Schneier on Security

MAY 2, 2024

The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices. On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI) introduces new minimum-security standards for manufacturers, and demands that these companies are open with consumers about how long their products will rec

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2024

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T , Sprint , T-Mobile and Verizon — for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent. The fines mark the culmination of a more than four-year investigation into the actions of the major carriers.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 28, 2024

CyberSecurity Expert Joseph Steinberg, will join the faculty of Columbia University for the upcoming Summer 2024 semester. Steinberg, who will serve as a Lecturer on Cybersecurity, will teach in the Technology Management graduate program run by Columbia’s School of Professional Studies; Steinberg’s lectures are scheduled to take place at Columbia’s New York City campus in May, June, and July of 2024.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 2, 2024

How many different angles can you have on one data breach? Facial recognition (which probably isn't actual biometrics), gambling, offshore developers, unpaid bills, extortion, sloppy password practices and now, an arrest. On pondering it more after today's livestream, it's the unfathomable stupidity of publishing this data publicly that really strikes me.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2024

The Polish Embassy has posted a series of short interview segments with Marian Rejewski, the first person to crack the Enigma. Details from his biography.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2024

A 26-year-old Finnish man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after being convicted of hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic, leaking tens of thousands of patient therapy records, and attempting to extort the clinic and patients. On October 21, 2020, the Vastaamo Psychotherapy Center in Finland became the target of blackmail when a tormentor identified as “ransom_man” demanded payment of 40 bitcoins (~450,000 euros at the time) in return for a promise not to publish highly

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 28, 2024

Banks. They screw us on interest rates, they screw us on fees and they screw us on passwords. Remember the old "bank grade security" adage? I took this saying to task almost a decade ago now but it seems that at least as far as password advice goes, they really haven't learned. This week, Commbank is telling people to use a password manager but just not for their bank password, and ANZ bank is forcing people to rotate their passwords once a year because, uh, hackers?

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2024

I have spoken at several TED conferences over the years. TEDxPSU 2010: “ Reconceptualizing Security ” TEDxCambridge 2013: “ The Battle for Power on the Internet ” TEDMed 2016: “ Who Controls Your Medical Data ?” I’m putting this here because I want all three links in one place.

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Internet Internet 258

Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 30, 2024

The United States Department of Defense is running a cybersecurity contest – offering members of the public the opportunity to win both cash prizes and the potential to be recruited for various jobs. There is no cost to participate. For details please watch this short video, and then visit this link: DoD CyberSecurity Contest (As noted on the registration page, the Cyber Sentinel Skills Challenge cybersecurity contest is sponsored by the US Department of Defense in conjunction with with Co

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 3, 2024

According to the M-Trends report, the average time it takes for an organisation to detect an attacker in their environment has decreased from 16 days in 2022 to 10 days in 2023.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 2, 2024

Microsoft’s Senior Security Researcher Vladimir Tokarev will detail a series of critical zero-day vulnerabilities in OpenVPN, the world’s leading VPN solution, used by millions of endpoints globally at the upcoming Black Hat USA 2024... The post Microsoft Researcher to Unveil 4 OpenVPN Zero-Day Vulnerabilities at Black Hat USA 2024 appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 29, 2024

During the Cold War, the US Navy tried to make a secret code out of whale song. The basic plan was to develop coded messages from recordings of whales, dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The submarine would broadcast the noises and a computer—the Combo Signal Recognizer (CSR)—would detect the specific patterns and decode them on the other end.

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Pen Test Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

TL;DR Even though MFA is effective it is one security control amongst many Even if MFA is in use, check its configuration Consider unexpected patterns of use, such as people logging in from Linux or macOS Make sure you log and can react to out-of-band behaviour Introduction On a recent Red Team engagement we got Domain Admin privileges on the on-premises Active Directory (AD) network.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 1, 2024

Are virtual private networks legal to use? Discover if VPNs are legal, restricted or banned in your geolocation and what activities are legal vs. illegal when using a VPN.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 28, 2024

QNAP, a leading manufacturer of network attached storage (NAS) devices, has issued an urgent security advisory to its users concerning multiple severe vulnerabilities across its suite of NAS software products. These flaws, if exploited,... The post CVE-2024-32766 (CVSS 10) – QNAP Vulnerability: Hackers Can Hijack Your NAS appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 1, 2024

Scammers tricked a company into believing they were dealing with a BBC presenter. They faked her voice, and accepted money intended for her.

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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.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 3, 2024

The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre, along with U.S. and Canadian cyber authorities, has identified a rise in attacks against OT operators since 2022.

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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.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 3, 2024

A significant security vulnerability has been identified in WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, which could potentially allow attackers to take control of affected websites. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4439 and rated... The post CVE-2024-4439: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WordPress Core appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 30, 2024

Meta has threatened to pull WhatsApp out of India if the courts try to force it to break its end-to-end encryption.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 29, 2024

A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and conduct reconnaissance of networks across the world since October 2019.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 3, 2024

The year 2024 is bringing a return to stable tech salary growth in APAC, with AI and data jobs leading the way. This follows downward salary pressure in 2023, after steep increases in previous years.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 27, 2024

Security researcher Gabe Kirkpatrick has released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2024-21345, a high-severity Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege vulnerability. This exploit allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to the SYSTEM level, granting them... The post Windows Kernel EoP Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21345) Gets PoC Exploit Code appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 1, 2024

Cloud storage firm DropBox says hackers breached production systems for its DropBox Sign eSignature platform and gained access to authentication tokens, MFA keys, hashed passwords, and customer information. [.

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The Hacker News

MAY 2, 2024

Several popular Android applications available in Google Play Store are susceptible to a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious app to overwrite arbitrary files in the vulnerable app's home directory.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 2, 2024

TechRepublic identified the top four trends emerging in IoT that businesses in the U.K. should be aware of.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 28, 2024

Cybersecurity researcher Gabe Kirkpatrick shared technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2024-26218) bug affecting the Windows Kernel. Microsoft released security updates to address it on all... The post Researcher Releases PoC Exploit for Windows Kernel EoP Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26218) appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

Drop Dropbox? The company apologized as user details were leaked from its “Dropbox Sign” product. The post Dropbox Hacked: eSignature Service Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide. The experts noticed a spike in activity observed in September 2023.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 1, 2024

A new malware named 'Cuttlefish' has been spotted infecting enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to monitor data that passes through them and steal authentication information. [.

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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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