Online users are increasingly becoming targets of phishing attacks, with hackers exploiting the names of leading technology companies to lure unsuspecting victims into scams that result in financial loss or malware infections. According to research from Check Point technology, scammers…
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Singapore infosec boss warns China/West tech split will be bad for interoperability
When you decide not to trust a big chunk of the supply chain, tech (and trade) get harder One of the biggest challenges Singapore faces is the potential for a split between tech stacks developed and used by China and…
Cheap ransomware for sale on dark web marketplaces is changing the way hackers operate
Since June 2023, Sophos X-Ops has discovered 19 junk gun ransomware variants — cheap, independently produced, and crudely constructed — on the dark web. The developers of these junk gun variants are attempting to disrupt the traditional affiliate-based ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS)…
Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor
A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. “The threat actor registered multiple look-alike domains using a typosquatting technique and leveraged Google Ads to…
Who owns customer identity?
When I’m talking with prospective clients, I like to ask: which department owns customer identity? Everyone immediately looks towards a different team. While every team touches customer identity at some point, the teams that own it differ from organization to…
Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua
Stymied by sanctions, it had to go … but where? Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Zhejiang Dahua Technology, which has found itself on the USA’s entity list of banned orgs, has fully sold off its stateside subsidiary for $15 million to…
CSOs and CFOs; The World’s Next Greatest Dynamic Duo
One could argue that the World’s greatest conquests, competitions, and challenges are better off when in the hands of a dynamic duo. Dynamic Duos are pervasive in sports. Growing up Read More The post CSOs and CFOs; The World’s Next…
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400)
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Palo Alto Networks issued a security announcement and fixed the command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) in PAN-OS. Since GlobalProtect gateway or portal configured in PAN-OS does not strictly filter user input, unauthenticated attackers can construct…
Enterprises face significant losses from mobile fraud
A recent Enea survey highlights a worrying trend in enterprise security: Following ChatGPT’s launch, 76% of businesses are inadequately protected against rising AI-driven vishing and smishing threats. In this Help Net Security video, John Hughes, SVP, Head of Network Security…
92% of enterprises unprepared for AI security challenges
Most industries continue to run almost two or more months behind in patching software vulnerabilities, endpoints remain vulnerable to threats, and most enterprise PCs must be replaced to support AI-based technologies, according to the Absolute Security Cyber Resilience Risk Index…
Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic
49.6% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2023, a 2% increase over the previous year, and the highest level Imperva has reported since it began monitoring automated traffic in 2013. For the fifth consecutive year, the proportion of…
A Vuln is a Vuln, unless the CVE for it is after Feb 12, 2024, (Wed, Apr 17th)
The NVD (National Vulnerability Database) announcement page (https://nvd.nist.gov/general/news/nvd-program-transition-announcement) indicates a growing backlog of vulnerabilities that are causing delays in their process. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: A Vuln is…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, April 18th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/8944, (Thu, Apr 18th)
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 Thursday, April 18th, 2024…
The Fall of LabHost: Law Enforcement Shuts Down Phishing Service Provider
On April 18, 2024, the UK’s Metropolitan Police Service and others conducted an operation that succeeded in taking down the Phishing-as-a-Service provider LabHost. This article has been indexed from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives Read the original article: The…
Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote
Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam On Thursday the US Senate is expected to reauthorize the contentious warrantless surveillance powers conferred by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and may…
2024-04-17: TA578 pushes SSLoad malware
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net – Blog Entries Read the original article: 2024-04-17: TA578 pushes SSLoad malware
Facebook’s Controversial “Consent Or Pay” Privacy Model Officially Shot Down
The post Facebook’s Controversial “Consent Or Pay” Privacy Model Officially Shot Down appeared first on Facecrooks. Last fall, Facebook rolled out a controversial business model for European users that required them to pay a monthly subscription fee to opt out…
Should you share your location with your partner?
Location sharing is popular among couples. But is it something you want in your own relationship? This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Should you share your location with your partner?
Kapeka: A New Backdoor in Sandworm’s Arsenal of Aggression
Kapeka is a new backdoor that may be a new addition to Russia-link Sandworm’s malware arsenal and possibly a successor to GreyEnergy. The post Kapeka: A New Backdoor in Sandworm’s Arsenal of Aggression appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Big Tech Says…