Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 25, 2022
Mitiga says that MFA, even if improperly configured, is no panacea for preventing attackers from abusing compromised credentials. The post How a business email compromise attack exploited Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication appeared first on TechRepublic.
Lohrman on Security
AUGUST 21, 2022
2022 has brought a surge in distributed denial-of-service attacks as well as a dramatic rise in patriotic hacktivism. What’s ahead for these trends as the year continues?
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Schneier on Security
AUGUST 22, 2022
This is a dumb crypto mistake I had not previously encountered: A developer says it was possible to run their own software on the car infotainment hardware after discovering the vehicle’s manufacturer had secured its system using keys that were not only publicly known but had been lifted from programming examples. […]. “Turns out the [AES] encryption key in that script is the first AES 128-bit CBC example key listed in the NIST document SP800-38A [PDF]” […].
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 22, 2022
Short-handed cybersecurity teams face a daunting challenge. Related: ‘ASM’ is cybersecurity’s new centerpiece. In an intensely complex, highly dynamic operating environment, they must proactively mitigate myriad vulnerabilities and at the same time curtail the harm wrought by a relentless adversary: criminal hacking collectives. In short, attack surface management has become the main tent pole of cybersecurity.
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Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 25, 2022
Apple updates, cookie theft, tech tips and a 5G cheat sheet top this week’s most-read news on TechRepublic. The post Tech news you may have missed: August 18 – 25 appeared first on TechRepublic.
Javvad Malik
AUGUST 23, 2022
In Japan, someone registered a trademark for CUGGL as a clothing brand in Japan. GUCCI tried to sue for copyright, but the Japan trademark office stated that CUGGL is not similar enough to GUCCI to warrant enforcement. Well, maybe not in the written word, but what do you think about the partially obscured logo? I am both disgusted and impressed by this. ( Credit to Halvar Flake for the find ).
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Bleeping Computer
AUGUST 25, 2022
Password management firm LastPass was hacked two weeks ago, enabling threat actors to steal the company's source code and proprietary technical information. [.].
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 24, 2022
Analyzing over 100 prominent ransomware incidents, Barracuda found the top targeted sectors to be education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure and financial. The post How ransomware attacks target specific industries appeared first on TechRepublic.
Javvad Malik
AUGUST 22, 2022
Lloyds of London has told its members to exclude nation state cyber attacks from insurance policies beginning in 2023, saying they pose unacceptable levels or risk. Hmm so where do we begin to unpack this one? Attribution is never easy, even in the best of times. So who will decide whether an attack is a nation state or just little Timmy trying to impress his friends on the Discord channel?
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 24, 2022
Peiter Zatko, aka Mudge, has filed a whistleblower complaint with the SEC against Twitter, claiming that they violated an eleven-year-old FTC settlement by having lousy security. And he should know; he was Twitter’s chief security officer until he was fired in January. The Washington Post has the scoop (with documents) and companion backgrounder.
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 25, 2022
Password management software firm LastPass has suffered a data breach, threat actors have stole source code and other data. Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a security breach, threat actors had access to portions of the company development environment through a single compromised developer account and stole portions of source code and some proprietary technical information. “Two weeks ago, we detected some unusual activity within portions of the LastPass development env
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 25, 2022
In a scam analyzed by Avanan, the victim received an email claiming to be from the CFO directing them to make a payment to their insurance company. The post How a business email compromise scam spoofed the CFO of a major corporation appeared first on TechRepublic.
CSO Magazine
AUGUST 23, 2022
The cost of a data breach is not easy to define, but as more organizations fall victim to attacks and exposures, the potential financial repercussions are becoming clearer. For modern businesses of all shapes and sizes, the monetary impact of suffering a data breach is substantial. IBM’s latest Cost of a Data Breach report discovered that, in 2022, the average cost of a data breach globally reached an all-time high of $4.35 million.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 26, 2022
I’ve been saying that complexity is the worst enemy of security for a long time now. ( Here’s me in 1999.) And it’s been true for a long time. In 2018, Thomas Dullin of Google’s Project Zero talked about “cheap complexity.” Andrew Appel summarizes : The anomaly of cheap complexity. For most of human history, a more complex device was more expensive to build than a simpler device.
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Trend Micro
AUGUST 23, 2022
We investigate mhyprot2.sys, a vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the popular role-playing game Genshin Impact. The driver is currently being abused by a ransomware actor to kill antivirus processes and services for mass-deploying ransomware.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 22, 2022
RaaS kits are easy to find on the Dark Web, lowering the barrier of entry so that virtually any cybercriminal can launch successful ransomware attacks, says Microsoft. The post How to protect your organization from ransomware-as-a-service attacks appeared first on TechRepublic.
Appknox
AUGUST 21, 2022
Mobile app security testing is expensive, and that’s a fact. For instance, a single quality penetration test costs around $20,000-$30,000. But do you essentially have to pay this high for the service?
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 23, 2022
Twilio was hacked earlier this month, and the phone numbers of 1,900 Signal users were exposed : Here’s what our users need to know: All users can rest assured that their message history, contact lists, profile information, whom they’d blocked, and other personal data remain private and secure and were not affected. For about 1,900 users, an attacker could have attempted to re-register their number to another device or learned that their number was registered to Signal.
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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.
SecureList
AUGUST 24, 2022
Introduction. In our crimeware reporting service, we analyze the latest crime-related trends we come across. Last month, we again posted a lot on ransomware, but we also covered other subjects, such as 1-day exploits. In this blogpost, we provide excerpts from these reports. For questions or more information about our crimeware reporting service, please contact crimewareintel@kaspersky.com.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 25, 2022
As the facial recognition market continues to grow, business leaders should consider these issues before deciding whether to implement the technology. The post Privacy and security issues associated with facial recognition software appeared first on TechRepublic.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2022
Threat actors are using the Tox peer-to-peer instant messaging service as a command-and-control server, Uptycs researchers reported. Tox is a peer-to-peer serverless instant messaging services that uses NaCl for encryption and decryption. Uptycs researchers reported that threat actors have started using the Tox peer-to-peer instant messaging service as a command-and-control server.
Trend Micro
AUGUST 24, 2022
A new ransomware written in the Go language has been targeting healthcare and education enterprises in Asia and Africa. This ransomware is called Agenda and is customized per victim.
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Bleeping Computer
AUGUST 25, 2022
Microsoft has discovered a new malware used by the Russian hacker group APT29 (a.k.a. NOBELIUM, Cozy Bear) that enables authentication as anyone in a compromised network. [.].
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 26, 2022
Enterprise accounting software is designed for large companies and businesses. Here are the top eight enterprise accounting software suites. The post 8 best enterprise accounting software suites appeared first on TechRepublic.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 25, 2022
Russia-linked APT group Nobelium is behind a new sophisticated post-exploitation malware tracked by Microsoft as MagicWeb. Microsoft security researchers discovered a post-compromise malware, tracked as MagicWeb, which is used by the Russia-linked NOBELIUM APT group to maintain persistent access to compromised environments. The NOBELIUM APT ( APT29 , Cozy Bear , and The Dukes) is the threat actor that conducted the supply chain attack against SolarWinds, which involved multiple families of impla
Security Boulevard
AUGUST 25, 2022
It probably isn’t a surprise to any skeptics of the security practices of social media platforms—or who specifically remember Twitter’s previous security mishaps, including the hack of high-profile blue-check accounts—that Twitter’s cybersecurity practices are less than stellar and may even leave the platform open to attacks by nation-states. This, according to a former Twitter security.
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Threatpost
AUGUST 25, 2022
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 22, 2022
A lot of companies have deployed multi-factor authentication, yet attackers have some ways to bypass it—the most used one being cookie theft. The post Cookie theft threat: When Multi-Factor authentication is not enough appeared first on TechRepublic.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2022
The streaming media platform Plex is urging its users to reset passwords after threat actors gained access to its database. Plex is an American streaming media service and a client–server media player platform. The company disclosed a data breach after threat actors have access to a limited subset of data stored in a compromised database. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords.
Security Boulevard
AUGUST 25, 2022
This week: cybercriminals are continuing to target medical facilities, Twitter’s alleged lack of cybersecurity measures, and more. . The post The Week in Cybersecurity: French hospital hit with ransomware attack appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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