This past year showed us that the ransomware landscape is only getting increasingly sophisticated. This can be seen through ransomware attacks steadily increasing scale, frequency, cost and impact. In fact, 2023 broke the record in ransomware payouts, exceeding $1 billion globally;…
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TikTok Developing Clone Of App’s Core Algorithm – Report
As it fights against the US divest or ban law, TikTok is reportedly developing a clone of app’s recommendation algorithm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Developing Clone Of App’s Core Algorithm –…
In Other News: Apple WPS Surveillance, Canadian Gov Wants Backdoors, NIST AI Program
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Apple WPS can be abused for surveillance, Canadian government wants backdoors, NIST launches AI program. The post In Other News: Apple WPS Surveillance, Canadian Gov Wants Backdoors, NIST AI Program appeared…
ELLIO and ntop partnership to boost high-speed network traffic monitoring with real-time data on opportunistic scans, botnets, and mass attacks
ELLIO, a provider of real-time, highly accurate intelligence for filtering of unwanted network traffic and cybernoise, and ntop, a provider of open-source and commercial high-speed traffic monitoring applications, have announced a partnership to enhance visibility into malicious traffic originating from…
25,000 individuals affected in BBC Pension Scheme data breach
Personal information of current and former BBC employees has been exposed in a data breach that affected the broadcaster’s in-house pension scheme. More than 25,000 individuals have been affected, according to The Guardian. What data was exposed? “On the 21…
DDoS-as-a-Service Botnet Backed by Mirai Attacking Gaming Community
DDoS-as-a-Service botnets are used by hackers to facilitate the most easily and cheaply launch of devastating distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Purposely, these botnets are made up of hacked devices that can be rented or leased to cause service disruptions or…
Hackers Weaponizing MS Office-Cracked Versions to Deliver Malware
Attackers in South Korea are distributing malware disguised as cracked software, including RATs and crypto miners, and registering themselves with the Task Scheduler to ensure persistence. Even after removing the initial malware, the Task Scheduler triggers PowerShell commands to download…
FlyingYeti Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability For Targeted Malware Attacks
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, there have been heavy tensions between the nations and worldwide. After this incident, Ukraine imposed an eviction and termination moratorium on utility services for unpaid debt, ending in January 2024.…
LilacSquid Hackers Attacking IT Industries To Harvest Confidential Data
Hackers target IT industries as they hold valuable data, possess critical infrastructure, and often have access to sensitive information from various sectors. Compromising IT companies can provide hackers with high-impact opportunities for espionage, financial gain, and disruption of essential services.…
Is Zero Trust Enough?
Why Zero Access Is a Better Way To Protect Your Backup Infrastructure By Greg Tevis, Vice President of Strategy, Cobalt Iron Backup has always been seen as the last line […] The post Is Zero Trust Enough? appeared first on…
Introducing the Open Supply-Chain Information Modeling (OSIM) Technical Committee
OSIM is a great advancement towards a more secure and resilient supply chain ecosystem. This article has been indexed from Cisco Blogs Read the original article: Introducing the Open Supply-Chain Information Modeling (OSIM) Technical Committee
LilacSquid APT targeted organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia since at least 2021
A previously undocumented APT group tracked as LilacSquid targeted organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia since at least 2021. Cisco Talos researchers reported that a previously undocumented APT group, tracked as LilacSquid, conducted a data theft campaign since at least 2021. …
Beyond Threat Detection – A Race to Digital Security
Digital content is a double-edged sword, providing vast benefits while simultaneously posing significant threats to organizations across the globe. The sharing of digital content has increased significantly in recent years, mainly via email, digital documents, and chat. In turn, this…
New banking trojan “CarnavalHeist” targets Brazil with overlay attacks
Since February 2024, Cisco Talos has been observing an active campaign targeting Brazilian users with a new banking trojan called “CarnavalHeist.” Many of the observed tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) are common among other banking trojans coming out of Brazil.…
Data Leak Exposes Business Leaders and Top Celebrity Data
By Waqas A data leak incident involving Clarity.fm left the personal data of business leaders and celebrities exposed to public… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Leak Exposes Business Leaders and Top Celebrity Data This…
Hackers Exploiting Stored XSS Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins
In recent cyberattacks, hackers are actively exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in various WordPress plugins. According to Fastly reports, these vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-2194, CVE-2023-6961, and CVE-2023-40000, are targeted due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing attackers…
OpenAI’s Altman Sidesteps Questions About Governance, Johansson at UN AI Summit
Altman spent part of his virtual appearance fending off thorny questions about governance, an AI voice controversy and criticism from ousted board members. The post OpenAI’s Altman Sidesteps Questions About Governance, Johansson at UN AI Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
CISA Warns of Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerability
CISA instructs federal agencies to mitigate CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw leading to privilege escalation. The post CISA Warns of Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original…
Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers
Over 600,000 SOHO routers belonging to a single ISP and infected with the Chalubo trojan were rendered inoperable. The post Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Information of Hundreds of European Politicians Found on Dark Web
The email addresses and other information of hundreds of British, French and EU politicians have been found on the dark web. The post Information of Hundreds of European Politicians Found on Dark Web appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…