Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation assert that C, C++, and other memory-unsafe languages contribute to potential security breaches.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The Open Source Initiative has published (news article here ) its definition of “open source AI,” and it’s terrible. It allows for secret training data and mechanisms. It allows for development to be done in secret. Since for a neural network, the training data is the source code—it’s how the model gets programmed—the definition makes no sense.
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Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
This feels important : The Secret Service has used a technology called Locate X which uses location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on phones. Because users agreed to an opaque terms of service page, the Secret Service believes it doesn’t need a warrant.
Penetration Testing
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Security researcher Gergely Kalman has detailed a high-severity vulnerability in Apple’s MallocStackLogging framework that could allow attackers to gain local privilege escalation (LPE) on macOS systems. The flaw, designated CVE-2023-32428... The post macOS Vulnerability (CVE-2023-32428) Grants Root Access, PoC Published appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Financially-motivated threat actors hacked Uganda ‘s central bank system, government officials confirmed this week. Ugandan officials confirmed on Thursday that the national central bank suffered a security breach by financially-motivated threat actors. The police’s Criminal Investigations Department and the Auditor General are investigating the incident.
The Hacker News
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The Russia-aligned threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of two security flaws, one in Mozilla Firefox and the other in Microsoft Windows, as part of attacks designed to deliver the eponymous backdoor on victim systems.
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WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
These are two attacks against the system components surrounding LLMs: We propose that LLM Flowbreaking, following jailbreaking and prompt injection, joins as the third on the growing list of LLM attack types. Flowbreaking is less about whether prompt or response guardrails can be bypassed, and more about whether user inputs and generated model outputs can adversely affect these other components in the broader implemented system. […] When confronted with a sensitive topic, Microsoft 365 Cop
Penetration Testing
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-11477) has been discovered in the popular file archiver 7-Zip, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious code on vulnerable systems. The flaw, identified by Nicholas Zubrisky of... The post CVE-2024-11477: 7-Zip Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Update Now! appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
We Live Security
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
ESET Research details the analysis of a previously unknown vulnerability in Mozilla products exploited in the wild and another previously unknown Microsoft Windows vulnerability, combined in a zero-click exploit.
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Malwarebytes
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Tech support scammers are again stooping low with their email campaigns. This particular one hints that one of your contacts may have met an untimely end. It all starts with an email titled “Sad announcement” followed by a full name of someone you know. The email may appear to come from the person themselves. A co-worker who received such an email pointed it out to our team.
NetSpi Technical
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Every hacker has a story about abusing SMB shares, but it’s an attack surface that cybersecurity teams still struggle to understand, manage, and defend. For the benefit of both attackers and defenders, I started an open-source GitHub project a few years ago called “PowerHuntShares”. It focuses on distilling data related to shares configured with excessive privileges to better understand their relationships and risk.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The Israeli company NSO Group sells Pegasus spyware to countries around the world (including countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda). We assumed that those countries use the spyware themselves. Now we’ve learned that that’s not true: that NSO Group employees operate the spyware on behalf of their customers. Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker
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Penetration Testing
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Red Hat and Microsoft join forces to bring the leading enterprise Linux distribution to Windows developers. In a move that promises to streamline hybrid cloud development and enhance developer flexibility,... The post Red Hat Enterprise Linux Lands on Windows Subsystem for Linux appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
Zero Day
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
This extension lets you easily migrate your follows and block list from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky, but you need to act fast because its functionality may be short-lived. Here's why.
Malwarebytes
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
A DNA testing company that promised clients insights into their genetic disposition has suddenly disappeared. The BBC reports it tried several methods to reach the company but failed in this effort. London offices are closed, nobody answers the phone, and clients are no longer capable of accessing their online records. All the company’s social media accounts haven’t been updated since 2023 at the latest.
The Hacker News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Apple has released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser to address two zero-day flaws that have come under active exploitation in the wild.
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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
McAfee researchers discovered 15 SpyLoan Android apps on Google Play with a combined total of over 8 million installs. 15 SpyLoan apps with a combined total of 8M+ installs were found on Google Play, targeting users in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. SpyLoan apps exploit social engineering to gain sensitive user data and excessive permissions, leading to extortion, harassment, and financial loss.
Google Security
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Posted by Alex Rebert and Max Shavrick, Security Foundations, and Kinuko Yasada, Core Developer Attackers regularly exploit spatial memory safety vulnerabilities , which occur when code accesses a memory allocation outside of its intended bounds, to compromise systems and sensitive data. These vulnerabilities represent a major security risk to users.
Penetration Testing
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in its GlobalProtect app that could allow attackers to install malicious software on endpoints. The vulnerability, identified as... The post Palo Alto Networks Warns of GlobalProtect App Flaw with Public Exploit Code (CVE-2024-5921) appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
Kali Linux
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Over the past year we have been hard at work on refreshing the Kali Forums , and today we are proud to announce the official launch. We have taken what we have learnt over the years decades, and created a new home from scratch. At the same time, we are welcoming a new team of community moderators who have been helping us over on Discord. Before you go check it out, lets first take a look at why we are doing this.
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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.
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.
The Hacker News
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about malicious email campaigns leveraging a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit called Rockstar 2FA with an aim to steal Microsoft 365 account credentials.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Banshee Stealer, a MacOS Malware-as-a-Service, shut down after its source code leaked online. The code is now available on GitHub. In August 2024, Russian hackers promoted BANSHEE Stealer, a macOS malware targeting x86_64 and ARM64, capable of stealing browser data, crypto wallets, and more. BANSHEE Stealer supports basic evasion techniques, relies on the sysctl API to detect debugging and checks for virtualization by running a command to see if “Virtual” appears in the hardware model identifier
We Live Security
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
ESET's discovery of the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux sendss an important message: UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone.
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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.
Penetration Testing
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
A coordinated attack targeting the Tor network has been neutralized thanks to the swift action of the Tor community and security researchers. In late October, the Tor Project faced a... The post Tor Network Thwarts IP Spoofing Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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.
Malwarebytes
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Consumer group Which? has warned shoppers to be selective when it comes to buying smart air fryers from Xiaomi, Cosori, and Aigostar. We’ve learned to expect that “smart” appliances come with privacy risks— toothbrushes aside —but I really hadn’t given my air fryer any thought. Now things are about to change. You don’t need to worry about the air fryers sending reports about your eating habits to your healthcare provider just yet.
The Hacker News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and there is no evidence that it has been put to use in real-world attacks.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
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