Schneier on Security

JULY 3, 2024

It’s a serious one : The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd), allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems; that presents a significant security risk. This race condition affects sshd in its default configuration. […] This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to full system compromise where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the highest privileges, resulting in a complete syste

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2024

The coalescing of the next-gen security platforms that will carry us forward continues. Related: Jump starting vulnerability management Adaptiva, a leader in autonomous endpoint management, recently announced the launch of OneSite Patch for CrowdStrike. This new solution integrates with CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR platform to improve the efficiency and speed of patching critical vulnerabilities in enterprise systems.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 30, 2024

Last week, I wrote about The State of Data Breaches and got loads of feedback. It was predominantly sympathetic to the position I find myself in running HIBP, and that post was mostly one of frustration: lack of disclosure, standoffish organisations, downplaying breaches and the individual breach victims themselves making it worse by going to town on the corporate victims.

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Javvad Malik

JULY 5, 2024

As I sit here, reflecting on the recent news of the ransomware attack on pathology lab Synnovis, I can’t help but feel a sense of unease wash over me. It’s not just another headline or statistic; this time, it’s a bit more personal. My neighbour, Oliver Dowson , is one of the many individuals directly affected by this breach, his heart valve replacement surgery postponed indefinitely due to the fallout.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 2, 2024

This article about an app that lets people remotely view bars to see if they’re crowded or not is filled with commentary—on both sides—about privacy and openness.

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Lohrman on Security

JUNE 30, 2024

I’m always looking for best practices and examples to share around government AI and cyber projects. Monty 2.0 is certainly praiseworthy and a GenAI project to watch and learn from.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 5, 2024

Travelling for work can open employees up to a new host of security threats, including insecure Wi-Fi networks, infected public charging ports and Bluetooth attacks.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 1, 2024

A new paper , “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract the weights inside a neural network using specific queries and their results. This is much more theoretical than practical, but it’s a really interesting result. Abstract: Billions of dollars and countless GPU hours are currently spent on training Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) for a variety of tasks.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 5, 2024

On June 27, 2024, Cloudflare’s popular 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver service experienced disruptions, leaving a small percentage of users worldwide unable to access the service or facing significant latency issues. The culprit behind this... The post Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS Service Disrupted by BGP Hijacking and Route Leak appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 5, 2024

It's a long one this week, in part due to the constant flood of new breaches and disclosures I discuss. I regularly have disclosure notices forwarded to me by followers who find themselves in new breaches, and it's always fascinating to hear how they're worded. You get a real sense of how much personal ownership a company is taking, how much blame they're putting back on the hackers and increasingly, how much they've been written by lawyers.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 1, 2024

Security analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++.

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The Hacker News

JULY 1, 2024

OpenSSH maintainers have released security updates to contain a critical security flaw that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in glibc-based Linux systems. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6387.

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JULY 3, 2024

Recently, a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in MSI Center, a popular system management application for Windows OS. Tracked as CVE-2024-37726, this vulnerability affects all versions of MSI Center up to... The post CVE-2024-37726: MSI Center Flaw Exposes Windows Systems to Privilege Escalation Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2024

The New York Times revealed that OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, but the company says source code and customer data were not compromised. OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, the New York Times reported. The American newspaper revealed that the threat actors gained access to the internal discussions among researchers and other employees, but they did not access the source code of the company’s systems.

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JULY 3, 2024

The vulnerabilities have since been patched, but had quietly persisted since the CocoaPods migration in 2014.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 3, 2024

While it's unlikely that quantum computers are currently in the hands of cybercriminals or hostile nation-states, they will be. The post How to Achieve Crypto Resilience for a Post-Quantum World appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 1, 2024

The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has detailed a severe security flaw, dubbed ‘regreSSHion,’ that leaves millions of Linux systems vulnerable to remote code execution. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-6387, affects OpenSSH’s server (sshd)... The post CVE-2024-6387: Critical OpenSSH Unauthenticated RCE Flaw ‘regreSSHion’ Exposes Millions of Linux Systems appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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The Hacker News

JULY 3, 2024

Cloud communications provider Twilio has revealed that unidentified threat actors took advantage of an unauthenticated endpoint in Authy to identify data associated with Authy accounts, including users' cell phone numbers. The company said it took steps to secure the endpoint to no longer accept unauthenticated requests.

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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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Tech Republic Security

JULY 3, 2024

Bitwarden vs KeePass: Who comes out on top? Dive into our 2024 analysis and make the best decision for your security needs!

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2024

Spackle attack: Chinese company takes over widely used free web service—almost 400,000 websites at risk. The post ‘Polyfill’ Supply Chain Threat: 4x Worse Than We Thought appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 5, 2024

A recent discovery has unveiled a critical security vulnerability in MongoDB Compass, a widely-used graphical user interface (GUI) for querying, aggregating, and analyzing MongoDB data. This tool, known for its robust capabilities and cross-platform... The post CVE-2024-6376 (CVSS 9.8) in MongoDB Compass Exposes Systems to Code Injection Risks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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The Hacker News

JULY 1, 2024

A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software used in its switches to deliver malware. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 30, 2024

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. [.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2024

AI promises considerable benefits however there’s still a lot of confusion surrounding the topic, particularly around the terms generative AI and predictive AI. The post Generative AI vs. Predictive AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2024

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a man for setting up fake free WiFi access points in order to steal personal data from people. The crime was discovered when an airline reported a suspicious WiFi network identified by its employees during a domestic flight. When the alleged perpetrator landed at Perth airport, his bags were searched and authorities found a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone in his hand luggage.

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The Hacker News

JULY 5, 2024

French cloud computing firm OVHcloud said it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in April 2024 that reached a packet rate of 840 million packets per second (Mpps). This is just above the previous record of 809 million Mpps reported by Akamai as targeting a large European bank in June 2020.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 3, 2024

Twilio has confirmed that an unsecured API endpoint allowed threat actors to verify the phone numbers of millions of Authy multi-factor authentication users, potentially making them vulnerable to SMS phishing and SIM swapping attacks. [.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2024

Tim looks grim: 10 year old vulnerabilities in widely used dev tool include a CVSS 10.0 remote code execution bug. The post ‘Perfect 10’ Apple Supply Chain Bug — Millions of Apps at Risk of CocoaPods RCE appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

Prudential Financial confirmed that more than 2.5 million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 million individuals. The incident occurred on February 4, 2024, and was discovered on February 5, 2024.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 29, 2024

Google has announced that it's going to start blocking websites that use certificates from Entrust starting around November 1, 2024, in its Chrome browser, citing compliance failures and the certificate authority's inability to address security issues in a timely manner.

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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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