Troy Hunt
MAY 29, 2024
Today we loaded 16.5M email addresses and 13.5M unique passwords provided by law enforcement agencies into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) following botnet takedowns in a campaign they've coined Operation Endgame. That link provides an excellent over so start there then come back to this blog post which adds some insight into the data and explains how HIBP fits into the picture.
Krebs on Security
MAY 29, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5 , a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever.” The arrest coincided with the seizure of the 911 S5 website and supporting infrastructure, which the government says turned computers running various “free VPN” products into Internet traffic relays that facilitated billions of dollars i
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The Last Watchdog
MAY 21, 2024
There was a lot of buzz at RSAC 2024 about how GenAI and Large Language Models (LLM) are getting leveraged — by both attackers and defenders. Related: Is your company moving too slow or too fast on GenAI? One promising example of the latter comes from messaging security vendor IRONSCALES. I had the chance to sit down with Eyal Benishti , IRONSCALES founder and CEO, to get a breakdown of how their new Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) technology utilizes a specialized LLM to reinforce an
Schneier on Security
MAY 7, 2024
This attack has been feasible for over two decades: Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect it from snooping or tampering. TunnelVision, as the researchers have named their attack, largely negates the entire purpose and selling point of VPNs, which is to encapsulate incoming and outgoing Internet traffic in an encrypted tunnel and to cloa
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Tech Republic Security
MAY 30, 2024
The ShrinkLocker ransomware exploits the BitLocker feature on enterprise PCs to encrypt the entire local drive and remove recovery options.
Penetration Testing
MAY 27, 2024
In the cybersecurity field, web application firewalls (WAFs) are pivotal in defending web applications from malicious attacks. However, recent insights from Shubham Shah, a seasoned security researcher and co-founder of Assetnote, reveal significant limitations... The post Researcher Releases Techniques & Burp Extension to Help Bypass WAFs appeared first on Penetration Testing.
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Malwarebytes
MAY 16, 2024
More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. That’s a great thing. But as security evolves, so do cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to scam us. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle is showing up in online media.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 28, 2024
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.
Schneier on Security
MAY 28, 2024
Quantum computers are probably coming, though we don’t know when—and when they arrive, they will, most likely, be able to break our standard public-key cryptography algorithms. In anticipation of this possibility, cryptographers have been working on quantum-resistant public-key algorithms. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been hosting a competition since 2017, and there already are several proposed standards.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 8, 2024
The production of deepfakes is accelerating at more than 1,500% in Australia, forcing organisations to create and adopt standards like Content Credentials.
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Penetration Testing
MAY 20, 2024
A recent report from Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) reveals a concerning security breach impacting Microsoft Exchange Servers. The incident response team discovered a sophisticated keylogger embedded in the main page of... The post Keylogger in Microsoft Exchange Server Breaches Government Agencies Worldwide appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 22, 2024
Microsoft's announcement of the new AI-powered Windows 11 Recall feature has sparked a lot of concern, with many thinking that it has created massive privacy risks and a new attack vector that threat actors can exploit to steal data. [.
The Hacker News
MAY 10, 2024
Google on Thursday released security updates to address a zero-day flaw in Chrome that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-4671, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a case of use-after-free in the Visuals component. It was reported by an anonymous researcher on May 7, 2024.
Security Affairs
MAY 27, 2024
Experts warn of a new ATM malware family that is advertised in the cybercrime underground, it was developed to target Europe. A threat actor is advertising a new ATM malware family that claims to be able of compromised 99% of devices in Europe. The threat actor is offering the malware for $30,000, he claims that the “EU ATM Malware” is designed from scratch and that can also target approximately 60% of ATMs worldwide.
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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.
Duo's Security Blog
MAY 2, 2024
If you’ve been wondering what the plan for Microsoft Custom Controls is, wait no more! We are excited to have partnered closely with Microsoft in the co-development of Microsoft Entra ID External Authentication Methods, available in Public Preview May 2024! External Authentication Methods (EAM) enables frictionless integration of Duo’s full security feature set.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 17, 2024
Read about Black Basta ransomware’s impact and how to mitigate it. Plus, learn about recent ransomware trends.
Penetration Testing
MAY 21, 2024
Veeam Software, a leading provider of backup and recovery solutions, has issued urgent security advisories regarding multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager (Enterprise Manager) component. These vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized access,... The post CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS 9.8): Veeam’s Backup Nightmare, Full System Access Exposed appeared first on Penetration Testing.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 6, 2024
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.
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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.
The Hacker News
MAY 6, 2024
The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign targeting perimeter network devices from several vendors, including Cisco, may have been the work of China-linked actors, according to new findings from attack surface management firm Censys.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 14, 2024
VMWare has made Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use, allowing home users and students to set up their own virtualized test labs and play with another operating system at little to no cost. [.
Duo's Security Blog
MAY 9, 2024
User experience and security protocols have historically been at odds. To improve security outcomes, users are forced to jump through more hoops to gain access to sensitive resources. Duo is rethinking this paradigm with the launch of Session Trust’s continuous policy. Challenge with sessions When a user logs in to a new application, the website sends a cookie that is stored in the browser.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 31, 2024
‘Operation Endgame’ is an ongoing, law enforcement effort to disrupt botnets, malware droppers and malware-as-a-service.
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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
MAY 23, 2024
Researchers from Tsinghua University have unveiled a potent new method for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, dubbed DNSBomb (CVE-2024-33655). This innovative attack weaponizes DNS (Domain Name System) traffic to overwhelm and disrupt online services,... The post DNSBomb: New DDoS Attack Explodes DNS Traffic, Threatening Critical Internet Infrastructure appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Boulevard
MAY 29, 2024
Scammers are betting that if people are offered a free – yet unsolicited – piano, some will jump at the deal. That appears to be happening. According to threat researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, bad actors running multiple ongoing campaigns since January have been using such piano-themed emails to entice targets into advanced fee fraud. The post Scammers Build Fraud Campaigns Around Free Piano Offers appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The Hacker News
MAY 16, 2024
Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that tricks victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network and eavesdrop on their network traffic.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 20, 2024
Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 called 'Recall,' which records everything you do on your PC and lets you search through your historical activities. [.
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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?
Duo's Security Blog
MAY 7, 2024
Cisco Duo plays pivotal role in safeguarding identities for organizations of all sizes and industries, providing a simple way to defend against identity-based attacks. However, challenges to zero trust security still exist; organizations must maintain strong security in mixed-IT environments while balancing increases in staffing, spending and agent fatigue.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 8, 2024
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
Penetration Testing
MAY 19, 2024
Security researcher Amal Murali recently published the technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) for critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Git, tracked as CVE-2024-32002 (CVSS 9.1). This vulnerability could be exploited during the routine... The post Critical Git Vulnerability CVE-2024-32002: Researcher Unveils RCE Exploit with PoC appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Affairs
MAY 21, 2024
The Blackbasta extortion group claims to have hacked Atlas, one of the largest national distributors of fuel in the United States. Atlas is one of the largest national fuel distributors to 49 continental US States with over 1 billion gallons per year. The Blackbasta extortion group added the company to the list of victims on its Tor leak site, as the researcher Dominic Alvieri reported.
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