefinite hospital order. Over the years, the Lapsus$ gang compromised many high-profile companies such as NVIDIA , Samsung , Ubisoft , Mercado Libre, Vodafone , Microsoft , Okta , and Globant.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Europol has notified over 400 websites that their online shops have been hacked with malicious scripts that steal debit and credit cards from customers making purchases. [.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog, Cavelo CEO James Mignacca and cybersecurity strategist Mark Sangster talk through cybersecurity obligations and best practices for law firms. The post How Cybersecurity for Law Firms has Changed appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The digital realm is no stranger to ingenious exploits, and the latest breakthrough in cybersecurity research is no exception. Researchers have unveiled “Mayhem,” a formidable attack technique that targets the very heart of computing... The post CVE-2023-42465: SUDO Affected by Stack/Register Flaw, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, and MySQL are Vulnerable appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Citrix bugs caused a lot of problems throughout the year, and as we’re closing down 2023, it seems it’s not over. This time, Xfinity, Comcast’s cable television and internet division has been the victim of a data breach caused by the Citrix bug. Almost every customer of Xfinity was impacted, as attackers accessed tens of […] The post Comcast’s Xfinity Breached: Data of 36 Million Users Exposed appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

PEnetration TEsting Proxy PETEP (PEnetration TEsting Proxy) is an open-source Java application for creating proxies for traffic analysis & modification. The main goal of PETEP is to provide a useful tool for performing penetration tests... The post PEnetration TEsting Proxy: open-source Java application for traffic analysis & modification appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Dozens of banks around the word are in the crosshairs of a threat group using JavaScript web injections to steal users’ bank account credentials. The campaign, which the hackers have been preparing for since December 2022 and which emerged in March, has targeted 40 banks in North and South America, Europe, and Japan, and has. The post Web Injection Campaign Targets 40 Banks, 50,000 Users appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Ubisoft is investigating whether it suffered a breach after images of the company's internal software and developer tools were leaked online.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Threat hunters have discovered a rogue WordPress plugin that's capable of creating bogus administrator users and injecting malicious JavaScript code to steal credit card information. The skimming activity is part of a Magecart campaign targeting e-commerce websites, according to Sucuri.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Today, the Akira ransomware gang claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan. [.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

ESO Solutions, a key software provider for healthcare and emergency services, was the victim of a ransomware attack. This cyberattack led to unauthorized data access and encryption of various company systems. The breach, initially identified on September 28th, marked the start of a detailed investigation to understand its full impact. Extent of data exposure During […] The post Major Data Breach at ESO Solutions Affects 2.7 Million Patients appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be caused by a law enforcement action. [.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of cyber threats, a new player has emerged in the Android ecosystem, known as “Android/Xamalicious.” This backdoor, discovered by the McAfee Mobile Research Team, represents a new wave of sophisticated... The post Android/Xamalicious Malware Hijacks 327K+ Android Devices appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that's engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn’t they do anything about it?

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I monitor (in an amateur, clueless way) ransomware groups in my spare time, to see what intelligence can be gained from looking at victim orgs and what went wrong. Basically, I’m a giant big dork with too much free time. I’ve discovered two organisations with ransomware incidents, where the entry point appears to have been Exchange Server 2013 with Outlook Web Access enabled, where all available security updates were applied.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

A new phishing campaign is leveraging decoy Microsoft Word documents as bait to deliver a backdoor written in the Nim programming language.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The National Security Agency (NSA) has unveiled its ‘2023 Cybersecurity Year in Review’ This document highlights the agency’s achievements in enhancing national security through cybersecurity. It emphasizes the value of NSA’s collaborations with U.S. government agencies, international allies, and the Defense Industrial Base, underlining the collective effort in facing sophisticated cybersecurity threats.

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We Live Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

How cybercriminals take advantage of the popularity of ChatGPT and other tools of its ilk to direct people to sketchy sites, plus other interesting findings from ESET's latest Threat Report

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Recent attacks have demonstrated a significant growth in Zero Days and Remote Code Execution. Kratikal has observed that threat actors have placed a special focus on Web Apps, IoT, and Open-Source tools. In this blog, we will discuss a recently found Remote Code Execution attack in Apache Struts2. Apache Struts helps developers to create web applications […] The post Impact of Apache Struts2 Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Codenotary added machine learning algorithms to the search engine it provides for its Trustcenter platform for generating and managing SBOMs. The post Codenotary Adds Machine Learning Algorithms to SBOM Search Tool appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Happy Holidays! As we close out 2023 we do it with a bit of deja vu (depending on how sharp your memory is). This month we cover an Apache Struts 2 vulnerability that could result in remote command execution (RCE). If that sounds familiar it’s because the Equifax breach of 2017 was a result of an Apache Struts vulnerability. We also dive into a JetBrains TeamCity authentication bypass vuln that results in trivial command execution.

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