The recently discovered Embargo ransomware group is using Rust-based custom tools to overcome victims’ security defenses, ESET researchers have observed This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Embargo Ransomware Gang Deploys Customized Defense Evasion Tools
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UK Government Weighs Review of Computer Misuse Act to Combat Cybercrime
The British Minister for Security Dan Jarvis said at Recorded Future’s Predict 2024 that the new government was considering reforming the 1990 legislation This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Government Weighs Review of Computer…
US Energy Sector Vulnerable to Supply Chain Attacks
45% of security breaches in the energy sector in the past year were third-party related, according to a report by Security Scorecard and KPMG This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Energy Sector Vulnerable to…
LLMjacking and Open-Source Tool Abuse Surge in 2024 Cloud Attacks
Cloud attacks surged in 2024 as attackers exploited cloud resources at unprecedented levels This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LLMjacking and Open-Source Tool Abuse Surge in 2024 Cloud Attacks
SEC Charges Tech Firms Over Misleading SolarWinds Hack Disclosures
Four current and former publicly trading tech companies have agreed to pay civil penalties in relation to the SEC charges This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: SEC Charges Tech Firms Over Misleading SolarWinds Hack Disclosures
75% of US Senate Campaign Websites Fail to Implement DMARC
75% of US Senate campaign sites lack DMARC, risking cybersecurity and email safety This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: 75% of US Senate Campaign Websites Fail to Implement DMARC
Phishing Attack Impacts Over 92,000 Transak Users
A phishing attack targeting Transak employees led to a data breach, compromising the information of 92,554 users This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Phishing Attack Impacts Over 92,000 Transak Users
Meta to Fight Celeb-Bait Scams with Facial Recognition
Meta is testing facial recognition technology to tackle celeb-bait ad scams and enable the recovery of compromised accounts This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Meta to Fight Celeb-Bait Scams with Facial Recognition
Think Tanks Urge Action to Curb Misuse of Spyware and Hack-for-Hire
RUSI and Chatham House recommended global standards to combat commercial cyber tool abuse This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Think Tanks Urge Action to Curb Misuse of Spyware and Hack-for-Hire
AI-Powered Attacks Flood Retail Websites
AI tools are being used to launch over half a million cyber-attacks daily on retailers, according to a new report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI-Powered Attacks Flood Retail Websites
Severe Flaws Discovered in Major E2EE Cloud Storage Services
The cryptographic vulnerabilities were found in Sync, pCloud, Icedrive and Seafile by ETH Zurich This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Severe Flaws Discovered in Major E2EE Cloud Storage Services
Stolen Access Tokens Lead to New Internet Archive Breach
A threat actor claimed to get hold of an exposed GitLab configuration file containing Zendesk API access tokens This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Stolen Access Tokens Lead to New Internet Archive Breach
50,000 Files Exposed in Nidec Ransomware Attack
The August ransomware attack stole 50,000+ documents from Nidec, leaked after ransom refusal This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: 50,000 Files Exposed in Nidec Ransomware Attack
Netskope Reports Possible Bumblebee Loader Resurgence
The malware loader taken down by Europol in May 2024 could be back with a vengeance This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Netskope Reports Possible Bumblebee Loader Resurgence
Australia’s Privacy Watchdog Publishes Guidance on Commercial AI Products
Businesses in Australia must update their privacy policies with clear and transparent information about their use of AI, said the regulator This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Australia’s Privacy Watchdog Publishes Guidance on Commercial AI…
Half of Organizations Have Unmanaged Long-Lived Cloud Credentials
Long-lived credentials in the cloud put organizations at high risk of breaches, a report from Datadog has found This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Half of Organizations Have Unmanaged Long-Lived Cloud Credentials
Internet Archive and Wayback Machine Resurrect After DDoS Wave
Internet Archive founder confirmed the allegedly exposed data was “safe” This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Internet Archive and Wayback Machine Resurrect After DDoS Wave
macOS Vulnerability Could Expose User Data, Microsoft Warns
Microsoft urges macOS users to apply a fix for the vulnerability, which it believes may be under active exploitation by the Adload malware family This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: macOS Vulnerability Could Expose User…
Instagram Rolls Out New Sextortion Protection Measures
Instagram has announced new security features to protect users from sextortion scams, including hiding follower lists, preventing screenshots, and launching an awareness campaign This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Instagram Rolls Out New Sextortion Protection…
Microsoft Named Most Imitated Brand in Phishing Attacks
The Redmond-based firm was the most impersonated brand in the third quarter of 2024, while Alibaba entered the Top 10 for the first time This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Named Most Imitated Brand…