Schneier on Security

JULY 15, 2024

Some scholars are inflating their reference counts by sneaking them into metadata: Citations of scientific work abide by a standardized referencing system: Each reference explicitly mentions at least the title, authors’ names, publication year, journal or conference name, and page numbers of the cited publication. These details are stored as metadata, not visible in the article’s text directly, but assigned to a digital object identifier, or DOI—a unique identifier for each sci

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2024

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis.

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Lohrman on Security

JULY 14, 2024

Preparations for the Paris Summer Olympics have been going on for years. And given the expected global audience and international participation, cybersecurity is at the center of the action.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 19, 2024

Airports and law enforcement agencies were among the organizations hit by the Blue Screen of Death. CrowdStrike said the error has been fixed.Airports and law enforcement agencies were among the organizations hit by the Blue Screen of Death.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 17, 2024

6.8% , to be precise. From ZDNet : However, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to be cybercriminals’ weapon of choice, making up over 37% of all mitigated traffic. The scale of these attacks is staggering. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, Cloudflare blocked 4.5 million unique DDoS attacks. That total is nearly a third of all the DDoS attacks they mitigated the previous year.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets of Google Domains a year ago, but many customers still haven’t set up their new accounts. Experts say malicious hackers learned they could commandeer any migrated Squarespace accounts that hadn’t yet been registered, merely by supplying an email address tied to an existing domain.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 17, 2024

Which VPN is better, Avast SecureLine VPN or NordVPN? Use our guide to compare pricing, features, and more.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 18, 2024

This is pretty horrific : …a group of men behind a violent crime spree designed to compel victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency savings. That announcement and the criminal complaint laying out charges against St. Felix focused largely on a single theft of cryptocurrency from an elderly North Carolina couple, whose home St. Felix and one of his accomplices broke into before physically assaulting the two victims—­both in their seventies—­and forcing them to transfer

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2024

Businesses across the world have been hit by widespread disruptions to their Windows workstations stemming from a faulty update pushed out by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," the company's CEO George Kurtz said in a statement. "Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 19, 2024

A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 17, 2024

The benefits of using Java alternatives such as Azul might include cost optimisation, higher performance and vulnerability management.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 19, 2024

Brett Solomon is retiring from AccessNow after fifteen years as its Executive Director. He’s written a blog post about what he’s learned and what comes next.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2024

A group of cybercriminals going by the handle NullBulge claims to have downloaded the Slack channels used by Disney’s developers. “#DisneySlackLeak #Disney has had their entire dev slack dumped. 1.1TiB of files and chat messages. Anything we could get our hands on, we downloaded and packaged up. Want to see what goes on behind the doors? go grab it.

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2024

Several organizations operating within global shipping and logistics, media and entertainment, technology, and automotive sectors in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.K. have become the target of a "sustained campaign" by the prolific China-based APT41 hacking group.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 14, 2024

Phishing attacks are one of the most common types of data breach attempts, with 31,000 phishing attacks launching every single day, according to cybersecurity firm SlashNext. Furthermore, 77% of cybersecurity professionals report being targeted by phishing attacks, proving just how widespread these attacks are. The rise of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools has made.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 14, 2024

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking on “Reimagining Democracy in the Age of AI” at the Bozeman Library in Bozeman, Montana, USA, July 18, 2024. The event will also be available via Zoom. I’m speaking at the TEDxBillings Democracy Event in Billings, Montana, USA, on July 19, 2024. The list is maintained on this page.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group and carrying out attacks against victims worldwide. Two foreign nationals, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court for their roles in the LockBit ransomware operation. The LockBit ransomware operation has been active since January 2020, the group hit over 2,500 victims across 120 countries, including 1,800 in the U.S.

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2024

Law enforcement officials in the U.K. have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. The arrest was made "in connection with a global cyber online crime group which has been targeting large organizations with ransomware and gaining access to computer networks," West Midlands police said.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 16, 2024

While PureVPN’s more affordable starting plan may be enticing, NordVPN’s stronger security and broader server fleet makes the higher price tag worth the money.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 19, 2024

Swindlers are spinning up bogus websites in an attempt to dupe people with “CrowdStrike support” scams following the security firm's catastrophic software update.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

Researchers discovered security flaws in SAP AI Core cloud-based platform that could expose customers’ data. Cybersecurity researchers at Wiz uncovered five security flaws, collectively tracked as SAPwned, in the SAP AI Core cloud-based platform. An attacker can exploit the flaws to obtain access tokens and customer data. SAP AI Core, developed by SAP, is a cloud-based platform providing the essential infrastructure and tools for constructing, managing, and deploying predictive AI workfl

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The Hacker News

JULY 14, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. "Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase protection," Cybereason researchers Kotaro Ogino and Koshi Oyama said in an analysis.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 18, 2024

Which VPN is better, IPVanish or ExpressVPN? Use our guide to compare pricing, features and more.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 17, 2024

After the Supreme Court limited the power of federal agencies to craft regulations, it’s likely up to Congress to keep US cybersecurity policy intact.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

The cybercrime group FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool in multiple underground forums, cybersecurity company SentinelOne warns. SentinelOne researchers warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 is using multiple pseudonyms to advertise a security evasion tool in several criminal underground forums. FIN7 developed a tool called AvNeutralizer (also known as AuKill) that can bypass security solutions.

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The Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has confirmed that it was the target of a security breach that led to the theft of $230 million in cryptocurrency assets. "A cyber attack occurred in one of our [multi-signature] wallets involving a loss of funds exceeding $230 million," the company said in a statement.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 14, 2024

SELinux stands for Security-Enhanced Linux. It is a Linux kernel security model that provides a hardened set of access control security policies for the Linux operating system. SELinux tends to get a bad rap, because it often seems to go out of its way to prevent legitimate applications from working. This guide, created by Jack.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 19, 2024

A faulty component in the latest CrowdStrike Falcon update is crashing Windows systems, impacting various organizations and services across the world, including airports, TV stations, and hospitals. [.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2024

Multiple ransomware groups were spotted exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27532, in Veeam Backup & Replication. The vulnerability CVE-2023-275327 (CVSS score of 7.5) impacts the Veeam Backup & Replication component. An attacker can exploit the issue to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database, potentially leading to gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.

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Trend Micro

JULY 18, 2024

Trend Micro threat hunters discovered that the Play ransomware group has been deploying a new Linux variant that targets ESXi environments. Read our blog entry to know more.

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