Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I’ve been writing about the possibility of AIs automatically discovering code vulnerabilities since at least 2018. This is an ongoing area of research: AIs doing source code scanning, AIs finding zero-days in the wild, and everything in between. The AIs aren’t very good at it yet, but they’re getting better. Here’s some anecdotal data from this summer: Since July 2024, ZeroPath is taking a novel approach combining deep program analysis with adversarial AI agents for valid

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A 26-year-old man in Ontario, Canada has been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting more than 160 companies that used the cloud data service Snowflake. Image: [link] On October 30, Canadian authorities arrested Alexander Moucka, a.k.a. Connor Riley Moucka of Kitchener, Ontario, on a provisional arrest warrant from the United States.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If you want to pursue a path toward becoming a CIO, here's your guide to salaries, job markets, skills and common interview questions.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In a recent analysis, cybersecurity researchers Hichem Maloufi and Christian Mina detailed CVE-2024-44258, a symlink vulnerability affecting Apple’s ManagedConfiguration framework and the profiled daemon. This vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate... The post PoC Exploit Releases for Critical Symlink Flaw in Apple’s iOS – CVE-2024-44258 appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking over email accounts via stolen session cookies, allowing them to bypass the multi-factor authentication (MFA) a user has set up. Here’s how it works. Most of us don’t think twice about checking the “Remember me” box when we log in. When you log in and the server has verified your authentication—straight away or after using MFA–the server creates a session and generates a unique session ID.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

About a year after Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the company released VMware Tanzu Data Services to make connections to some third-party data engines easier.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Atlanta Division has issued an urgent warning to the public about a surge in cybercriminals exploiting “Remember-Me” cookies to gain unauthorized access to email... The post FBI Warning: “Remember Me” Cookies Put Your Email at Risk appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology has addressed a critical security flaw impacting DiskStation and BeePhotos that could lead to remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION by Midnight Blue, the zero-day flaw was demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest by security researcher Rick de Jager.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We have entered a new era of cyberthreats, and employees must be equipped to defend the company from more cunning and effective attacks than ever. The post How Cybersecurity Training Must Adapt to a New Era of Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A Canadian resident, Alexander “Connor” Moucka, was arrested by Canadian law enforcement at the request of the United States for allegedly stealing sensitive data of myriad corporations like AT&T and Santander Bank that were stored in Snowflake's cloud systems and exposed during a breach. The post Canadian Man Accused of Snowflake Data Breach Arrested appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As security teams level up to support the cloud-native transition, three major issues keep impeding detection and response in the cloud. The post Three ‘Must Solve” Challenges Hindering Cloud-Native Detection and Response appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The S2 Research Team at Team Cymru has recently shed light on an escalating threat in the cybersecurity landscape: Operational Relay Box (ORB) networks. Defined as a hybrid between a... The post Beyond VPNs and Botnets: Understanding the Danger of ORB Networks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Meta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea's data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with advertisers without their consent.

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Zero Day

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

After purchasing the latest iPad Pro, the Apple Pencil Pro may seem like an expensive add-on. Ahead of Black Friday, the stylus has been discounted by $37, bringing it down to $92.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A recent blog by security researcher Hossam Ehab has detailed an advanced technique for process injection through manipulation of the Kernel Callback Table within the Process Environment Block (PEB) on... The post Stealthy Process Injection: New Kernel Callback Table Technique Exposed appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The ToxicPanda Android malware has infected over 1,500 devices, enabling attackers to perform fraudulent banking transactions. Cleafy researchers spotted a new Android banking malware, dubbed ToxicPanda, which already infected over 1,500 Android devices. The ToxicPanda malware shares some bot command similarities with the TgToxic trojan family was observed spreading in Southeast Asia.

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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Zero Day

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Want a programming job? Learning any language is good but only one is essential in 2024.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Google's cloud division has announced that it will enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users by the end of 2025 as part of its efforts to improve account security.

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Zero Day

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Microsoft 365 subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, and some Asian markets are about to get an AI upgrade and a price increase. How long until customers in the US and Europe see the same?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI camera bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog : CVE-2024-8957 PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-8956 PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Threat actors are attempting

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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Along with other foreign influence operations—including from Iran—Kremlin-backed campaigns to stoke division and fear have gone into overdrive.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Zero Trust security changes how organizations handle security by doing away with implicit trust while continuously analyzing and validating access requests. Contrary to perimeter-based security, users within an environment are not automatically trusted upon gaining access.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Canadian authorities arrested a suspect linked to multiple hacks following a breach of cloud data platform Snowflake earlier this year. Canadian law enforcement agencies arrested a suspect, Alexander “Connor” Moucka (aka Judische and Waifu), who is accused of being responsible for a series of attacks relying on information stolen from the cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake earlier this year.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

LastPass, a leading password management platform, has issued a critical warning to users about a social engineering campaign targeting its customer base through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store... The post Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In episode 23 of The AI Fix, an AI finds a new way to make life difficult for women in STEM, Graham reveals his brilliant idea for treating any medical emergency, a beloved chat show host returns from the grave, and our hosts learn that computer viruses were almost called computer weeds. Graham tells Mark a story involving a murder, a moth, and an AI journalist, and Mark pits his co-host against the world's most advanced computer program in a maths Olympiad.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In July 2024, the city of Columbus, Ohio, faced a ransomware attack that threatened to disrupt city services and exposed sensitive data of approximately 500,000 residents. What followed has since spiraled into a complex mix of cybersecurity concerns, public scrutiny, and legal controversy, drawing nationwide attention to how cities handle data breaches and respond to public disclosure by cybersecurity researchers.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A recent analysis from Hybrid Analysis, led by security researcher Vlad Pasca, reveals a newly identified keylogger malware attributed to the North Korean APT group Andariel. Known for their targeted... The post New Keylogger Targeting U.S. Organizations Linked to North Korean APT Group Andariel appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Fortinet has added a data loss prevention (DLP) platform to its portfolio that is based on the technology it gained with the acquisition of Next DLP earlier this year. The post Fortinet Adds Data Loss Prevention Capability Following Acquistion of Next DLP appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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