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Manufacturing Top Targeted Industry in Record-Breaking Cyber Extortion Surge

Orange Cyberdefense’s Security Navigator listed the manufacturing sector as number one for both detected cyber incidents and confirmed cyber-attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Manufacturing Top Targeted Industry in Record-Breaking Cyber Extortion Surge

DeleFriend Weakness Puts Google Workspace Security at Risk

Hunters’ Team Axon said the flaw could lead to the unauthorized access of emails in Gmail and more This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: DeleFriend Weakness Puts Google Workspace Security at Risk

AI Boosts Malware Detection Rates by 70%

New research has found that AI is significantly more accurate than traditional techniques at detecting malicious malware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI Boosts Malware Detection Rates by 70%

A Fifth of UK SMBs Can’t Spot Scams

Many are failing UK Finance’s new fraud quiz This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: A Fifth of UK SMBs Can’t Spot Scams

Ardent Health Services Grapples With Ransomware Disruption

Non-urgent procedures are being rescheduled, emergency room patients redirected to other hospitals This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ardent Health Services Grapples With Ransomware Disruption

Deepfake Digital Identity Fraud Surges Tenfold, Sumsub Report Finds

AI-powered tools are among the top fraud techniques used by threat actors in 2023, according to Sumsub’s third annual Identity Fraud Report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Deepfake Digital Identity Fraud Surges Tenfold, Sumsub…

Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI

An analysis of dark web forums revealed many threat actors are skeptical about using tools like ChatGPT to launch attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI

Ukraine Police Dismantle Major Ransomware Group

Affiliate deployed LockerGoga, MegaCortex, Hive and Dharma This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ukraine Police Dismantle Major Ransomware Group

Cybersecurity Incident Hits Fidelity National Financial

The Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybersecurity Incident Hits Fidelity National Financial

Cyber-Attack Disrupts UK Property Deals

A legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider has experienced a service outage that is impacting up to 200 conveyancing firms across the UK This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber-Attack Disrupts UK Property Deals

Windows Hello Fingerprint Tech is Hacked

Blackwing researchers bypass the authentication system This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Windows Hello Fingerprint Tech is Hacked

Black Friday: Phishing Emails Soar 237%

Global brands impersonated to capitalize on busy shopping period This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Black Friday: Phishing Emails Soar 237%

InfectedSlurs Botnet Resurrects Mirai With Zero-Days

The investigation conducted by Akamai in late October 2023 revealed a specific HTTP exploit path This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: InfectedSlurs Botnet Resurrects Mirai With Zero-Days

Rug Pull Schemes: Crypto Investor Losses Near $1M

New scam identified by Check Point Threat Intelligence Blockchain system This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Rug Pull Schemes: Crypto Investor Losses Near $1M

University of Manchester CISO Speaks Out on Summer Cyber-Attack

University of Manchester CISO Heather Lowrie shared how the institution tackled a major data breach earlier in 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: University of Manchester CISO Speaks Out on Summer Cyber-Attack

US Seizes $9m From Pig Butchering Scammers

Crypto funds are traced back to dozens of victims This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Seizes $9m From Pig Butchering Scammers

Employee Policy Violations Cause 26% of Cyber Incidents

Kaspersky said the figure closely rivals the 20% attributed to external hacking attempts This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Employee Policy Violations Cause 26% of Cyber Incidents

LockBit Affiliates are Exploiting Citrix Bleed, Government Agencies Warn

Multiple threat actor groups including Lockbit affiliates are found to be exploiting a vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler gateway appliances, government agencies have warned This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LockBit Affiliates are Exploiting Citrix Bleed,…

Microsoft Launches Defender Bug Bounty Program

Ethical hackers could win cash prizes of up to $20,000 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Launches Defender Bug Bounty Program

India Faces Surge in IM App Attacks With Trojan Campaigns

Microsoft highlighted a shift in tactics, with attackers directly sharing malicious APK files This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: India Faces Surge in IM App Attacks With Trojan Campaigns

Black Friday: Significant Security Gaps in E-Commerce Web Apps

Researchers warn that millions of consumers’ PII could be at risk due to exploitable vulnerabilities and a lack of basic security protocols in e-commerce web apps This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Black Friday: Significant…

US Cybersecurity Lab Suffers Major Data Breach

Idaho National Laboratory is also a center for nuclear research This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Cybersecurity Lab Suffers Major Data Breach

Ukraine Sacks Two Senior Cyber Officials

Duo linked to corruption investigation This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ukraine Sacks Two Senior Cyber Officials

CISA Unveils Healthcare Cybersecurity Guide

The guide outlines mitigation strategies and best practices to counteract prevalent cyber-threats This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CISA Unveils Healthcare Cybersecurity Guide

Infostealer Lumma Evolves With New Anti-Sandbox Method

Outpost24 explained the technique relies on trigonometry to discern genuine human behavior This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Infostealer Lumma Evolves With New Anti-Sandbox Method

Black Friday: Scammers Exploit Luxury Brands to Lure Victims

Check Point Research say these latest luxury brand scams are a wake-up call for shoppers to stay vigilant online This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Black Friday: Scammers Exploit Luxury Brands to Lure Victims

CSA Launches First Zero Trust Certification

The CCZT program incorporates foundational principles from leading sources such as CISA and NIST This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CSA Launches First Zero Trust Certification

Cyber-Criminals Exploit Gaza Crisis With Fake Charity

Attackers sought crypto donations of $100-$5000 using Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum addresses This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber-Criminals Exploit Gaza Crisis With Fake Charity

Ransomware Group Reports Victim to SEC

BlackCat tries unusual extortion technique This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Group Reports Victim to SEC

European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang

Fraudsters operated from Ukrainian call centers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang

BlackCat Ransomware Gang Targets Businesses Via Google Ads

Nitrogen serves as initial-access malware, using obfuscated Python libraries for stealth This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: BlackCat Ransomware Gang Targets Businesses Via Google Ads

Microsoft Fixes Five Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Patch Tuesday includes fixes for three actively exploited bugs This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Fixes Five Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

US Dismantles IPStorm Botnet Proxy Service

Russian-Moldovan national faces maximum 30-year jail stretch This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Dismantles IPStorm Botnet Proxy Service

Royal Ransomware Gang Demands $275m in a Year

CISA highlights links to newer Blacksuit variant This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Royal Ransomware Gang Demands $275m in a Year

Information-Stealing Malware Escalates in Online Gaming

A report by Sekoia.io shed light on a targeted campaign using Discord and fake download websites This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Information-Stealing Malware Escalates in Online Gaming

ICBC and Allen & Overy Hit By Ransomware

Multinationals believed to have been targeted by LockBit This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: ICBC and Allen & Overy Hit By Ransomware

Signature Techniques of Asian APT Groups Revealed

Kaspersky said the primary focus of these actors is cyber-espionage and information gathering This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Signature Techniques of Asian APT Groups Revealed

New Kamran Spyware Targets Urdu-Speaking Users in Pakistan

ESET said the attack affects Android users accessing the Urdu version of the Hunza News website This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Kamran Spyware Targets Urdu-Speaking Users in Pakistan

Iran-Affiliated Group Targets Israeli Firms Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

CrowdStrike has attributed recent attacks on Israeli organizations in the transportation, logistics, and technology sectors to Iran-affiliated threat actor Imperial Kitten This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Iran-Affiliated Group Targets Israeli Firms Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

Quishing Campaigns Spike 50% in September

QR code phishing is becoming increasingly popular This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Quishing Campaigns Spike 50% in September

OpenAI Reveals ChatGPT Is Being DDoS-ed

Periodic outages began on November 8 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: OpenAI Reveals ChatGPT Is Being DDoS-ed

Predator AI ChatGPT Integration Poses Risk to Cloud Services

This integration reduces reliance on OpenAI’s API while streamlining the tool’s functionality This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Predator AI ChatGPT Integration Poses Risk to Cloud Services

Microsoft Warns of Election Threats in 2024

To address these challenges, Microsoft is introducing several initiatives This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Warns of Election Threats in 2024

Predator AI ChatGPT Integration Poses Risks to Cloud Services

This integration reduces reliance on OpenAI’s API while streamlining the tool’s functionality This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Predator AI ChatGPT Integration Poses Risks to Cloud Services

FBI Warns of Emerging Ransomware Initial Access Techniques

The FBI notification advises how to protect against the growing targeting of third-party vendors and services This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Warns of Emerging Ransomware Initial Access Techniques

EU Rules for Digital Identities and Trust Services Face Backlash

A proposed amendment of eIDAS could “weaken the security of the Internet as a whole”, said a letter signed by over 500 individuals and organizations This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: EU Rules for Digital…