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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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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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

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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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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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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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.

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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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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

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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Google warned that a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43093, in the Android OS is actively exploited in the wild. Threat actors are actively exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43093, in the Android OS, Google warns. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation issue in the Android Framework component. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to “Android/data,” “Android/obb,” and “Android/sandbox” directories

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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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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Alexander “Connor” Moucka was arrested this week by Canadian authorities for allegedly carrying out a series of hacks that targeted Snowflake’s cloud customers. His next stop may be a US jail.

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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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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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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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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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Zero Day

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The November 2024 Android Security Update fixes these actively exploited flaws. Here's how to check for the patches.

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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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