Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages. We don’t yet know why this happened, but the how is clear: Earlier this morning, something inside Facebook caused the company to revoke key digital records that tell computers and other Internet-enabled devices how to find these destinations online.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it's publicly available knowledge. That doesn't stop it from being dangerous.
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Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Hackers broke into the massive telephony interconnection service run by Syniverse—a huge, yet invisible, chunk of infrastructure. The post Syniverse Hack: Billions of Users’ Data Leaks Over Five Years appeared first on Security Boulevard.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A surprising 91.5 percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. WatchGuard, which sells network security , intelligence and endpoint protection solutions, included that finding in its recently-released Internet Security Report , which is based on data coming in from t
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We Live Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
ESET research discovers a previously undocumented UEFI bootkit with roots going back all the way to at least 2012. The post UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Enterprises are worried about exactly the issues that Windows 11 helps with, and the hardware specs mean future security improvements like more app containers.
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Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg was left counting the personal cost of bad PR yesterday (about $6 billion , according to Bloomberg) on a day when his company couldn’t get out of the news headlines, for all the wrong reasons. The billionaire Facebook CEO’s bad day at the office started with whistleblower Frances Haugen finally revealing her identity in a round of interviews that looked set to lay siege to the Monday headlines.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Cryptocurrencies rise and fall, but one thing stays the same – cybercriminals attempt to cash in on the craze. The post To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Vulnerability scanners are not enough, according to an expert who champions an all-encompassing holistic approach to vulnerability management as a means to eliminate surprises.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A common goal, as we see in many articles on AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning), is to make AI/ML systems more like humans. Some claim that humans are much better at driving road vehicles than self-driving software, even though the accident statistics appear to contradict this view. Perhaps we have it backwards! Maybe […]. The post Human vs.
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CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 4, 2021
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. In March 2021, cybersecurity researcher Le Xuan Tuyen discovered a security bug in Microsoft Exchange Server. The vulnerability, dubbed ProxyToken, lets attackers bypass the authentication process to access victims’ emails and configure their mailboxes. Normally, Exchange uses two sites, a front and back end, to authenticate users.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks. The post FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Throughout the summer of 2021, the number of phishing URLs designed to impersonate Chase jumped by 300%, says security firm Cyren.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The primary recovery concern after a ransomware attack is the health of the core infrastructure. Before recovering any environment, it is crucial to confirm the viability of backups and whether there is a working and operational domain controller (DC) with functioning Active Directory (AD) services. Simply put, AD holds the keys to the Windows “kingdom,”.
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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
OCTOBER 5, 2021
An unnamed ransomware gang used a custom Python script to target VMware ESXi and encrypt all the virtual machines hosted on the server. Researchers from Sophos were investigating a ransomware attack when discovered that the attackers employed a Python script to encrypt virtual machines hosted on VMware ESXi servers. In the attack investigated by the experts, ransomware operators encrypted the virtual disks in a VMware ESXi server only three hours after the initial intrusion.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Over the past two years, the rise of big-ticket ransomware attacks and revelations of harmful software supply chain infections have elevated cybersecurity to the top of the government's agenda. At the same time, corporate America and even the general public have awakened to the new array of digital dangers posed by nation-state actors and criminal organizations. [ Learn the The 5 types of cyberattack you're most likely to face. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Jack Wallen offers a different method of securing SSH that could be rather timely in helping to lock down your Linux servers.
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 8, 2021
An "aggressive" financially motivated threat actor has been identified as linked to a string of RYUK ransomware attacks since October 2018, while maintaining close partnerships with TrickBot-affiliated threat actors and using a publicly available arsenal of tools such as Cobalt Strike Beacon payloads to interact with victim networks.
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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.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The most important thing to understand about data breaches and cyberattacks is that they are not a singular event. The post Why The Biggest Cyberattacks Happen Slowly appeared first on Radware Blog. The post Why The Biggest Cyberattacks Happen Slowly appeared first on Security Boulevard.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Spending money you hadn’t budgeted to hire experts to clean up an unexpected mess is at the bottom of every manager’s wish list, but in the case of a cyber attack as damaging as ransomware , turning incident response over to a pro may be the best thing you can do. Let’s examine five key reasons to pay an expert to help recover from ransomware: Contractual obligations.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Anyone who needs to hide away sections of text in Google Documents should give this handy add-on a try.
Trend Micro
OCTOBER 7, 2021
In this article, we discuss a new Linux malware trend in which malicious actors deploy code that removes applications and services present mainly in Huawei Cloud.
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CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to convenient and more secure ways of paying. With increasing numbers of consumers favouring payment methods that are safer and more hygienic, contactless payments have been on the rise worldwide. In the UK alone, this method accounted for more than a quarter of all payments in the past year. As consumers shift away from more traditional ways of paying like cash and PIN cards, demand for contactless payments is continuing to grow.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
2021 has been a banner year for cybercriminals, they have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in remote work, attacking both technical and social vulnerabilities. This historic increase in cybercrime resulted in everything from financial fraud involving CARES Act stimulus funds and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to a spike in phishing schemes and bot traffic.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Let's make issuing and installing SSL certificates less of a challenge. Tools like acme.sh can help. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use this handy script.
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The official Facebook page of the US Navy’s destroyer-class warship, USS Kidd, has been hijacked. According to Task & Purpose, who first reported on the incident , the account has done nothing but stream Age of Empires , an award-winning, history-based real-time strategy (RTS) video game wherein players get to grow civilizations by progressing them from one historical time frame to another.
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Graham Cluley
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The UK High Court has determined that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, had his ex-wife's smartphone hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware, sold by the equally notorious NSO Group. But what I find particularly fascinating is who blew the whistle.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Amazon’s game streaming service, Twitch, got hacked: 125 GB of its most private data has leaked. The post Huge Twitch Breach Leaks eSports ‘Toxic Cesspool’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The addition of Reveal(x) Advisor services to the Reveal(x) 360 network detection and response tools helps organizations proactively manage cybersecurity hygiene and accelerate incident response.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
After issuing cybersecurity requirements for pipeline companies via two directives earlier this year, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) will now also issue cybersecurity requirements for rail systems and airport operators. The two pipeline directives followed a high-profile ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline that shut off oil flow to the East Coast in May, sparking gas shortages and panic buying.
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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.
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