Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2024

New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security Numbers, addresses, and phone numbers online. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that another NPD data broker which shares access to the same consumer records inadvertently published the passwords to its back-end database in a file that was freely available from its homepage until today.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 29, 2024

The “ long lost lecture ” by Adm. Grace Hopper has been published by the NSA. (Note that there are two parts.) It’s a wonderful talk: funny, engaging, wise, prescient. Remember that talk was given in 1982, less than a year before the ARPANET switched to TCP/IP and the internet went operational. She was a remarkable person. Listening to it, and thinking about the audience of NSA engineers, I wonder how much of what she’s talking about as the future of computing—minia

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2024

I recently learned all about the state-of-the art of phishing attacks – the hard way. Related: GenAI-powered attacks change the game An email arrived from the head of a PR firm whom I’ve known for 20 years asking me to click on a link to check out a proposal. Foolishly, I did so all too quickly. Within a few minutes, many of my contacts, and even strangers, were receiving a similar malicious email from me.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 23, 2024

A new malware called NGate allows cybercriminals to steal near field communication data from Android phones via sophisticated social engineering. The data is relayed to the fraudsters before being used to steal cash.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-43425) has been identified in Moodle, a widely-used Learning Management System. This flaw could enable attackers to execute malicious code on affected servers, potentially compromising sensitive student... The post CVE-2024-43425: Moodle Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, PoC Published appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 9, 2024

Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 16, 2024

The press is reporting a critical Windows vulnerability affecting IPv6. As Microsoft explained in its Tuesday advisory, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely in low-complexity attacks by repeatedly sending IPv6 packets that include specially crafted packets. Microsoft also shared its exploitability assessment for this critical vulnerability, tagging it with an “exploitation more likely” label, which means that threat actors could create exploit code to “consis

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 24, 2024

Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France on Saturday, according to French television network TF1. Durov is believed to have been apprehended pursuant to a warrant issued in connection with a preliminary police investigation.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 13, 2024

On August 6, 2.7 billion records from National Public Data, including social security numbers, were leaked on a dark web forum.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 26, 2024

In a significant development for cybersecurity professionals, security researcher Ynwarcs has published an in-depth analysis and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a critical zero-click CVE-2024-38063 vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP. This... The post Zero-Click Windows RCE Threat: Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for CVE-2024-38063 appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 7, 2024

SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev discovered a Windows Update downgrade attack that can "unpatch" fully-updated Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems to reintroduce old vulnerabilities [.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2024

There are significant gaps in cyber resilience, despite growing confidence in organizational strategies, according to a Cohesity survey of 3,100 IT and security decision-makers across eight countries. The post Cyber Resilience Lacking, Organizations Overconfident appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2024

Matthew Green wrote a really good blog post on what Telegram’s encryption is and is not.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Jerico Pictures Inc., operating as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach. A proposed class action claims that Jerico Pictures Inc., operating with the National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in a data breach that occurred in April.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

The number of organisations that experienced a SaaS data breach in the last 12 months is 5% higher than the previous year according to AppOmni.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 26, 2024

A severe security flaw (CVE-2024-6386, CVSS 9.9) has been discovered in the widely-used WPML plugin for WordPress, potentially exposing over one million websites to the risk of complete takeover. The... The post CVE-2024-6386 (CVSS 9.9) in WPML Plugin Exposes Millions of WordPress Sites to RCE Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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We Live Security

AUGUST 20, 2024

ESET Research uncovers a novel method of phishing; targeting Android and iOS users via PWAs, and on Android also WebAPKs, without warning the user about installing a third-party app.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Smishing Triad network sends up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2024

Evolving threat actor tactics are capitalizing on business and technology consolidation to launch widespread ransomware attacks and requiring organizations to rethink how to address new vulnerabilities to stay secure and resilient. The post Ransomware Surge Exploits Cybersecurity Gaps Caused by M&A appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 2, 2024

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled [.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 2, 2024

Australian regulators allege that cyber security failures at Optus and Medibank contributed to data breaches in 2022, leading to theft of sensitive customer data.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 19, 2024

Researchers have published the technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, tracked as CVE-2024-38202 and CVE-2024-21302. These vulnerabilities, revealed at Black Hat 2024... The post PoC Exploit for Windows 0-Day Flaws CVE-2024-38202 and CVE-2024-21302 Released appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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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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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2024

Some scammers have the morals of an alley cat. But some sink even lower. Over the last few months, Malwarebytes Labs has discovered scammers active on Facebook that prey on bereaved people by using stolen images and phony funeral live stream links to steal money and/or credit card details. These scammers are becoming more active and new cybercriminals are picking up the method as well, which is something we see very often.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new "0.0.0.0 Day" impacting all major web browsers that malicious websites could take advantage of to breach local networks.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2024

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam. The post Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

A China-linked APT, tracked as StormBamboo, compromised an internet service provider (ISP) to poison software update mechanisms with malware. Volexity researchers reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as StormBamboo (aka Evasive Panda , Daggerfly , and StormCloud), successfully compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) in order to poison DNS responses for target organizations.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

NIST announces new post-quantum cryptography standards, marking a significant step in safeguarding data against future quantum computing threats.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 18, 2024

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and Northeastern University have uncovered a potential vulnerability in wireless gear-shifting tools used by professional cyclists. This flaw could allow hackers to... The post Shimano Di2 Wireless Protocol: Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 15, 2024

A fix is coming, but data analytics giant Palantir says it’s ditching Android devices altogether because Google’s response to the vulnerability has been troubling.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 21, 2024

Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-7971, the vulnerability has been described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.

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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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