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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Change Healthcare Finally Admits…
Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing
Q1 saw substantial shifts in activity from some of the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, according to GuidePoint Security. RaaS groups attempt to recruit disaffected or displaced affiliates In addition to revealing a nearly 20% year-over-year increase in the number…
What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?
Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting at BARR Advisory, shares tips for consumers who need simple, accessible ways to…
ToddyCat Hacker Group Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft
The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range of tools to retain access to compromised environments and steal valuable data. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky characterized the adversary as relying on various programs to harvest data on an “industrial scale” from…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/8950, (Tue, Apr 23rd)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024…
Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia’s Fancy Bear gang
Putin’s pals use ‘GooseEgg’ malware to launch attacks you can defeat with patches or deletion Russian spies are exploiting a years-old Windows print spooler vulnerability and using a custom tool called GooseEgg to elevate privileges and steal credentials across compromised…
USENIX Security ’23 – The Case for Learned Provenance Graph Storage Systems
Authors/Presenters: *Hailun Ding, Juan Zhai, Dong Deng, and Shiqing Ma* Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim…
UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
The health tech giant processes 15 billion health transactions a year, and handles health information for about half of all Americans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Facebook AI Makes Creepy Comment That It Has A Gifted, Disabled Child
The post Facebook AI Makes Creepy Comment That It Has A Gifted, Disabled Child appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout the power of its cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology. However, as illustrated by a silly but troubling episode this…
Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw
Russia-linked APT28 group used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit Windows Print Spooler service flaw. Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium” used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit the…
U.S. Senate and Biden Administration Shamefully Renew and Expand FISA Section 702, Ushering in a Two Year Expansion of Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> One week after it was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate has passed what Senator Ron Wyden has called, “one of the most dramatic…
FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping
US Senate kills reform amendment, Biden swiftly signs bill into law US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of those…
Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme
The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for accepting a USD $1.7 million bribe to ignore the activities of a prolific Russian…
Vulnerability Recap 4/22/24 – Cisco, Ivanti, Oracle & More
Catch up on the vulnerabilities, updates, and workarounds announced for the week of April 22, 2024 from Cisco, Ivanti, Oracle, and more. The post Vulnerability Recap 4/22/24 – Cisco, Ivanti, Oracle & More appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article…
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 15, 2024
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info 10web — slider_by_10web Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability in 10Web Slider by 10Web allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Slider by 10Web:…
5 Best Practices to Secure AWS Resources
Organizations are increasingly turning to cloud computing for IT agility, resilience and scalability. Amazon Web Services (AWS) stands at the forefront of this digital transformation, offering a robust, flexible and cost-effective platform that helps businesses drive growth and innovation. However,…
US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks
CISA said Chirp Systems ignored the federal agency and the reporting security researcher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US government says…
Europol now latest cops to beg Big Tech to ditch E2EE
Don’t bore us, get to the chorus: You need less privacy so we can protect the children Yet another international cop shop has come out swinging against end-to-end encryption – this time it’s Europol which is urging an end to…
BreachRx Gets $6.5 Million to Automate Security Incident Response
A six-year-old company that is building a platform and portfolio of tools aimed at automating organizations’ responses to data breaches and protecting executives from personal liability is getting $6.5 million in seed money and bringing on as an adviser the…