IT Security News Weekly Summary – Week 38

  • IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-09-22
  • Hackers Claim Second Dell Data Breach in One Week

  • Security Flaw in Google Cloud Document AI Could Expose Sensitive Data, Experts Warn

  • Global Taskforce Dismantles Encrypted Criminal Platform ‘Ghost,’ Leading to 51 Arrests

  • Tor Project Assures Users It’ Safe Amid Controversy of Deanonymizing Users

  • USENIX NSDI ’24 – Jolteon: Unleashing the Promise of Serverless for Serverless Workflows

  • IT Leaders Raise Security Concerns Regarding Generative AI

  • Massive Chinese Botnet Infects SOHO Routers and IP Cameras

  • macOS Sequoia Interferes With VPNs And EDRs Following Update

  • Security Affairs newsletter Round 490 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

  • SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 12

  • The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary

  • Noise Storms: Mysterious massive waves of spoofed traffic observed since 2020

  • The Great Ai Swindle

  • Tor Assured Safety Amidst Deanonymizing Claims From Authorities

  • Lumma Stealer Uses Fake CAPTCHA Pages to Distribute Malware

  • Week in review: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed, Apple releases iOS 18

  • 2024-09-19 – File downloader to Lumma Stealer

  • FBI, CISA warning over false claims of hacked voter data – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

  • IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-09-21

  • ‘Harvest now, decrypt later’: Why hackers are waiting for quantum computing

  • Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Website Access in Multiple Regions, Affecting Global Users

  • Understanding the critical role of resilience in defending against ransomware

  • Technology Governance Needs A Rethink on Prioritizing Resilience Against Digital Threats

  • GitLab Addressed Critical SAML Auth Flaw With The Latest Release

  • Hackers stole over $44 million from Asian crypto platform BingX

  • Apple’s macOS Sequoia Update Breaks Security Tools

  • USENIX NSDI ’24 – Autothrottle: A Practical Bi-Level Approach to Resource Management for SLO-Targeted Microservices

  • Email Attacks Target 80% of Key Infrastructure Firms, Study Reveals

  • Ransomware Outfits Are Exploiting Microsoft Azure Tool For Data Theft

  • The Expanding PKfail Vulnerability in Secure Boot and Its Alarming Impact

  • Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks

  • OP KAERB: Europol dismantled phishing scheme targeting mobile users

  • Kawasaki Ransomware Attack: 500 GB Alleged Data Leaked, RansomHub Claims

  • Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel

  • LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO

  • How Apple, Google, and Microsoft can save us from AI deepfakes

  • Modernizing and Applying FedRAMP Security Standards to Accelerate Safe AI

  • Watch Now: Attack Surface Management Summit – All Sessions on Demand

  • China Linked APT: Raptor Train Botnet Attacks IoT Devices

  • Iranian Hackers Tried to Give Hacked Trump Campaign Emails to Dems

  • Prime Day is approaching, and so are the scams surrounding it

  • 2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

  • Earth Baxia Exploits GeoServer to Launch APAC Spear-Phishing Attacks

  • CISA Adds Windows, Apache HugeGraph-Server, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle WebLogic Server, and MSSQL Server Bugs to its KEV Catalog

  • Patch this Critical Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Authentication Bypass Flaw

  • Microsoft Entra ID’s Administrative Units Weaponized to Gain Stealthy Persistence

  • Germany Seizes 47 Crypto Exchanges Used by Ransomware Gangs

  • Clever ‘GitHub Scanner’ Campaign Abusing Repositories to Push Malware

  • Ukraine bans Telegram for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure

  • A hacker’s view of civic infrastructure: Cyber Security Today – Special Feature

  • Customer Story | Lanett City Schools Works Smarter With The Help Of Cloud Monitor

  • Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Game Season Two Teaser

  • Adversarial attacks on AI models are rising: what should you do now?

  • Versa Networks Releases Advisory for a Vulnerability in Versa Director, CVE-2024-45229

  • IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-09-20

  • Tor Project responded to claims that law enforcement can de-anonymize Tor users

  • USENIX NSDI ’24 – Revisiting Congestion Control for Lossless Ethernet

  • How Asset Discovery Tools Work

  • Seattle Port Suffers Data Breach, Rhysida Ransomware Suspected

  • Ukraine Bans Telegram Messenger App on State-Issued Devices Because of Russian Security Threat

  • Comic Agilé – Mikkel Noe-Nygaard, Luxshan Ratnaravi – #306 – My Door Is Always Open

  • Police Broke Tor Anonymity to Arrest Dark Web Users in Major CSAM Bust

  • Navigating the Regulatory Maze: Simplifying Data Compliance

  • How to prepare for post-quantum computing security

  • Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it’s leaving 56 ‘non-democratic’ countries

  • From Burnout to Balance: How AI Supports Cybersecurity Professionals

  • US indicts two over socially engineered $230M+ crypto heist

  • Behavioral Baselining and its Critical Role in Cybersecurity

  • “Simply staggering” surveillance conducted by social media and streaming services, FTC finds

  • The best VPN routers of 2024

  • Automate detection and response to website defacement with Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics

  • Top data breach news headlines trending on Google

  • Is Telegram safer than WhatsApp when it comes to Data Security

  • Samsung Warns Striking Workers In India Of No Pay, Possible Termination

  • HackerOne: Nearly Half of Security Professionals Believe AI Is Risky

  • Clever Social Engineering Attack Using Captchas

  • Ivanti patches exploited admin command execution flaw

  • Google Expands Chrome Security and Privacy Capabilities

  • How Ransomhub Ransomware Uses EDRKillShifter to Disable EDR and Antivirus Protections

  • New cybersecurity advisory highlights defense-in-depth strategies

  • Innovations in Falcon Cloud Security at Fal.Con 2024

  • CrowdStrike Announces Falcon Identity Protection Innovations for Entra ID and Privileged Access

  • CrowdStrike Unveils AI Innovations to Expedite Security Operations and Upgrade the Analyst Experience

  • CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM Innovations Slash Response Time and Simplify SIEM Migrations

  • CrowdStrike Drives Cybersecurity Forward with New Innovations Spanning AI, Cloud, Next-Gen SIEM and Identity Protection

  • Simplify NIS2 compliance with Sonatype

  • Preparing Healthcare for Ransomware Attacks: A 12-Step Approach by Dr. Eric Liederman

  • Upgrading to MacOS Sequoia? Here’s why you may want to hold off

  • UNC1860 provides Iran-linked APTs with access to Middle Eastern networks

  • Hackers Deliver Popular Crypto-Miner Through Malicious Email Auto Replies, Researchers Say

  • Google Now Syncing Passkeys Across Desktop, Android Devices

  • Say Goodbye to Login Struggles with Apple’s New ‘Passwords App’

  • Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting Mobile Phone Credentials

  • Ukraine Bans Telegram On State-Issued Devices

  • Construction Firms Targeted in Brute Force Assaults on Accounting Software

  • US Cyberspace Solarium Commission Outlines Ten New Cyber Policy Priorities

  • Brazil’s Judge Accuses X of ‘Willful’ Circumvention

  • Where’s your BitLocker recovery key? How to save a copy before the next Windows meltdown

  • -=TWELVE=- is back

  • In Other News: Disney Ditches Slack, Binance Malware Warning, Defense Conference Targeted

  • Red Hat OpenShift Users Urged to Patch Critical Build Flaws

  • CISA Releases Six Advisories for Industrial Control Systems

  • Synergizing Cybersecurity: The Benefits of Technology Alliances

  • Kubernetes Container Isolation Startup Edera Raises $5 Million

  • Passwordless AND Keyless: The Future of (Privileged) Access Management

  • Check The Out 7 Major Applications Of GPU Dedicated Server

  • Acronis Backup Plugins Hit by CVE-2024-8767: CVSS 9.9 Severity Alert

  • Silicon UK AI For Your Business Podcast: Turing’s Legacy

  • Hackers Allegedly Claim Breach of Dell Employee Database

  • US DoJ charged two men with stealing and laundering $230 Million worth of cryptocurrency

  • CVE-2023-48788 Exploited: Researcher Details Cyberattacks on Fortinet FortiClient EMS

  • Experts Warn of China-Linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

  • Tor Responds to Reports of German Police Deanonymizing Users

  • Iranian APT UNC1860 Linked to MOIS Facilitates Cyber Intrusions in Middle East

  • Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The State of E-commerce

  • Best of CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2024: Tackling Adversity with a Wave of Cybersecurity Innovation

  • Cybercriminals Exploit CAPTCHA to Deliver Malware: Experts Issue Warning

  • Cybersecurity Skills Gap Leaves Cloud Environments Vulnerable

  • Cybersecurity News: INC targets healthcare, Providence schools cyberattack, Apple iPads bricked

  • Cybercrooks strut away with haute couture Harvey Nichols data

  • New Phishing Campaign Exploiting Google App Scripts: What Organizations Need to Know

  • The Vanilla Tempest cybercrime gang used INC ransomware for the first time in attacks on the healthcare sector

  • Ivanti Warns of Second CSA Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

  • Companies Often Pay Ransomware Attackers Multiple Times

  • AI Could Help Resolve IT/OT Integration Security Challenges

  • More Than Two Million Stolen VPN Passwords Discovered

  • Resecurity joins Cloud Security Alliance to help organizations secure cloud technologies

  • Protecting Yourself from Malicious Web Apps: What You Need to Know

  • Hertz Car Rental Platform Leaks 60,000 Insurance Claim Reports

  • GitLab Urges Organization to Patch for Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

  • Where’s your BitLocker recovery key? How and why to save a copy before the next Windows meltdown

  • U.S. CISA adds new Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  • The Supply Chain Conspiracy: Cyber Attacks Behind the Lebanon Explosions

  • Opnova emerges from stealth with $3.75 million in funding

  • Chrome Users Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Devices with New Google PIN Feature

  • Going for Gold: HSBC Approves Quantum-Safe Technology for Tokenized Bullions

  • Influencing the influencers | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 6)

  • FTC Sounds the Alarm on Social Media Spying on Children and Teenagers

  • 7 Steps to Perform a Cyber Attack Simulation

  • U.S. Justice Department Disrupts China-Backed Botnet Targeting Thousands of Devices

  • Exploding pagers and the new face of asset-centric warfare

  • Striking the balance between cybersecurity and operational efficiency

  • How to detect and stop bot activity

  • Critical Ivanti Cloud Appliance Vulnerability Exploited in Active Cyberattacks

  • New infosec products of the week: September 20, 2024

  • Rising identity security risks: Why organizations must act now

  • Supply chain targets 3,000 users. Cyber Security Today for Friday, September 20, 2024

  • Nextcloud Hub 9 released: New features, more security, updated performance

  • ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 20th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9146, (Fri, Sep 20th)

  • CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains

  • Valencia Ransomware explodes on the scene, claims California city, fashion giant, more as victims

  • The Hidden AI Risk Lurking In Your Business

  • Security review for Microsoft Edge version 129

  • Valencia Ransomware crew explodes on the scene, claims California city, fashion giant, more as victims

  • Chipmaker Qualcomm lays off hundreds of workers in San Diego

  • Prison Banned Books Week: Being in Jail Shouldn’t Mean Having Nothing to Read

  • No way? Big Tech’s ‘lucrative surveillance’ of everyone is terrible for privacy, freedom

  • IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-09-19

  • The time I almost got scammed from my college email

  • Ivanti warns of a new actively exploited Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) flaw

  • HuntStand – 2,795,947 breached accounts

  • Iran’s cyber-goons emailed stolen Trump info to Team Biden – which ignored them

  • Product Updates: Escape’s Advanced Jira Integration – Send Remediation Details to Your Developers

  • Compliance webinar series: Understanding the Cyber Resilience Act

  • Sonatype can help you navigate DORA compliance

  • Tackle Cyber Resilience Act requirements with our CRA checklist

  • Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2024 and learn to build a security-first culture with AI

  • Fake GitHub Site Targeting Developers, (Thu, Sep 19th)

  • How to block YouTube on your children’s school devices

  • Tor anonymity compromised by law enforcement. Is it still safe to use?

  • Test page title

  • This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential

  • Square Peg, Meet Round Hole: Previously Classified TikTok Briefing Shows Error of Ban

  • Century-Long Innovation: A Legacy of Outpacing Cyber Threats

  • CISO Series Podcast LIVE in Los Angeles (10-09-24)

  • FTC report exposes massive data collection by social media brands – how to protect yourself

  • International law enforcement operation dismantled criminal communication platform Ghost

  • Wherever There’s Ransomware, There’s Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?

  • Building Cybersecurity Leadership Skills

  • Talk of election security is good, but we still need more money to solve the problem

  • YouTube Confirms Ads When Screen Is Paused

  • Hacker Claims “Minor” Data Breach at DELL; Leaks Over 10,000 Employee Details

  • Microsoft’s GRIN-MoE AI model takes on coding and math, beating competitors in key benchmarks

  • Apple’s new macOS Sequoia update is breaking some cybersecurity tools

  • Strong End-to-End Encryption Comes to Discord Calls

  • BMJ Warns: Deepfake Doctors Fueling Health Scams on Social Media

  • Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 9, 2024 to September 15, 2024)

  • Beware of Google Street View Images Extortion Email Scams

  • AI Excites But Stresses CIOs, IDC Expereo Finds

  • EU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOS

  • Fake CAPTCHA Verification Pages Spreading Lumma Stealer Malware

  • SambaSpy Using Weaponized PDF Files to Attack Windows Users

  • Threat Actors Forcing victims Into Entering Login Credentials For Stealing

  • Hackers Using Supershell Malware To Attack Linux SSH Servers

  • Researchers Detailed Raptor Train Botnet That 60,000+ Compromised Devices

  • Cybersecurity and Identity Verification Services: Safeguarding Personal Information in a Digital Age

  • Google Chrome just made it even easier to use passkeys across all your devices

  • The NSA advises you to turn off your phone once a week – here’s why

  • Digital Maturity Key to AI Success in Australian Cyber Security

  • Google rolls out automatic passkey syncing via Password Manager

  • Apple’s new macOS Sequoia update breaks cybersecurity tools, experts say

  • Re-Imagining Zero Trust With an In-Office Experience, Everywhere

  • U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows, Apache HugeGraph-Server, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle WebLogic Server, and Microsoft SQL Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  • FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet

  • Thoughtworks and ACDS Partner to Advance Cybersecurity Solutions

  • Beyond A Buzzword: What Resilience in Cyber Really Means

  • Check Point Software is Recognised as a Leader in Email Security, Showcasing its Innovative AI-based Threat Intelligence Capabilities

  • Canada’s Leaders Must Reject Overbroad Age Verification Bill

  • Getting Out in Front of Post-Quantum Threats with Crypto Agility

  • 1 in 10 orgs dumping their security vendors after CrowdStrike outage

  • Watch on Demand: 2024 Attack Surface Management Summit – All Sessions Available

  • What is the KEV Catalog?

  • The EU AI Act and the Need for Data-Centric Security

  • USENIX NSDI ’24 – Sifter: An Inversion-Free and Large-Capacity Programmable Packet Scheduler

  • North Korean Hackers Target Energy and Aerospace Industries in Novel Espionage Campaign

  • US Steps up Pressure on Intellexa Spyware Maker with New Sanctions

  • Hackers Exploit Default Credentials in FOUNDATION Software to Breach Construction Firms

  • Infostealers Cause Surge in Ransomware Attacks, Just One in Three Recover Data

  • AWS renews its GNS Portugal certification for classified information with 66 services

  • Hacker group Handala Hack Team claim battery explosions linked to Israeli battery company.

  • UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks

  • Access To X In Brazil Temporarily Restored After Change

  • Webdav Malicious File Hosting Powering Stealthy Malware Attacks

  • PoC Exploit Released for CVE-2024-7965 Zero-Day Chrome Vulnerability

  • Threat Actor Allegedly Claims Breach of Federal Bank Customer Data

  • Tor Claims Network is Safe Following Enforcement Infiltration to Expose Criminals

  • Reporting on Threathunt 2030: Navigating the future of the cybersecurity threat landscape

  • Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager

  • First Israel’s Exploding Pagers Maimed and Killed. Now Comes the Paranoia

  • CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

  • IDEC CORPORATION WindLDR and WindO/I-NV4

  • Kastle Systems Access Control System

  • IDEC PLCs

  • MegaSys Computer Technologies Telenium Online Web Application

  • Thousands of orgs at risk of knowledge base data leaks via ServiceNow misconfigurations

  • UK Leads Global Cybersecurity Dialogue

  • Columbus Faces Scrutiny for Handling of Ransomware Attack and Lawsuit Against IT Consultant

  • Zenity unveils agent-less security solution for Microsoft 365 Copilot

  • Windows users targeted with fake human verification pages delivering malware

  • New TeamTNT Cryptojacking Campaign Targets CentOS Servers with Rootkit

  • New Brazilian-Linked SambaSpy Malware Targets Italian Users via Phishing Emails

  • Western Agencies Warn Risk from Chinese-Controlled Botnet

  • US Sanctions Intellexa Spyware Network Over Threat to National Security

  • CISA chief AI officer follow-up: Current state of the role (and where it’s heading)

  • DNS security best practices to implement now

  • Picus Security, founded by 3 Turkish mathematicians, raises $45M after simulating 1B cyber attacks

  • Europe’s Digital Decade Requires Audacious Connectivity Policies

  • CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Adobe Flash Player Vulnerabilities

  • Earth Baxia Uses Spear-Phishing and GeoServer Exploit to Target APAC Region

  • Microsoft Confirms CVE-2024-37985 as Zero-Day Bug in Windows

  • Security Validation Firm Picus Security Raises $45 Million

  • International Raids Shut Down Ghost Encrypted Messaging App

  • Aembit Unveils 2024 Survey Report Highlighting Major Gaps in Securing Non-Human Identities

  • Permiso Launches Universal Identity Graph to Advance Zero-Trust IT

  • Picus Security raises $45 million to help organizations reduce cyber risk

  • Patch this critical Safeguard for Privileged Passwords auth bypass flaw (CVE-2024-45488)

  • Juniper extends AI-Native Networking Platform to maximize the full potential of Wi-Fi 7

  • Picus Security, founded by Turkish 3 mathematicians, raises $45M after simulating 1B cyberattacks

  • UK activists targeted with Pegasus spyware ask police to charge NSO Group

  • Healthcare’s Diagnosis is Critical: The Cure is Cybersecurity Hygiene

  • The Evolution of Cyber Warfare: The Rise of Kinetic Attacks

  • Transport for London Cyberattack: Employee Passwords Reset; Teen Suspect Arrested

  • Chinese Hackers Failed To Defeat FBI Botnet Takedown

  • Astra Vulnerability Scanner Review (2024): How Good Is Astra?

  • Keeper Security Appoints James Edwards as Senior Director of Engineering

  • 10 Best Huntress Alternatives & Competitors in 2024 (Features, Pricing & Reviews)

  • Rethinking TPRM: Managing Third-Party SaaS Risks | Grip

  • RansomHub Ransomware Targets 210 Victims Since February 2024

  • Best 10 Regulatory Change Management Software of 2024

  • Two QEMU Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • Forescout for OT Security secures OT, IoT, and IT hybrid environments

  • FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

  • 8000 Claimants Sue Outsourcing Giant Capita Over 2023 Data Breach

  • Tor anonymity infiltrated: Law enforcement monitors servers successfully

  • Discovering Splinter: A First Look at a New Post-Exploitation Red Team Tool

  • Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary

  • Solar Cybersecurity And The Nuances Of Renewable Energy Integration

  • SIEM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: What you need to know

  • Ransomware Gangs Now Abuse Microsoft Azure Tool for Data Theft

  • Update: PoC Exploit Released for Unauthenticated RCE in Veeam Backup & Replication

  • GitLab Releases Critical Security Patch for CVE-2024-45409 (CVSS 10) Vulnerability

  • Update: PKfail Secure Boot Bypass Remains a Significant Risk Two Months Later

  • US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon

  • Microsoft Warns of New INC Ransomware Targeting U.S. Healthcare Sector

  • FCC $200m Cyber Grant Pilot Opens Applications for Schools and Libraries

  • Cybersecurity News: Derailing Raptor Train, Volunteer Civil Cyber Defense, US AI safety summit

  • Are Phishing Tests Helping or Hurting Our Security Program?

  • SYXSENSE ENTERPRISE

  • Meeting the New Cyber Insurance Requirements

  • Earth Baxia Uses Spear-Phishing and GeoServer Exploit to Target APAC

  • Authorities Seized Ghost Communication Platform Used by Cyber Criminals

  • Antivirus firm Dr.Web disconnected all servers following a cyberattack

  • Emerging Technologies in Cloud Security for Enhanced Protection Against Cyber Threats

  • Cyber Warfare: A Growing Concern for the British Public

  • Tenable Enclave Security enables discovery, assessment and analysis of IT assets

  • Strivacity AI Assist optimizes digital identity management

  • Cryptojacking Gang TeamTNT Makes a Comeback

  • WebDAV-as-a-Service: Uncovering the infrastructure behind Emmenhtal loader distribution

  • Cyber Attack on Dr.Web Forces Servers Disconnection

  • Understanding cyber-incident disclosure

  • Tor insists its network is safe after German cops convict CSAM dark-web admin

  • Edera raises $5 million to improve Kubernetes security

  • Insecure APIs and Bot Attacks Cost Global Firms $186bn

  • The Top 7 Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2024

  • More Hezbollah Devices Explode in Lebanon, Heightening Fears of Regional Conflict

  • How digital wallets work, and best practices to use them safely

  • Differential privacy in AI: A solution creating more problems for developers?

  • GitLab Patches Critical SAML Authentication Bypass Flaw in CE and EE Editions

  • NIST’s Dioptra Platform is a Critical Step Forward in Making AI Safer

  • Hezbollah Pager Attack: A Wake-up Call to Tech Manufacturers to Secure their Supply Chains?

  • Data disposal and cyber hygiene: Building a culture of security within your organization

  • Essential metrics for effective security program assessment

  • Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks

  • ISC Stormcast For Thursday, September 19th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9144, (Thu, Sep 19th)

  • Time-to-Live Analysis of DShield Data with Vega-Lite, (Wed, Sep 18th)

  • Craig Newmark pledges $100M to fight hacking by foreign governments

  • FBI Dismantles Chinese-Linked Botnet of 260,000 IoT Devices

  • Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement

  • Everything you need to know about VPN tracking

  • Human Rights Claims Against Cisco Can Move Forward (Again)

  • How comprehensive security simplifies the defense of your digital estate

  • IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-09-18

  • Gleaming Pisces Poisoned Python Packages Campaign Delivers PondRAT Linux and MacOS Backdoors

  • Fal.Con 2024: CrowdStrike unveils resilient-by-design framework to bolster global cybersecurity

  • Deja blues… LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com

  • FBI boss says China ‘burned down’ 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds

  • AT&T to Pay $13 Million to Settle FCC Case of 2023 Data Breach

  • Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Ranks #1 Among 8 Competitors for Overall Performance

  • Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

  • Putin really wants Trump back in the White House

  • LockBit boasts of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com

  • Global Crime Hit as Europol Shuts Down Encrypted Chat App Ghost

  • Singapore mandates face authentication for ‘higher risk’ bank transactions

  • US government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director

  • FBI Disrupts Another Massive Chinese-Linked Botnet

  • Refine unused access using IAM Access Analyzer recommendations

  • Securing Your Enterprise With an Identity-First Security Strategy

  • Lebanon now hit with deadly walkie-talkie blasts as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war

  • Pulumi Adds Cloud Security Intelligence Tool to Portfolio

  • 23andMe Agrees to $30 Million Settlement Over Data Breach Impacting 6.9 Million Customers

  • Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

  • Censys Uncovers Hidden Infrastructure of Iranian Fox Kitten Group

  • Senate Vote Tomorrow Could Give Helping Hand To Patent Trolls

  • Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm’s network via legacy IT

  • Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military

  • E2EE is MIA in iPhone/Android Chat — GSMA Gonna Fix it

  • New “Raptor Train” IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide

  • Rising Threat of Ransomware Targeting Cloud Services

  • US To Host International Network of AI Safety Institutes In November

  • Google Urges London Tribunal To Dismiss Mass Lawsuit

  • Walmart customers scammed via fake shopping lists, threatened with arrest

  • Two-Thirds of Security Leaders Consider Banning AI-Generated Code, Report Finds

  • Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah

  • CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

  • Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

  • U.S. government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director

  • Critical Infrastructure at Risk From Email Security Breaches

  • Using Amazon Detective for IAM investigations

  • Server Misconfiguration at Fuel Industry Software Provider Exposes SSNs, PII Data

  • Nobody Cares About Security

  • What is email spam and how to fight it?

  • The best secure browsers for privacy in 2024: Expert tested

  • Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day

  • The Perils of Settling: Why ‘Good Enough’ Fails in Modern Cybersecurity

  • SecurityWeek to Host 2024 Attack Surface Management Summit Today

  • North Korean Group Uses Fake Job Offers to Target Energy, Aerospace Sectors

  • Here’s How to Remove Malware From Your Chromebook

  • Six Hackers Linked to Worldwide Cyber Attacks Arrested in Singapore

  • Kawasaki Motors Europe Targeted by RansomHub Ransomware Attack

  • E-commerce Threat: The WooCommerce Skimming Attacks

  • Chinese Engineer Charged in U.S. for Years-Long Cyber Espionage Targeting NASA and Military

  • Google Street View Images Used For Extortion Scams

  • Qualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Fine

  • LibreOffice Repair Mode Vulnerability Let Attackers Mark the Document as Not Valid

  • Ransomware Groups Abusing Azure Storage Explorer For Stealing Data

  • Exploiting Windows MiniFilter to Bypass EDR Protection

  • Cybersecurity risks in healthcare are an ongoing crisis

  • Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook

  • Credential Flusher, understanding the threat and how to protect your login data

  • The Rising Cost of Vulnerable APIs and Bot Attacks – A $186 Billion Wake-Up Call for Businesses

  • 10 Best Attack Surface Management Tools

  • Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Future of Secure Communications and the Role of Standards

  • Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software

  • Snapchat wants to put your AI-generated face in its ads

  • Check Point SASE: Triple Threat Protection for the New Perimeter

  • Orca: AI services, models falling short on security

  • CREST CAMP: A Catalyst for Global Cyber Security Growth

  • Unveiling Venezuela’s Repression: A Legacy of State Surveillance and Control

  • SpyCloud Unveils Massive Scale of Identity Exposure Due to Infostealers, Highlighting Need for Advanced Cybersecurity Measures

  • Analysis Identifies Web Servers as Weakest Cybersecurity Link

  • Komodor Klaudia identifies the root cause of issues in Kubernetes

  • PREVIEW: CISO Series Game Show LIVE in Washington, DC 10-2-24

  • Get to know Amazon GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring for Amazon EC2

  • Microsoft Windows Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

  • UNC2970 Hackers Attacking Job Seekers Using Weaponized PDF Reader

  • Routed Optical Networking Continues to Transform the Industry

  • Sandbox scores are not an antivirus replacement

  • Cops across the world arrest 51 in orchestrated takedown of Ghost crime platform

  • Australian Police Infiltrate Encrypted Messaging App Ghost and Arrest Dozens

  • Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement

  • Why Pay A Pentester?

  • Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV: Authentication

  • Meta Bans Russian State Media Networks

  • EU Court Rules Google’s €1.49bn Fine Should Be Annulled

  • Discord Announces End-to-End Encryption for Audio & Video Chats

  • U.S. Treasury issued fresh sanctions against entities linked to the Intellexa Consortium

  • CISA Urges Software Developers to Weed Out XSS Vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat OpenShift Receives Patches for Two Critical Flaws

  • INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award

  • Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812)

  • Fivetran Hybrid Deployment keeps sensitive data within the customer’s environment

  • North Korean Hackers Target Energy and Aerospace Industries with New MISTPEN Malware

  • Problems in the Parking Lot: Threat Actors Use IRL Quishing to Target Travelers

  • Uber launches new rider verification program as a safety measure for drivers across the US

  • Build Your Network Skills With the 2024 Network Fundamentals Bundle — Only $39.99

  • Exotic SambaSpy is now dancing with Italian users

  • US Indicts Chinese National for Phishing for NASA Tech

  • Data Theft Risk in Salesforce by Manipulating Public Links

  • Valid Accounts Remain Top Access Point for Critical Infrastructure Attacks, Officials Say

  • Construction Companies Potentially Vulnerable Through Accounting Software

  • Russian Security Firm Doctor Web Hacked

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  • Microsoft confirms IE bug squashed in Patch Tuesday was exploited zero-day

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